Community Connections with the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County

Join us as we talk to John Cesar and Kevin Singletary about the exciting second quarter of More than a Game.  An amazing program that incorporates basketball and live skills.

Join us as we chat with folks from the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County about upcoming plans for summer programs available throughout St. Lucie County.

Tune in to hear our conversation with Word of Faith Christian Academy and the exciting programs that have planned for summertime.

Join us as we talk with Denise Sirmons, director of the Lincoln Park Community Center, to learn about their programs, services and events.

Join the Children's Service Council and our friends at the United Way of St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties as we explore our Community Partnership Schools initiative.

Join us as we talk all things FAIR with St. Lucie County Fair General Manager Christine Iannotti. The Fair is always a great place to learn about agricultural and spend fun time as a family. 

The team from Lindsay School of the Arts shared about their multiple programs and how arts are being offered to youth in our community.

Debbie Hawley of Big Brothers Big Sisters chats with Sean and Ashley about National Mentoring Month and details ways that residents can get involved as mentors to local children.

Patrice Schroeder of 211 Helpline will join us to discuss the programs and services offered by 211 to residents including their 24/7/365 Crisis Hotline.

Host Ashley and Sean talk with Crystal Morris of Tykes and Teens and Will Armstead of the Boys and Girls Clubs about how to have conversations with children about racism, trauma and implicit bias.  

Ashley and Sean speak with Treasure Health about their grief services for children and families.

Host Ashley and Sean speak with Mindi Fetterman of the Inner Truth Project

Host Ashley and Sean talk with Sherry Siegfried regarding KidCare

Your hosts speak with Charlene Lyons of the YMCA regarding child care and summer programming.  

Ashley and Sean speak about the availability of child care with Tony Loupe of the Early Learning Coalition  

Your hosts speak with Terissa Aronson of the Chamber of Commerce

Host Sean and Ashley speak with Will Malone of the Supporting Families in Crisis program.  Additional topics include Census 2020 and hoe schooling during COVID-19

This week on Community Connections, your remote hosts Sean and Ashley talk with Will Armstead of the Boys and Girls Cluibs of St. Lucie County about all of their COVID-19 services.

Your host, Sean and Ashley, record remotely with new CEO of the United Way, Jessica Parrish.  Discussion includes United Way's efforts to address COVID-19 and other resources available for the community.

Your host Sean and Ashley speak with Kim Eardley of Families of the Treasure Coast.  The conversation includes resources and assistance for parents as we navigate the COVID-19 reality.

Facing our new reality of COVID-19, we discuss local resources and precaution regarding COVDI-19 as well as highlight a past conversation with 211.

In a greatest hits episode from last year, your host Sean and Ashley form the Children's Services Council talk about resources avaibale to newborns including the nurse home visit.  

Your host Sean and Ashley of the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County sit down with John Cesar of the St. Lucie Reads initiative to explore all the ways the community can get involved in making sure our children are reading on grade level.

Host Ashley and Sean sit down with Linda Soto of the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County and Stacey Cason for St. Lucie Public Schools to discuss the importance of school attendance.

Host Ashley and Sean speak with Mark Freed about all the family activities offered by the St. Lucie County Public Library System.