As the Strong Families Program in India grows, staff take notice when children are struggling in specific areas. Recently, a group of young men who attend the community center were struggling to remain focused during their study time. Staff wanted to respond lovingly and with a solution to help the boys focus and succeed in,… Read more
Back2Back values constantly learning as a staff team around the world. A key piece of this value is ongoing training. Recently, two staff members from the Employee Relations team visited India to update their staff team on Back2Back Culture and DNA training. “It was the first time our entire staff team has been together since… Read more
Every week, children in the Strong Families Program in India attend story classes at the inner city community center. Recently, they studied the parable of the persistent widow in which a woman needs justice against her adversary and through persistent prayer, receives it. A teen who was present for the lesson held on to the… Read more
The Hope Education Program in India officially launched in 2019 when three young men moved from the Suzuki Samuel Hope Campus to junior college. One of the three young men, an exceptional athlete and social teen, struggled in his final year of high school, but passed and transitioned to junior college. While there, Deepak* and… Read more
A new trauma-informed school on the Back2Back India campus is officially open and is already impacting the lives of its students and their families. We are excited to announce that around 90 children who already attend the school were recently added into the sponsorship program and 118 families will join the Strong Families Program already… Read more
The older boys on campus have had outbursts of anger recently, and Back2Back staff felt a desire to spend more time helping the young men recognize their emotions and understand what’s truly causing them. “When the staff came to me for any suggestions, I mentioned the movie Inside Out,” shared Julie Mowery, Back2Back India Stateside… Read more
Back2Back India stateside Director, Julie Mowery, recently visited India to connect with staff, children, and families. While she was there, she spent time with teaching staff at the Living Tree High School on campus, offered training for Strong Families in the city, and spent intentional time with campus children and Hope Education Program students. While… Read more
In 2019, a dream was brought to life when ground broke for the Living Tree Discovery School on the Suzuki Samuel India Hope Campus. Staff watched as long held plans came to fruition and blueprints became brick and mortar. They were excited for a day when children would no longer leave campus for government schools,… Read more
In classrooms full of children all around the world there are those who are studious, eagerly raising their hands, excited to learn, and remaining focused with ease. In those same classrooms, there are children overstimulated by what they see outside, who missed breakfast, or who didn’t sleep well the night before. One classroom, 25 different… Read more
Ishir* is a young man who has experienced loss at an early age. He and his family joined the Strong Families Program in India several years ago, and the support they’ve received from staff and other families has grown Ishir exponentially. In 2021, he, his sister, and his mother suffered the devastating loss of their… Read more