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YSB Receives Parent Ed Support from Kay Clint Fund
Youth Service Bureau receives funding to expand their parent education throughout Washington County.
Youth Service Bureau has a long history of collaborating with other organizations to provide education and resources to youth and families. So when they saw an unmet need for support of parents who have run into some challenges with their kids and could benefit from both prevention skills and intervention techniques, they set out to provide a solution.
“We know that being a parent isn’t easy,” said Mary E. Planten-Krell, YSB’s executive director. “We want to ensure that parents of teens and pre-teens have access to the same types of support that is so readily available for parents of younger children.”
The Kay Clint Fund of the United Way of Washington County East provides one time start up funding for programs like this as a way to address emerging community needs.
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Through this program, YSB will leverage the expertise of their staff and build on existing partnerships. For example, YSB has been offering parent education in partnership with staff at the Central Pediatrics clinic in Woodbury for the past several years.
To fully develop this program, YSB recently hired a Parent Education Coordinator, Sarah Holmboe, who is based in their Woodbury location. Ms. Holmboe joins YSB after completing her M.A. in Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota. Holmboe is a licensed Parent Educator who has worked in both early childhood education and high school settings.
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“Our goal is to create a program that meets the needs of all parents by providing practical support on a variety of topics in a variety of ways,” said Sarah Holmboe, YSB’s parent education coordinator.
Parent education topics will include practical support on things like the types of social media and how kids use it to more traditional mental health topics like anxiety, depression and grief. Beginning this fall parents can expect to have access to online resources with in-person classroom sessions to come later in the year.
“As we have begun to introduce this new program to the community, we have received overwhelming support and enthusiasm,” said Planten-Krell. “We are grateful for the support of partners like the Kay Clint Fund for making this program a reality.”
Support from the Kay Clint Fund supplements funding already received from the Lee S. and Dorothy N. Whitson Fund and other community partners.
