Press Release  / Extended Family Partners with Etowah County School Counselors/Staff to Bring Extended Family for Kids to Students

Training to become an Extended Family for Kids (EFK) Program Leader is fast and simple.  It only takes one day to become fully trained to lead EFK groups in your community!  Training provides participants with the EFK Curriculum Guide, including the complete set of handouts – and also a step-by-step instruction guide on how to lead Lessons.   New EFK Program Leaders leave that training feeling prepared, excited, and inspired!

The Counselors and staff were welcomed to our recent training by Etowah County Superintendent Dr. Alan Cosby – making it a positive beginning to a wonderful day.  Participants recognized the value of EFK for the children with whom they work. 

Comments from the day, particularly from the evaluation form question, “What was one thing that stood out for you in this workshop?” mentioned details from the training such as, “I like how the curriculum provides open communication for students with incarcerated parents,” and that “Some of those lessons are applicable across to other groups.” 

Others noticed EFK’s ability to positively impact Our Kids and wrote about what stood out for them, encouraging the idea that “The loving encouragement that the program brings to children that lack encouragement in their lives” – “Changing the lives of kids, and letting them know they’re not alone” – and – “So much support and love for these kids!”

Participants appreciated that they were fully prepared to start immediately and EFK was fully ready to implement the thought process, all using the Curriculum guide and the ordinary school supplies. 

Another benefit of training is the brainstorming session on how to identify kids to participate in EFK groups.  The EFK Program Leaders are fully equipped to assemble their groups and begin their programs after training making a difference in the lives of children right away!

Bring the EFK Program Leader Training to YOUR community by contacting us at – laure@extendedfamilyhelp.org OR by visiting our website at www.extendedfamilyhelp.org.  

Together, we are changing lives, one child at a time!