Press Release – Extended Family Partners with Etowah County Board of
Education to Offer EFK Program Leader Training in Gadsden

Often times adults work with children facing challenging situations.  If you are tired of seeing kids suffer and would like to offer new tools for coping with family incarceration, stress, anger, and more, enroll now for our upcoming Extended Family for Kids Program Leader Training hosted by the Etowah County Board of Education.

“Extended Family for Kids_ is an evidence-based, nine lesson Curriculum for students in grades K-12 with any loved one – who currently is OR has been incarcerated.”   This Curriculum is also effective for at-risk students facing any family disruption, including the death of a loved one, parents’ divorce, family involvement with Child Protective Services, etc.

EFK teaches students how to make healthy lifestyle choices – so they can improve their quality of life emotionally, mentally, and physically.

EFK Lessons build self-esteem, they also ease the feelings of shame, ease isolation, decrease stress, address anger issues and they help strengthen communication skills.

In this Training you’ll experience all nine Lessons of Extended Family for Kids, hands on; with the EFK Curriculum Guide provided in the Training you will be fully prepared to start your own EFK Program Group!

EFK Program Leader Training will be held at the Etowah County Board of Education Training Room on Wednesday, November 6th, from 8:00am – 3:00pm.  

Breakfast and lunch are included in the cost of $50 per person.  Limited space is available.  

To register, email laure@extendedfamilyhelp.org the message, “I want to register for EFK Training, November 6th, in Gadsden.”  Registration fee is payable by check or online through the link

https://www.extendedfamilyhelp.org/event/extended-family-for-kids-leader-training-etowah-county/

All participants in EFK Program Leader Training MUST be also affiliated with an organization that maintains good child practices.

Training participants receive the “Extended Family for Kids” Curriculum Guide, the supplemental EFK information packet, handouts and Training activity supplies – it is everything needed to begin leading an EFK group immediately.  Graduates of this one-day training receive an EFK Program Leader Certificate of Completion, with no additional licensing or annual renewal fees required.

We receive great feedback from EFK Program Leader Training!  Some of our favorite comments include: “This is the most valuable training I have attended in a long time! Great material and very simple to facilitate.” – “I love that it is real life application ready to go.” – and also “This training is more than a curriculum – It will change lives!  I cannot wait to begin this program!”

Make plans now to attend!

This Training Project was supported by Subgrant #2024-JF-C1-56, and it was awarded by the Law Enforcement/Traffic Safety Division of ADECA – and the U.S. Department of Justice.  

If you are ready to change lives, join us for Extended Family for the Kids Program Leader Training!