Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth10-14

Head into the school year with better family communication, decreased stress, and lasting fun memories by signing up for our Strengthening Families Program 10-14. This six-week family program starts August 23 and runs every Tuesday evening through September 27. Dinner, childcare, and weekly family prize drawings are included in this FREE program.

Location: Sonrise Christian Center | 10217 Collins Rd., Sedro-Woolley

Through a series of interactive signs in local parks, Born Learning Trails give families with young children ideas for fun activities and ways to engage young minds! Ten signs along trails and walkways in Winnie Houser Park are now posted in English and Spanish. The trail is part of our early childhood initiatives supported by the WA Department of Health’s Local Strategies for Physical Activity and Nutrition and was installed in collaboration with the City of Sedro-Woolley and United Way of Skagit County.

Make Winnie Houser Park (located at 1400 Rhodes Rd, Sedro-Woolley) a stop on your outdoor summer adventures and try walking like a duck, singing silly songs, and making up stories about the natural world with your little ones.

Help Me Grow Skagit’s new website lets families and providers connect to local, up-to-date information and services. Whether it’s reaching a Pregnancy Connections Nurse, help getting supplies like diapers and wipes, or finding programs that allow kids to grow up healthy and strong, Help Me Grow Skagit is the place for pregnant and parenting people to find what they need!

Our Harvest of the Month program typically connects local farmers to school districts so kids can taste and eat healthy local produce in the classroom and lunch line. This summer, United General WIC families also have a chance to sample local fruits and veggies through our Sedro-Woolley clinic! In July, sweet local carrots from Long Hearing Farm were on the menu and families took home recipe cards with age-appropriate options for incorporating carrots into the diet of infants, toddlers, and the whole family. In August, cherry tomatoes ripened in our long sunny days were provided to WIC families through Viva Farms!

You don’t have to be a marathon runner to reap the benefits of exercise. Studies have shown that people who follow a moderately energetic lifestyle benefit most from starting (and sticking to) an exercise program (MedlinePlus, 2022). A moderate program can include:

United Fitness Center members have shared their experience bouncing back from illness more quickly and how regular gym visits support their mental and social health too! Our gym offers options for all fitness levels, with no contracts or surprise fees. Memberships may also be covered by some insurance – call today 360-854-0247 or visit our website to learn more.

Concrete Youth Activity Day is an annual event coordinated by the Concrete Resource Coalition in collaboration with many generous community partners and sponsors. On July 14, over 300 youth and adults gathered in Veterans Memorial Park in Concrete to learn about the environment, marine life, and health & safety under this year’s event theme: River to Sea.

Kids and teens have a blast during the event, and emerging research into Positive Childhood Experiences shows how community traditions like Youth Activity Day have lasting benefits around issues like mental health and resilience.

Darcy Allen, Western Washington University, Bachelor of Public Health

Allison Augir, Washington State University, Bachelor of Kinesiology

Roger Harrington, Walden University, Master of Public Health

Rahma Iqbal, Western Washington University, Bachelor of Public Health

Did you know you can use your Fred Meyer card to help make our programs possible? Through Fred Meyer Community Rewards, you can link your card to Foundation of District 304. Link your card in person on your next visit, or click here to do it online. Funds support classes, trainings, and programs for Foundation of District 304 at no cost to you!