Every child has accidents or makes mistakes. Getting a bad grade or dropping a plate should not determine the kind of person they will become. Yet, it can, depending on how parents react. Will they use it as a moment to teach the child, or a moment to berate the child? We begin learning how…
Has your child ever complained about a school mate for being smelly or wearing dirty clothes? “Out of the mouths of babes” is one of those old phrases that remains in our vocabulary as a simple truth. Children can be brutally honest, with no intention of being hurtful since it takes time for them to…
Tonya Stanfill has spent her adult life looking out for others. It makes her a perfect fit for her current role as the Housing Case Manager at the homeless emergency shelter the Alliance for Children and Families operates. The agency’s shelter provides a safe, warm place to sleep for people with nowhere to go but…
Alliance for Children and Families is honored to receive an award from the Urban Pastors and members of the Community of Alliance recognizing it as an extraordinary achiever. The Association conveyed its appreciation on the iconic day commemorating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. We are proud to work with the Urban…
Abuse takes many forms that are invisible to even a close observer. How can you tell when a person is a victim of financial abuse? It is hard to see, but abusers use this tactic to take away any power that their significant other might have over his or her own life. In fact, abusers…
