Our current collaborative effort is a crowdfunding campaign called "1 in a Million." The funds raised from this campaign (the long-term goal is $5 from 1M people) will be used to help us to continue to provide our programs and assemblies but also establish mentorship programs in order to walk alongside students long-term. We recently held a youth suicide awareness event called Hoops for Hope, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament featuring Sports World’s professional athletes. These types of efforts, along with our ongoing Sexual Risk-Avoidance Education programming in local schools, are producing results that allow students to thrive in their purpose and reach their goals. You do not need to be a professional athlete to experience the rewards that hard work, persistence, and discipline can bring. We can ALL choose to go for the Gold in life! Our efforts are producing results that allow students to thrive in their purpose and reach their goals!
"Our job is to remind
In-person classes offered through Marriage Works Ohio include Discovering Our Deepest Desire, Rekindling the Heart, and Marriage Makeover, all of which include multiple sessions from a Christian perspective. We also provide faith-neutral classes called Building Healthy Relationships and Lasting Intimacy. Different classes are scheduled at different times and locations throughout the year. Call 937-262-7010 for more information. Kelly is a licensed professional clinical counselor specializing in marriage and family therapy. As a teen she followed the path of her upbringing which was filled with failed relationships; Kelly was married and divorced by the age of 20. Since then, she has dedicated her life to understanding the science of relationships and human behavior and is passionate about facilitating healing and reconciliation in situations that appear hopeless. We are excited to announce the addition of a second marriage counselor: Kelly Case.
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these young people that Gold is worth pursuing."
We can ALL choose to Go for the Gold in Life! by Kim Danon As embarrassing as it is to admit, in the eighties I fell victim to the Thighmaster infomercial. How could anyone resist Suzanne Somers’ ability to convince you that with just a few squeezes a day (and a few "low" payments), you could look great in a leotard! Unfortunately, even with my best intentions, the Thighmaster got about as much use as the other pieces of equipment lying dormant around my house.
With the addition of Kelly, we have been able to increase marriage counseling to couples by 30% as well as offer couples more diversity when it comes choosing their therapist. In addition to offering professional counseling, we continue to offer relationship coaching. From his own faith perspective, Greg Schutte, MSW, LISW-S, teamed up with Father Alex McCullough to make an online course entitled Building a Eucharistic Marriage. In seven sessions, Greg and his wife Stephane unfold God’s vision for marriage and teach practical skills for achieving this vision. If you are Catholic and looking for hope, healing, and renewal in your marriage, check out the Sample Session at www.EucharisticMarriage.org/course-description. To sign up, use the coupon code “Neighbor2023” to get 20% off the course cost of $59. To offer this marriage ministry opportunity at your parish, go to the Program Purchasing tab. Pastors can call Greg Schutte at 937-262-7010 for the code to get 20% off the Parish License.
My point is, like that equipment sitting in the garage, spare bedroom, or strategically placed in front of the TV, our God- given purpose is useless unless we choose to engage with it! Through our recent partnership with former professional athletes from the national organization Sports World, Inc., Our Youth Services department is expanding our efforts to help young people recognize and exercise their purpose in life. Regardless of the hand they were dealt, every young person has a purpose. Sports World's motto is "You are not born a Winner. You are not born a Loser. You are born a Chooser!" Together, we are impacting the lives of students through assemblies and classroom interactions that attempt to awaken
Kelly has dedicated her life to understanding the science of relationships and human behavior and is passionate about facilitating healing and reconciliation in situations that appear hopeless.
and motivate the purpose inside each of these amazing young lives. We have addressed student bodies grieving the loss of friends and classmates as a result of suicide, murder, or sudden death due to medical situations. Our job is to remind these young people that Gold is worth pursuing. It's worth the blood, sweat, and tears that come with overcoming seemingly impossible situations that stand between us and the goal.
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