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Save the Date: Training Workshop – Attachment Disorders

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“Incorporating a Family Systems Perspective into Work with Adolescents with Compromised Attachment Histories”

Randall O’Toole, LCSW-C

Friday, December 4, 2015
9:30am – 12:30pm

3 category 1 CEU’s awarded

Cost: $50.00

Hearts & Homes for Youth is authorized by MD BSWE for Category I CEU training

RSVP:
vsnogren@heartsandhomes.org

3919 National Drive, Suite 400
Burtonsville, MD 20866
Ph: 301-589-8444
www.heartsandhomes.org

This training will explore concepts from various family therapy perspectives and their usefulness in working with clients with attachment difficulties. Mr. O’Toole is a clinical consultant and adjunct professor in the Masters of Social Work program at Catholic University and George Mason University.

As a foundation for this training, the concept of attachment disorder will be presented along with the various ways our clients can deviate from a healthy attachment pattern and what this looks like in treatment. Emphasis will be placed on how an attachment difficulty presents in a relationship as well as strategies and techniques that practitioners can use to respond which promote healthy attachment behaviors with clients.

Many of the classic family therapy models – to include Bowenian Systems, Structural, and Strategic family therapies – were not developed with attachment disorder in mind per se and tend to focus on systems issues as opposed to individual attachment dynamics. However, concepts from these models can be very useful in understanding how attachment issues may impact a system. A particular Strategic / Structural approach will be explored to teach participants how to promote a more healthy relational experience for teens with attachment difficulties. Additionally, the idea of preserving and promoting a healthy emotional climate in a system will be emphasized in work with clients with attachment difficulties.

This training will be a combination of PowerPoint presentation, interactive discussion, and hands on activities designed to illustrate the concepts.

Join us in Spreading MODness!

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SpreadingMODness2015_1080x1080MOD Pizza has chosen Hearts & Homes for Youth for their Spreading MODness campaign this year. From Tuesday, November 24th – Sunday, November 29, the MOD Squad at the Columbia location (10000 Town Center Avenue, Columbia, MD 21044, 240-865-5607) will donate $1.00 for every MOD Pizza purchased during Thanksgiving Week!

On Black Friday, typically a day of spending, MOD is encouraging customers to give back and “add a buck” to their bill to double the donation and double the impact.

Spread the word – let’s make this a great week of giving!

MOD Pizza exists to inspire.  To inspire through their products, but also inspire through their actions.  In its third year, Spreading MODness 2015 is now an annual campaign.  Last year MOD Pizza raised over $40,000 for at-risk youth and families in the communities MOD serves.  This year they hope to triple that amount by using the power of our MOD Squad and the partner charity, combined with the power of giving, to create a truly inspirational campaign that not only helps those in need in our communities, but feeds the souls of all MODsters and hopefully inspires others.

Illuminating Futures at HONORS 2015!

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HONORS 2015 was an incredible night at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, with our family, friends, and supporters! We enjoyed wonderful and music with wonderful company! We enjoyed recognizing Rob Chasteen-Scheer, Markita Bryant, Sgt. David Jenks, Board Member Alan Schulman, and Staff Rhonda Outen for their extraordinary contributions to the youth in our care and our organization.  Check out the Step & Repeat pictures from the special night!

Boss Up Your Brains, Body & Beauty – A Tracey Brown Workshop

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DSC00328On Saturday, November 14th. Tracey Brown will be coming to Hearts & Homes to provide a confidence building workshop for our girls. The workshop, titled Boss Up Your Brains, Body & Beauty will be focused on self-image, self-confidence, and talking about the girls’ dreams and aspirations!

Tracey Brown is an accomplished woman. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Blinging Beauty, a beauty expert, freelance writer, editor, journalist, spokesperson at Brown Beauty Consulting, and one of the architect of Sephora.com.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Tracey Brown is a member of Look Good…Feel Better, volunteers with physicians who treat burn survivors, and mentors teenage girls through self-esteem workshops.

Last year, Tracey Brown treated the girls of Hearts & Homes to a workshop on Body Image and Self Esteem. One of the activities was for the girls to create a brand for themselves that represented their core values! The girls and volunteers took time cutting a variety of pictures out of magazines and explained how the images represent them and the expectations they believe are held for them.

Tracey Brown treated all of our girls last year to gift bags full of cosmetics, t-shirts, and other items that reminded the girls they are special and cared about. She also gave them makeup and hygiene tips – “it’s not about covering up, it’s about accentuating.”

Hearts & Homes is grateful to Tracey Brown for holding a workshop again this year! If you would like to volunteer for this event, contact Vicki Valle at vicki@heartsandhomes.org

Crowds turn out to support charity at MOD Pizza in Columbia!

Hearts & Homes events, In the community, Thank you to our supporters

IMG_0019Yesterday MOD Pizza opened a new location at Columbia Mall in Howard County. This is one of two new locations in Maryland.

To celebrate their grand opening, MOD Pizza donated 100 percent of all pizza sales to Hearts & Homes for Youth!

“We are giving 100 percent of our pizza sales today to Hearts & Homes for Youth and we are glad to help support the amazing stuff they’re doing in the community,” said Charlotte Wayte, MOD Marketing Manager.

“We are so thrilled to be the beneficiary of MOD Pizza’s grand opening,” said Chloe Perez, Hearts & Homes President & CEO. “MOD Pizza has an incredible business ethos and sense of community. We are honored that they chose to support our organization and the youth in our care.”

The restaurant gave free pizza to the first fifty-two people through the door and offered giveaways at their grand opening, including pizza for a year.

Hearts & Homes is grateful to our family, friends, and supporters for coming out to supporting our organization and enjoy great pizza! We are also grateful to the Howard County Chamber of Commerce for helping promote the event!

MOD Pizza Grand Opening in Columbia!

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Tuesday, October 6
Starting @ noon
10000 Town Center Avenue, Columbia MD 21044

Come  join us for the grand opening of MOD Pizza at Columbia Mall on Tuesday, October 6th! Doors open at noon and the first 52 people through the door will get free pizza! There will be giveaways, prizes, a photo booth, AND 100% of all pizza sales from opening day will be donated to Hearts & Homes for Youth!

Do Good Shopping and Searching!

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We have partnered with Goodshop and Goodsearch so that now you can feel great about your online shopping and web searches!

Goodshop gives you the best coupons for thousands of stores like Target, Apple, Amazon, Petco and more AND a percentage of what you spend on virtually every purchase is donated to our cause! Plus, with the Goodshop app for iPhone and iPad, you can shop, save, and give on the go. Save money and help a good cause every time you shop! Check it out: www.goodshop.com. Goodshop is a great way to support the causes you care about while shopping online!

How to GoodShop:

  • Visit goodsearch.com and select a cause from the hundreds of thousands of participating organizations.
  • Register and create a user profile which will allow you to keep track of your individual amount raised.
  • Use the Goodshop tab at the top of the homepage or go to Goodshop to visit our online shopping mall and browse through thousands of partner stores, including top brands in clothing, office supplies, gifts and more.
  • Click through to the store and shop as you normally would. You pay nothing extra, but a portion of all qualifying purchases will go to your cause.
  • 100% of the donation amount displayed on merchant’s Goodshop page will go to the charity or school of your choice!

Goodsearch is a patent-protected, Yahoo!-powered search engine that you use exactly as you would any other search engine. The difference is, and here’s the exciting part, each time you do a search, about a penny is raised for your favorite non-profit or school! The more you search, the more you earn for your cause and combined with millions of others in the Goodsearch movement, your searches can make a real impact. Put simply: you search, they give!

How to GoodSearch:

  • Visit www.goodsearch.com and select a cause from the hundred thousand participating organizations.
  • Create a user profile that will allow you to keep track of your individual amount raised.
  • Use the search box on our homepage or download a Good To-Go add-on to search the Internet just like you normally would, with the added bonus that you are earning a donation for virtually every search.

 

Announcing the Honorees…

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We are excited to announce the Honorees who we will be recognizing this year at our annual HONORS 2015 gala at The Fillmore in Silver Spring on October 8th.  This year we will be conferring awards to Rob Chasteen-Scheer, Markita Bryant, Sergeant David Jenks, Alan Schulman, and a Hearts & Homes staff member.

Rob Chasteen-Scheer will receive the Rex Smith Legacy Award. Rob is the founder of Comfort Cases, an organization created to bring comfort to thousands of kids in the foster care system by providing them with suitcases full of basic necessities. Rob, a foster parent and former foster youth, has dedicated himself to the community and to making sure that foster youth receive something that comforts them, something of their own and they realize how important they are.

Miss Rhode Island United States Markita Bryant will receive the Avis Birely award, conferred in honor of Avis Birely who was a devoted advocate for Hearts & Homes for Youth and grand public servant in the community. For the past 3 years, Markita has made an effort on numerous occasions to build support for Hearts & Homes for Youth in the community and get other people involved in our organization. The most outstanding contribution from Markita has been at the Princess Party, where she encourages our young women to embrace and express themselves.

The CEO’s Volunteer Service Award will be given to Sergeant David Jenks of the U.S. Marines who has above and beyond to support Hearts & Homes for Youth and deserves to be recognized apart from his peers. Sergeant Jenks does not seek recognition but his example continuously delivers a powerful message that encourages others to take action. Sergeant Jenks has set an example for all of us by his consistent positive energy, leadership, and dedication to the community. We are humbled that in addition to serving our country, Sergeant Jenks has devoted his time to serving our community and specifically the youth in our care.

The Chairman’s Award will be conferred to board member Alan Schulman for his outstanding dedication and commitment to our agency and mission.  Alan Schulman has been exemplar of the dedication all organizations seek from their board members. For years, Alan has been tirelessly dedicated to drumming up support in the community for our events, activities for the youth, and general support for and understanding of our mission. His leadership, engagement, and oversight have contributed enormously to the success of our events. Alan is extraordinarily generous with his time, wisdom, and financial support while ensuring that the events remain committed to our mission and guiding values.

Click here for more information about HONORS 2015 gala!