Alief's Virtual Family Center
Monday, May 18, 2020
Resources
Pledge to complete the 2020 Census- Mi Familia Vota
Promesa de completar al 2020 censo - Mi Familia Vota
Free Legal Advice
Houston Volunteer Lawyers is the pro bono legal aid arm of the Houston Bar Association. Founded in 1981, we help thousands of people each year with their most pressing legal needs, such as child custody, landlord/tenant, guardianship, and probate.
We are here because (unlike the criminal system) you have no right to an attorney if you cannot afford one to save your home or keep custody of your child. We fill this gap in the civil justice system by connecting eligible clients with private attorneys who volunteer their time.
Each year, we receive over 30,000 calls for help, and volunteer attorneys collectively donate over $5 million in free legal services. To learn how you can apply, click below.
A Parent's Message to other Parents regarding volunteering
TODDLER TIME
JumpStart
Making Slime with Jorge and Ellie Muñoz
This video features Youens Elementary's family liaison, Jorge Munoz, demonstrating how to make cloud dough with the family. This is a great way to keep the kids entertained and just have fun! Click below to watch.
ESL
Chapter 11 Adverbs of Frequency Review
Technology Tools
TechBoomers
Techboomers has over 100 free courses with thousands of step-by-step tutorials and informational articles that can help you learn anything and everything about the Internet's most popular websites and apps. Check out their full range of courses
● Social Networks
● Shopping Online
● Online Entertainment
● Useful Websites and Apps
● Technology Basics
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Family Technology Tools
Summer Activities
Family Summer Fun
Highlights for Kids
FUN Family:
● Activities
● Jokes
● Games
● And more
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Cooking Class
How to make fried Oreos
A letter to the Class o f 2020 by John Gordon
Dear Graduate,
This virus may have stolen your senior year and graduation, but it cannot and will not steal your future. While you will always remember this painful time, you'll also be the generation that doesn't take anything for granted. You know what it's like to have something taken away from you in a moment and as a result you will appreciate what you have when you have it. You'll value your relationships, make the most of your opportunities and create a great future. I know it's easy to be bitter about what happened but choose to get better. Don't look backwards. Look forward. Stay positive. Work hard. Believe the best is yet to come. What you believe will determine what you create. In this spirit here are 11 lessons I want to share with you from The Seed to empower and inspire you on your journey.
1. You are here for a reason and the most important thing you can do in life is to find, live and share your purpose. It’s the one thing in life that truly matters and if you don’t pursue it, everything else is meaningless.
2. Follow your passion. It so often leads you to your purpose. You may not know what your passion is right now. That's ok. The important thing is to make it your life mission to find it, live it and share it. To help find your passion, seek out jobs and experiences that allow you to use your strengths and talents. Do what you are good and what energizes you.
3. Beware of hobbies. Just because you love to cook doesn't mean you would enjoy owning a restaurant. For example, I owned restaurants but I realized I didn't love the food business. I loved the service and marketing aspect of the business.
4. Quit for the right reasons. Don't quit because work is hard or you're experiencing challenges. Quit because in your heart you know there is something else for you to do. Quit because you are not benefitting yourself or the organization you work for. Quit because you are absolutely certain you are no longer supposed to be there.
5. Learn from every job and experience. Every job, good or bad, prepares you for the work you were ultimately born to do.
6.Your job may not be your ultimate purpose but it can serve as a vehicle to live and share your purpose.
7. Whatever job(s) you take after graduation simply decide to serve. When you serve in small ways you'll get more opportunities to serve in bigger ways.
8. Your dream job is likely not the one you dreamed about. So often we end up in amazing careers that have nothing to do with our college degree or childhood dreams.
9. The quest for your purpose is not a straight line. It is filled with mystery, signs, obstacles, victories, dead ends, delays and detours. Your job is to stay optimistic and faithful on your quest.
10. Don't rush the future. There is a process that seeds must go through in order to become all they are destined to become, and you must go through this same process to become the person you are meant to be and do the work you are meant to do. You may want things to happen NOW but more than likely if you got what you wanted NOW you wouldn't be ready for it. The purpose process prepares you, strengthens you, shapes you and grows you to be successful, not in your time, but in the right time.
11. Be the Seed. Seeds surrender themselves to the ground so they can be used for a greater purpose. Wherever you work, decide to plant yourself where you are and allow yourself to be used for a greater purpose. When you plant yourself and make a difference you grow into the person you were born to be and produce a harvest that will benefit others and change the world.
-Jon
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