Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
A peer counseling program developed by the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. Presently, we have Natural Helpers student groups located at each of the four middle schools in Lincoln County and at Lincoln High School. School counselors serve as Natural Helpers advisers. Students participate in a two-day training and receive monthly-weekly support from their advisers. For [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Natural Helpers » Comments Off
Developed by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the MIHOW program trains outreach workers to conduct home visits with expectant mothers and parents of children up to age 3. MIHOWs develop mentoring relationships with their mothers, provide information and referral, and organize community support for this population. Our MIHOWs particularly focus on substance abuse and prevention [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Health and Wellness, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Workers » Comments Off
Geri Olympics is a project of Dr. Ted Muilenberg, where nursing home residents compete at sports like wheel chair racing and horse shoe. In 2008, a United States Geri Olympics team of West Virginians competed at the International Geri Olympics in Prague. In the past, Step by Step VISTAs have helped coordinate volunteers, press and [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » GeriOlympics, Health and Wellness, Senior Opportunities » Comments Off
Energy Express is a six-week summer program promoting the school success of children living in rural and low-income communities across West Virginia by: • Providing summer learning experiences focused on reading. • Serving two nutritious family-style meals each day. • Engaging college students in service through AmeriCorps. • Developing strong partnerships involving parents, schools, communities, [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Big Ugly Community Center, Education Support, Energy Express, Health and Wellness, Literacy, Service Learning » Comments Off
Check out these two public service announcements which star our very own David Chairez (Step by Step Deputy Director) and Rhonda Cooper (Step by Step Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Coordinator) and promote talking to your kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. These PSA’s air on Tri-State’s CW network.
Mon, June 22 2009 » ***Press***, Health and Wellness, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition » Comments Off
When the Lincoln County Youth and Prevention Coalition realized that Lincoln County had both an terrible infant mortality rate higher than Bosnia’s, and the highest rate of women smoking during pregnancy in the state, they knew that Lincoln County could do better. To address these issues, Step by Step, in partnership with the Lincoln County [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ABLE Families, Community Events, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Workers » Comments Off
Below is a copy of this article, which was written by VISTA Kristen Ashworth and printed in the Lincoln Standard. To view the version on www.lincolnstardard.com, go here. HAMLIN – Although parent involvement tends to decrease as children age from elementary to high school, studies show that regardless of income and background, students with parents [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ***Press***, Education Support, Health and Wellness, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition » Comments Off
There will be a workshop held on Monday, April 27 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am to educate Lincoln County High School students’ parents on how to use EdLine to check grades and communicate with teachers, as well as the Counselor’s Corner on the web page, and how to keep their children safe online. To [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » Community Events, Education Support, Health and Wellness, Life/Job Skill Development, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Technology » Comments Off
“We recognize that within every school, an informal “helping network” already exists. Students with problems naturally seek out other students, and trusted adults, to discuss their issues. Knowing this, we want to identify those natural helpers and provide them with the training and support they need to be strong leaders and positive influences,” says David Chairez, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program Director and Deputy Director of Step by Step.
Wed, April 8 2009 » Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Natural Helpers » Comments Off
On Friday, April 24th, 2009, the 22nd annual WV Geri Olympics will open at 8am in the South Charleston Community Center at 601 Jefferson Rd, South Charleston, with over 25 nursing homes and over 200 residents- the largest group of nursing home athletes in the history of the WV Geri Olympics- and just as much if not more enthusiasm from the crowds of spectators. Planned events include: wheelchair races, basketball toss, horseshoe toss, bean bag toss and obstacle course.
Tue, April 7 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Community Events, Health and Wellness, Senior Opportunities » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
