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The Aurora House provides a safe haven and nurturing
environment for women and their children as they move from
homelessness to self-sufficiency.
NANBPWC,
Inc-Toledo Club members are passionate about the Aurora
House Project and how they assist families each day with the
services and in-house programs that are provided.
Some of the women's programs that are offered are:
Intensive Care Management
Life Skills
Parents education
Relapse prevention
Nutrition Education
Computer Skills Lab
Job Seeking / Job Readiness Skills
Financial Management
Creative Exploration
The
Aurora House provides children programming like infant
massage, after school tutoring, drug prevention for school
children, support to help children understand homelessness
and not to blame themselves etc.
More
services assist families to services on Healthcare, mental
health treatment, counseling, employment opportunities, GED
and college classes, drug and alcohol treatment and
vocational training.
The
residents set goals and make changes in their lives that
will lead toward reaching their full potential and to
achieving self-sufficiency and independence.
The programs focus on three essential elements:
1. Family Stabilization
2. Achieving employment and educational goals
3. Obtaining and maintain permanent housing.
Marquita
Scott Chong was the Economic Development chairman this year
who worked to customize the Christmas gifts that were given
this year. Helping others is what this organization is
about. The "Adopt A Family Program" falls under (HEED) Health, Education,
Economic Development and Employment
which is the National Association of Negro Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, Inc National Program
initiatives. Chong worked with Molly Steck - Holiday
Coordinator for the Aurora House Adopt a Family Project in
fulfilling the family gift wish list.
Denise
Black-Poon, Toledo Club President, said "Family is important
not just at Christmas, but every day of the year. This is
one of the projects we continue to work with each year
because of our Toledo Club members value the program and
support all the wonderful benefits that the Aurora House
gives to their families through programs that they offer.
It's important to keep a safe, caring environment for each
family member, it becomes healthy mentally and physically .
Everyone has the opportunity to serve the community and help
others in various ways. We just need to help and not just
sit back and think about it. "
The
community can make a donation with gifts of personal care
items, household products, and women's or children's
clothing. Non-perishable food donations are always welcome,
gift cards, financial donations as well as possibly
considering a remembrance in your will.
The
community can also volunteer to spend an evening cooking
with the families, reading to the children, tutoring,
landscaping, painting, and various home improvements.
NANBPWC,
Inc Toledo Club thanked the Aurora House for letting
organizations like theirs help in any way possible.
Community support is necessary and needed every day as well
as love and support.
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