Whitington Services for Children and Families

Whitington Services for Children and Families It is our mission at Whitington to develop independent life skills that lead to self-sufficient families. Help us, help them.

It is our vision that all children, youth, and families are independent, self-sufficient and contributing members of society. Whitington Homes & Services for Children and Families is a local non –profit agency committed to providing the highest quality of care for children at risk of being homeless, neglected, emotionally abused and/or sexually abused. We serve children and families in their homes that are at risk or in crisis. Our Case Managers and Therapists go into the homes and support and stabilize the families through therapy, parenting education, abuse recovery, conflict resolution, and other therapeutic strategies. We also provide Home Studies for people that are going through the adoption or foster care process. Our goal is to keep families together and to help them succeed – strong families make strong communities. Please donate or learn how to get involved through our Web site at whitington.org.

Exciting news! We are looking for fun, motivated individuals with a passion for changing lives to join our growing team....
10/16/2023

Exciting news! We are looking for fun, motivated individuals with a passion for changing lives to join our growing team.

Know a good candidate? Invite them to apply today!

Check out our latest edition of The Whitington Post! We highlight Intellectual Technology Inc for selecting Whitington a...
09/19/2023

Check out our latest edition of The Whitington Post! We highlight Intellectual Technology Inc for selecting Whitington as their charity recipient, share an upcoming project and how you may be able to help, and introduce you to our newest case manager, Hanna.

With volunteers like you, we have a chance to make this world a better place. Thank you for all your hard work. It makes...
08/30/2023

With volunteers like you, we have a chance to make this world a better place. Thank you for all your hard work. It makes all the difference.

08/17/2023

"We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it's our garden that is really nurturing us." - Jenny Uglow⁠
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Are your kids interested in gardening?⁠
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Gardening goes beyond the basics of seed + soil = plant and is valuable activity for kids to enjoy while spending time outside. ⁠
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Along the way, they’ll grow in ways you hadn't expected and develop alongside the plants they are caring for. ⁠
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So let’s get outside and grow something together!⁠

https://getthekidsoutside.com/gardening-benefits-kids/
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08/17/2023

If I don’t want my child to speak to me in a certain way (tone, language, attitude) then I need to be mindful not to talk to them in that way.⁣
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Nothing more humbling then when your child says something horribly rude to you and you recognize your own voice in there 🤦‍♀️ Easy to go down a shame spiral… Take a deep breath. We can reflect on this. For one thing, it happens to most parents. We’re not perfect and in our moments of passion and reactivity we can act in ways that are not in line with our parenting intentions and are also super memorable for our children. ⁣
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5 things to keep in mind:⁣
1. If you manage to refrain from using whatever phrase or gesture, for a while, your child will likely stop using it too.⁣
2. Your child saying or doing this “rude” thing is not something to worry about long term. I know an f-bomb dropped at the park can be mortifying but think of how you would take it as another parent. I personally would be trying not laugh and would likely laugh about it later, so no judgement from the parents you should actually want to be friends with and nevermind the others. ⁣
3. Your child using the phrase or gesture is a way of them processing the experience. It’s actually healthy, from a psychological perspective because they are working through it, experimenting with what type of response they will get; “how does this work for me?” ⁣
4. They also love and admire you so if you did it, it must be ok to do, right? You can try to explain this but it can often get confusing for kids, we get lost in trying to explain ourselves in an adult way lol⁣
5. Try not to react or just react to the emotions and not the “rude” behaviour “wow, you sound frustrated!” ⁣
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Learn more about this in my latest 📖

Finding Your Calm: A Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation

Link in bio or on the Website: responsiveparentinginspirations.com

07/10/2023

Shared from IAPTP
Love this from Generation Mindful 💕

♡ If you would like to be kept in the loop on everything Synergetic Play Therapy or get resources to support you on your therapist or parent journey, join us here: https://linktr.ee/synergeticplaytherapy ♡

So thankful for the kind hearts and generosity of Avalon church volunteers!! They are making our space beautiful for our...
05/20/2023

So thankful for the kind hearts and generosity of Avalon church volunteers!! They are making our space beautiful for our families!!

Your opportunity to create change and make an impact in our community is today! Give Greater Allen County starts at 7:00...
04/20/2023

Your opportunity to create change and make an impact in our community is today! Give Greater Allen County starts at 7:00am and ends at 7:00pm. We need your help to make our campaign a success, and we’ve included a few easy ways that you can support us.

Share and share alike. Online days of giving are successful because of our own networks. Help us grow our network by sending this email to your network and ask your friends to do the same.

Double your impact to Whitington during one or more of the following matching gift hours: Click the link to make your donation today--> https://bit.ly/3KzE8Jw

9:00 am - 10:00 am – Matching funds available: $9,000
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm – Matching funds available: $3,000
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm – Matching funds available: $5,000
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm – Matching funds available: $3,000
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm – Matching funds available: $10,000
If possible, please plan to donate right at the top of the hour
before the matching funds for that hour are depleted.
(Funds typically run out within the first several minutes.)
Each eligible gift is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100 while funds last.

Thank you in advance,

Beth Gulino, Executive Director

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2423 Fairfield Avenue/5800 Fairfield Ave
Fort Wayne, IN
46807

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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