PALS (People and Animal Learning Services)’s Post

If you've ever worked with a personal trainer, career coach, or counselor, you know the power of bringing in an expert to help you reach your goals. 🏆 The same goes for organizations, which is why Vanderburgh Humane Society and Danville-Boyle County Humane Society applied to The Humane Society of the United States' Shelter Mentorship program. 🐾 Learn how expert guidance and fresh perspectives helped these shelters take their community cat programs to the next level at https://bit.ly/4ik9dj0. 🐱

Thank you to our friends The Unstuck Group for this interview. “We haven’t historically been a proponent of churches starting preschools to try to reach the unchurched in their communities in the past, but we're sensing a shift in the culture. Talk to just about any young family across the country and they’ll tell you finding quality child care is one of the most significant challenges weighing them down. In this interview, Tony Morgan sits down with Frank Bealer from Phase Franchise Partners to why churches might find more opportunity to reach young families by owning and operating a preschool in this decade. They cover topics like: - Why most church-run preschools barely break even, and therefore don’t really help fund additional ministry - What attributes or resources a church needs to have to be a good fit for a strategy like this - The principles Phase has discovered that make operating childcare centers a viable option for churches who want to put their facilities to better use - Major mistakes or landmines to avoid” Learn more about Phase Franchise Partners: https://lnkd.in/edvGBjj2 https://lnkd.in/eweiEEwS

I volunteered in my granddaughter’s class. I realized that sometimes, I need to slow down. I was so excited to be a volunteer helper in my granddaughter's TK class. She didn’t know I was coming, and I got to surprise her plus help out. It was a great morning. The teacher had me help some of the kids make paper tigers. I was there to help them place the various parts of the tiger. What I realized was that I was doing things too fast. I had to slow down. Way down. The kids took their time with the paper. That took patience to watch them methodically apply glue and then place the pieces. Then, the way they put the paper together was all over the place. They were making tigers but making them on their own terms. How true is that with life? How rarely does anybody you work with do things the exact way you envisioned? How often do we go at top speed when really, we could stand to slow down and enjoy the process? As I grew my team, I delegated various work products. Of course, we trained and provided feedback, but the ultimate end product wasn’t necessarily what I would have done. That wasn’t a bad thing, it was a great thing. Taking the time to be patient and watch how others assemble their work can teach you a lot. Giving someone the chance to explore, try, and even fail will make them better. Have you ever watched someone else assemble their paper tiger? What did you learn?

💔 We’re Losing Too Many Young Lives to Drowning 💔 Did you know that in Florida, nearly 100 children under 5 drown each year? That’s the equivalent of five kindergarten classrooms emptied by preventable tragedy. Nationwide, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in young children. But we can stop it. At Baby Otter Swim School, our Turn, Kick, Reach program has saved countless lives over the past 40 years. With your help, we could save over 14,000 children annually. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our mission by opening a Baby Otter franchise. Together, we can: 🏊♀️ Teach life-saving swimming skills to children in your community. 🏊♂️ Prevent tragic drownings and save lives. 🏊♀️ Build a fulfilling business with purpose. This is more than a business—it’s a movement. Let’s make an impact, one child, one community, one franchise at a time. 👉 Schedule your FREE consultation today and become a part of this life-saving mission. Visit our website for more information: https://lnkd.in/eehA5K4Z 🔗 Full interview here: https://shorturl.at/17rS1

💔 We’re Losing Too Many Young Lives to Drowning 💔 Did you know that in Florida, nearly 100 children under 5 drown each year? That’s the equivalent of five kindergarten classrooms emptied by preventable tragedy. Nationwide, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in young children. But we can stop it. At Baby Otter Swim School, our Turn, Kick, Reach program has saved countless lives over the past 40 years. With your help, we could save over 14,000 children annually. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our mission by opening a Baby Otter franchise. Together, we can: 🏊♀️ Teach life-saving swimming skills to children in your community. 🏊♂️ Prevent tragic drownings and save lives. 🏊♀️ Build a fulfilling business with purpose. This is more than a business—it’s a movement. Let’s make an impact, one child, one community, one franchise at a time. 👉 Schedule your FREE consultation today and become a part of this life-saving mission. Visit our website for more information: https://lnkd.in/eqsUBp-r 🔗 Full interview here: https://shorturl.at/17rS1

September is #AttendanceAwarenessMonth and Attendance Works has resources to help curb #ChronicAbsence. Learn how you can get involved in boosting #Attendance and #StudentEngagement through effective mentoring relationships: https://lnkd.in/eF6xhNsM

Scale Up WNY grant recipient Fantah Whitt founded WhittCare to help young people navigate the transition into adulthood by providing interactive workshops on personal development, professional skills, and career preparedness. WhittCare’s workshops are unique, drawing directly from feedback and requests from the students they serve. Motivated by the challenges facing families in Buffalo, one of the most underserved cities in the country, Fantah applied for the Scale Up WNY grant program, sponsored by General Motors, to offer her programs at little or no cost. With the support of this grant, Fantah aims to expand WhittCare’s reach, ensuring more young people gain the tools they need to transition into adulthood with confidence, happiness, and resilience. To learn more about Scale Up WNY, visit https://lnkd.in/ecvcpSdk

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📣 Fun event at the Medford Library. 😻 FOTAS Cat Cafe 😻 📅 Sat Feb 1 ⏰ 1pm-3pm Did you know? Caring for animals can help teach empathy by helping children understand the needs of others. It can also help children develop compassion, self-esteem, and self-confidence.  ❓ How caring for animals can help teach empathy: 💙 Consider the needs of others: Children learn to consider the needs of others by caring for a pet. For example, they learn when their pet needs food or a walk.  💜 Develop listening skills: Children learn to listen to their pet and be attuned to their needs.  ❤️ Build responsibility: Children learn to take responsibility for the care of the animal.  🧡 Develop self-esteem: Children develop positive feelings about their pet, which can contribute to their self-esteem and self-confidence.  💚 Develop compassion: Children develop compassion for their pet, which can help them develop compassion for others.