FAMILY AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County is a Family Strengthening Annie E. Casey Foundation Award Recipient! Congratulations and thank you to all parents and partners in Chaffee County!
Money Does Matter
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County graduated nine youth, ranging in age from 11 to 19, from its first ever Mother/Daughter Money Matter’s Program. Money Matters is a nationwide Boys & Girls Clubs of America program that focuses on financial literacy, savings, budgeting, investments and financial goals. The Club partnered with several local organizations to make this eight hour program a success. These organizations included Chaffee County High School, FYI/Chaffee County Mentors, Buena Vista Public Library and two volunteers, Jackie Sobczak and Judy Somers, from the Buena Vista Edward Jones office. Money Matters was funded from a grant awarded by The Women’s Foundation of Colorado.
*Family Activities *Parenting Classes *Public Health Insurance Application Assistance *Special Family Events *Family of the Month!
What is Family PLUS? With a grant from Kimberly-Clark Foundation, each Branch offers family outreach initiatives. These include best practices for reaching, supporting, and empowering families to fully participate in their children's lives. Monthly family nights, parent education classes, public health insurance outreach and special family events will be held at both Clubs throughout the year. Check with your local Club for details on upcoming events and check out the
Family PLUS website for TONS of materials!
Buena Vista Branch Family Event Information:
1) Family Nights: Typically the last Wednesdays of each month. Please call the Club (395-5715) or look at a monthly Club schedule for details.
Salida Branch Family Event Information:
Congratulations to our FIRST Families of the Year!!!
Salida: Spino Family
Buena Vista: Heynekamp Family
*Familes are chosen based on family involvement, excellence in leadership, character and outstanding service to the community and Club.
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Health
Contact Ashley Ahlene, Outreach Coordinator, for public health insurance application assistance through the My Kids R Covered initiative at 539-9500 or 395-5715. This assistance is made possible through Colorado Trust.
Does your family of four make $4,594.00 a month or MORE (after deductions)? If so, your children may qualify! Go to
www.colorado.gov/benefits to find out more!
The CHAFFEE PEOPLE'S CLINIC provides medical services for the those who have NO insurance. Here's some information or you can contact them:
- We do not do sports physicals, but do see children for acute problems (if they do not have insurance).
- We don't do women's annual exams/paps, but can refer patients to a couple of different programs.
Salida location: 448 E. 1st Street (M - 1-5pm, T - 1-4pm and Thurs - 8-Noon) 539-4144
Buena Vista location: 114 Linderman Ave (M - 9-11am and Wed 1-6pm) 395-3238