Community Based Connections

CBCI'S HEART FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROJECT - COMMUNITY BASED CONNECTIONS, INC. WILL IMPLEMENT THE HEART (HELPING EVERY AREA OF RELATIONSHIPS THRIVE) FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM IN BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES, FLORIDA, PROVIDING CURRICULUM-BASED WORKSHOPS ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, EMOTIONAL INTIMACY, AND MARRIAGE BENEFITS USING THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM, UNDERSTANDING DAD, AND MOM AS GATEWAY CURRICULA. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ADULT INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WHILE PARTNERING WITH THE LORD'S PLACE TO PROVIDE JOB AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT SERVICES. CBCI WILL HOST ANNUAL COUPLES RETREATS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, OFFERING PARTICIPANTS GUIDANCE FROM TRAINED MENTORS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, CBCI WILL SERVE 1,300 ADULTS, WORKING TO STRENGTHEN MARRIAGES, IMPROVE FAMILY FUNCTIONING, AND ENHANCE PARENTING SKILLS AMONG PARTICIPANTS.