Family Coalition

Connect with Other Families to Help Improve Your Children’s Lives

Calhoun County is rich with resources for parents and families!

A group of families, caregivers and others in the parenting role working together to advocate for our children, build leadership skills, increase awareness of community resources and empower young children and families in Calhoun Area.

WHO we are

• The Great Start Family Coalition is part of the Great Start Collaborative. We are a group of families, caregivers, and others in the parenting role of children from prenatal to 12 years old who live in Calhoun Area.

WHY we do what we do

• The early years of life are the most important for learning and
  families are the first teachers of their children.
• Each family has skills to learn and teach and needs support from
  others.
• Strengthening and empowering families results in a better future
  for families, children and our whole community.

HOW we do it

• Building relationships.
• Promoting family learning and family leadership.
• Keeping our Family Coalition open, self-motivated and diverse.
• Increasing awareness of community resources and services for
  families.

WHAT we do

• Our meetings are a mixture of in-person, family drop-off activities and events that work on social emotional skills and leadership.
• Share with other families about what we do and learn, and what
  community resources are available.

Our Family Coalition meetings

What do they look like?

Our meetings are great opportunities to connect, work and learn. They are open to every parent, grandparent, foster parent, guardian or caregiver of children, from prenatal to 12 to years old.

Connect

An important part of the Family Coalition is in its name. When families connect with other families and share victories and struggles, they understand they are not alone in this journey! This is a great opportunity for families to get to know each other and have meaningful conversations.

Work

The second part of our meetings is work! Families share what is going on in the different early childhood communities in which they participate. Our community values families voices and committees are eager to hear everyone’s feedback on the different early childhood initiatives that are taking place in Calhoun Area.

Learn

Parenting is a continuous learning process! As parents, we are always adapting because as our children grow, we need to learn how to parent a child who is unique and always changing at the same time. Our meetings explore different topics important to parents, often within the Strengthening Families framework as we seek to make strong families by applying the Five Protective Factors in our daily lives.

Interested?

Please contact calhounparentcoalition@calhounisd.org or connect through
Help Me Grow for more information!

Great Start Family Coalition-Calhoun    (GSFC)

Purpose: To work together to build and enhance the local early childhood system to achieve better outcomes for young children prenatal to age 12 and their families.

Vision: To create a community in which children are born healthy, thriving and developmentally on track from birth through 3rd grade while supporting families in raising children who are prepared to succeed in school and in life.

Mission: To empower families to increase awareness, expand points of view, and inspire action within the early childhood system.