Tuesday, February 15, 2011

CHS Pride Day

Join us as we celebrate our very first Center for Human Services' Pride Day...

As part of this new tradition, each department at CHS was challenged to compete against each other -in a very fun, healthy way, of course!

The department that showed the best CHS spirit will win a "pizza or doughnut party".


We, at Family Support, got our thinking caps on and started coming up with fun, crazy, interesting and exciting ideas to show our BLUE love for CHS.



A piñata from the ADMIN Department



At the Shoreline Family Support Center







Yummy blue treats.




We've always known there are many talented people in our centers, and today is proof of it, poems, songs, and a new ode were written by some of our Family Support Staff:

ODE TO CHS

Oh, CHS your grand halls echo far

With tales of your greatness

Heard from Shoreline to Qatar

We see it in your logo

That people circle grand:

Where one and all can come

And proudly they may stand

For freedom, yes for freedom

And a dose of justice, too,

For youth and family services

For the logo -white and blue

And when I look around

And see that Northshore's doin' stella-

I know that I can thank

A certain mom-to-be: Borella!

It always seems to buzz

With busyness at Shoreline

But without Tanya's leadership

We'd weep and wail and whine

But how do these two managers

Work hard and still stay sane?

Only by the grace of God

-And their supervisor: Jane!-

This does but scratch the surface

Of CHS it's true

For if I were to tell of

All the things we see and do-

Why we'd be here till midnight

So I think this is my cue

To end the ode and give my praise

To its employees - YOU!



We will be sharing more pictures soon, until then...


CELEBRATE THE BLUE SPIRIT!!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Looking for ways to support your community?

Look no further!


Do you remember when you were young(er)? Doing homework was very challenging at times, right?

"I remember when I was young and my parents were working all the time, I needed help with homework, I couldn't do it by myself, so instead I gave up..." Those are words that unfortunately we have heard many times, but today we have the chance to make a difference and help kids be successful...

The Northshore Family Center and the Shoreline Family Support Center are looking for volunteers for our afterschool programs at two King County Housing Authority communities.

These programs help support students in 1st through 12th grade with their homework assignments; volunteers are role models who help the kids not just with their homework but with building strong character and promoting healthy boundaries.

In order to provide stability for the students in the program, volunteers are asked to commit to the duration of the school year or at least six months. Although this may seem like a long-term commitment, every minute spent with these kids are definitely worth it. Volunteers must be over 15 years in order to apply.

No experience is necessary! We provide training for interested individuals.

There are two locations to choose from:

Ballinger Homes (Shoreline): Mondays / Tuesdays/ Wednesdays / Thursdays, 3:30pm-6:30pm

Green Leaf Apartments (Kenmore): Tuesdays / Thursdays, 3:30pm-6:30pm

Make a difference!

Take the step!

Contact Paola Noel at 206.631.8886 or pnoel@chs-nw.org for more information.

Apply today!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Santa Claus comes to Shoreline!


On Saturday, December 11th, a volunteer group from Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church hosted an event for families to get a free photo taken with Santa Claus. An estimated 55 children and their parents/caregivers spent the afternoon together decorating cookies, making picture frames and jewlery, playing together and celebrating the holidays!









Thank you to the following people who put so much time and effort into preparing and providing this special event for the Shoreline Family Support Center.
Pat Phillips * Nathan Satko * RJ Johnson * Alex Johnston * Georgia Harlowe * Chuck Harlowe * Judy Marshall * Dave Scott * Jeff Johnson * Stacie Johnson * Nancy Ekrem * Vance Ekrem * Matt Johnston * Michelle Johnston * Dale Sutton * Monica Scott * Kathryn Scott