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November 2008

REGISTER TODAY!- STAND UP FOR FAMILIES, NOVEMBER 15
Please join us for this year's Stand Up for Families on November 15, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at The Fountains in Carmel. The event will feature cocktails, dinner, silent auction and stand-up comedy. This fun-filled evening is Family Service's largest annual fundraising event, featuring extensive and unique silent auctions and dinner. The evening culminates with two entertaining comedy sets by nationally known comedians Patti Vasquez and Dave Dugan. Please click here for more information. Click here to register for this year's event! Deadline to register for this event is Friday, November 7.

FAMILY SERVICE AWARDED GRANT TO HELP CHILDREN OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Avon Foundation has awarded a first time, one-year grant of $49,500 to Family Service of Central Indiana for the Healing after Violence Project, a project that will specifically target children and youth ages 4 to 17 that have been exposed to domestic violence. The goal of this project will be to help children and their mothers develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to live nonviolent lifestyles Read more...

FAMILY SERVICE TO HOST NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK EVENT
On Tuesday, November 25 Family Service will present, When To Step In: Protecting Older and Challenged Adults, a community forum about the issues of protecting and making decisions on behalf of incapacitated persons, and the need for an organized, systematic response to this growing community need.

Topics will include determining when a loved one or client is no longer able to make sound decisions, how to protect their interests while keeping them involved as possible in decisions, and how to know if you are making the right decision in matters of guardianship and protective care. Lunch will be provided. Click here to register for this event.

FAMILY SERVICE VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Working with at-risk teenagers can be a daunting task to some, but not to Ken Jack, who has been a volunteer for the Breaking Free Children’s Program for the past 10 years. For Ken, working with these youth who have experienced domestic violence in their homes is an opportunity to share his own experiences from his childhood that helps these kids know that they are not alone. Read more...

When she came to the United States from Canada earlier this year, Priscila Müller decided to volunteer because she wanted to continue her work of providing emotional support to children in need and also to learn about how this work is performed in the United States as compared to Canada and her native Brazil. Read more...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Parent Mentors: Family Service is looking for caring, experienced adults who can offer guidance and support to parents in our community who may need a little extra help parenting their children.

Mentors visit families in their homes to coach them in parenting skills and appropriate discipline, meal planning and nutrition, and housecleaning and maintenance. Couples or friends who want to "buddy up" to help a parent would be welcome.

Click here to let us know you're interested in this or other volunteer opportunities with Family Service!