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Trauma-Informed School Transforming Students
Teachers and staff at the home all see transformation in each child, a growth in their confidence, in their identity in Jesus, and in their ability to articulate their hopes and desires.
This is a key reason, in some cases, Back2Back staff work as closely with biological families as they do the children – to empower the adults who care for the children to step into their own power and understand their role in the life of their child.
The goal of every moment and outing with Strong Families is to empower them and help them see they are capable and worthy to parent, lead their families, and use their voices.
Together, staff, children, and volunteers will celebrate in-person at the home’s Christmas party, and the children will experience just how fun it is to give to others.
Staff have been working with the home for about a year, and Blessing, the captain of the home and Back2Back staff, is seeing vast improvements among the seven children who call the space home.
“It was then I realized the one time I’ve seen our community even remotely regulated is when we’re creating, and I knew we needed to try to enhance and increase these moments,” shared Emma. Summer planning had started, and Emma knew exactly who she wanted to be part of art classes for the girls.
Children and teens part of Back2Back Cincinnati communities of belonging were on a field trip, and one young man stood on the edge of the zipline ledge, hesitant and fearful.
Seven years ago, the first group of vulnerable children arrived at a partnering home in Monterrey, Mexico. Among those children was a five-year old girl assigned to her sixth children’s home placement. Camila* was filled with fear.
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At the beginning of 2022, Bethel Hope House parents in Mazatlán heard about a youth conference being held in Monterrey. They spoke to the teens in their care and prayed together about attending.
“God, what do You want for my life?”
It was a question Juan* regularly took to God in the interim between a soccer injury and the needed surgery to repair it.
Claire*, Alan*, and Sophia* arrived at a Back2Back-run children’s home many years ago. The sibling trio grew up there, then joined two different Hope Program houses – Abigail and Bethel.
Five young adults, who have taken part in programming at the community centers most of their lives, are now close to completing their second semester at university!
The neighborhood of a partnering children’s home in Haiti hasn’t been quiet for weeks. Rival gangs created turmoil and noise for neighboring communities, causing many to flee or shelter-in-place for safety.
The Back2Back D.R. site is different from many other sites in that it is largely about empowering leaders and caregivers to provide Trauma Competent Care to vulnerable children.
It is special when fathers wrap their arms around their sons, mothers advocate for each of their children, and God’s people create space for families to believe they belong, too.
For females in the village where she lives, academic success hasn’t always been the norm, or even expected among previous generations, but Fara grew up watching her brother strive academically.
Strong Families programming allows children to remain with their families, flourishing in their own homes and receiving holistic care through tutoring, social-emotional curriculum, parenting classes, and advanced educational opportunities.
