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CFEC Partners with State to Develop Family Resiliency Kits

Resiliency Kits
Thu, 02/04/2021

Our Resiliency Kit Project was featured in the SFEC Newsletter:

SFEC Newsletter, Vol 1, Issue 1:

 

"The Carolina Family Engagement Center (CFEC) has partnered with Empower Oconee South Carolina (EOSC)* to develop and disseminate resiliency kits for families with children in elementary school. The resiliency kits demonstrate the power of CFEC’s mission to form school-family-community partnerships to foster the academic and developmental growth of all students.

Over the summer, 400 family resiliency kits were distributed in five neighborhoods in Oconee County. The kits included a guide and materials for families to engage in fun activities with their children to foster academic achievement and development. A QR code on the CFEC bookmarks also linked directly to EOSC family engagement activities. United Way of Oconee was so pleased with the response from families that it requested 200 additional bookmarks for their Back to School giveaway the following week.

Building on this success, CFEC has partnered with Anderson School District 2 to create resiliency kits that focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) and family engagement. More than 400 SEL kits will be distributed by the end of the 2020-21 school year. Distribution of the kits will coincide with existing community events, and area schools are invited to participate.

“We want to communicate to families the crucial role they play in supporting and promoting the social and emotional growth of their children, while emphasizing that social and emotional growth and development lays a firm foundation for academic achievement and ensures the success for students in college and career readiness,” said CFEC Upstate Regional Family Engagement Liaison, Dr. Lorilei Swanson.

*The EOSC partners with the United Way of Oconee, is funded by Children’s Trust of South Carolina, and seeks to empower community members to collaboratively build health, well-being, and resilience in a way that is racially equitable, sustainable, and meaningful for all children and families in Oconee County."