HCHY's Strong Families Committee presented a second series of Neighborhood Coffees in November entitled "Feeling Safe in an Unsafe World: Coping Skills for the 21st Century." Eight Coffees were held in homes and community sites and were attended by over 50 community members, a professional facilitator and local high school students.
The groups discussed today's critical challenges; how both young people and adults can develop skills, strategies and resilience to cope effectively; and how individuals, families and communities can support one another through difficult times.
From participant feedback, several recurring themes emerged including:
- people feel emotionally safe when they have human contact;
- the basic values that are important to people have remained the same;
- regardless of their ages, people still have a lot in common and they need to make intergenerational connections; and
- we all need to get back to basics and to feel like we belong.
For full details of the participant survey and feedback forms click here.
The next meeting of the Strong Families Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center on Hillside Ave. New members are welcome. Please RSVP to Committee Co-chair Robin Beckerman at rgmz4@aol.com.
