{"id":631,"date":"2018-09-28T15:16:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T19:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/news\/volunteer-spotlight-building-brighter-futures-with-oakland-family-services\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T15:25:19","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-building-brighter-futures-with-oakland-family-services","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/volunteer-spotlight-building-brighter-futures-with-oakland-family-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntario destacado: Construyendo un futuro m\u00e1s brillante con Oakland Family Services"},"template":"","class_list":["post-631","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","hentry","topic-family-finances","topic-volunteer"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","quote":"We know that in order to keep children safe and provide the best outcomes we need to help families build more protective factors and reduce risk factors, so that\u2019s our goal.","citation":"Jamie Clayton","topic":[172,177],"program_theme":[131],"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<div class=\"full-width-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OFS_Volunteers_2.jpeg'); --imageratio: 66.7%;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"post-image-caption\">\r\n\r\nOakland Family Services, socio de United Way, presta servicio a miles de familias y ni\u00f1os en el condado de Oakland.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<section class=\"post-paragraph\">\r\n<div class=\"container-imported\">\r\n\r\nSometimes families face challenges they cannot resolve on their own. Fortunately, help is available.\r\n\r\nUnited Way for Southeastern Michigan works with nonprofit partners across the region to provide individuals and families with support to carry them through times of crisis.\r\n\r\nFor more than 40 years, United Way has supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaklandfamilyservices.org\/\">Servicios familiares de Oakland<\/a>\u2018 mission of providing individuals and families the opportunity to build brighter futures.\r\n\r\nAs one of our critical and long-standing partners, Oakland Family Services offers professional support, guidance and services to families dealing with a wide array of issues. This includes family and work stress, substance abuse, family violence, child abuse, the need for quality early childhood education and more.\r\n\r\nOakland Family Services is one of more than 100 local nonprofit organizations we provide with grants, volunteer support and technical resources in order to have the greatest impact across the region. These organizations provide resources directly to people in need.\r\n\r\n<strong>Aprovechar al m\u00e1ximo los recursos limitados<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEn United Way, identificamos los sistemas que no funcionan y utilizamos la investigaci\u00f3n y los datos para colaborar con entidades sin fines de lucro, con fines de lucro y gubernamentales con el fin de <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/what-we-do\/\">generar un cambio a gran escala en las comunidades a las que prestamos servicio<\/a>. This change isn\u2019t possible without partnership.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be able to create impact without our partners,\u201d said United Way Community Partner Network director Kerri Gentry. \u201cOur partners are our connection point between us and the people we serve.\u201d\r\n\r\nEach year, Oakland Family Services\u2014the largest family service organization in Oakland County\u2014touches the lives of more than 40,000 individuals in 14,000 families through its five locations.\r\n\r\nThis year, United Way for Southeastern Michigan granted more than $575,000 to Oakland Family Services in order to help address the needs of individuals and families in our region. The grants will help increase the quality of early childhood education and care by training relative and non-relative caregivers.\r\n\r\nUnited Way funding also allows Oakland Family Services to maintain a sliding fee scale and to fill the gap between the cost of delivering counseling services and reimbursement, especially Medicaid. This is crucial because of the number of people on Medicaid.\r\n\r\n\u201cAll nonprofits need help because the truth is there\u2019s never enough resource to fulfill the mission,\u201d said Jaimie Clayton, Oakland Family Services president &amp; CEO.\r\n\r\n<strong>Una visi\u00f3n compartida<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe goal of United Way is to build a stronger community for everyone,\u201d Kerri said. \u201cOakland Family Services has the same mission.\u201d\r\n\r\nJaimie agreed, saying \u201cWe mirror each other in many ways.\u201d\r\n\r\nBoth Oakland Family Services and United Way for Southeastern Michigan envision a future where all men, women and children have equitable access to the services they need and have the opportunity to live, grow and be successful. We believe <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/2-1-1\/bib-to-backpack\/\">el aprendizaje comienza al nacer<\/a> y eso <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/focus-areas\/education\/\">Todos los ni\u00f1os tienen derecho a un entorno propicio y a una educaci\u00f3n de alta calidad.<\/a>.\r\n\r\nOakland Family Services has several programs that address child development and protective factors, including the Children\u2019s Learning Center, an early education and preschool program; Early On, which provides developmental screenings; Early Learning Communities, which educate caregivers of young children on health and development; and Fussy Baby and Parents as Teacher, which educate and support parents on child development and help provide\u00a0factors that reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe know that in order to keep children safe and provide the best outcomes we need to help families build more protective factors and reduce risk factors, so that\u2019s our goal,\u201d Jaimie said.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- end .container -->\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<div class=\"full-width-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OFS_volunteers.jpeg'); --imageratio: 66.7%;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"post-image-caption\">\r\n\r\nVoluntarios de Texas Instruments ayudaron a los ni\u00f1os a construir robots en Oakland Family Services.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<section class=\"post-paragraph\">\r\n<div class=\"container-imported\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Ayudar a los dem\u00e1s<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBecause Oakland Family Services offers such a broad range of services, the opportunities for volunteers are nearly just as broad.\r\n\r\nVolunteers are encouraged to align their time with their passion. That could mean helping individuals create resumes, sorting donations, reading to children or anything in between.\r\n\r\nJaimie says she often sees volunteers who get just as much out of the experience as the people they\u2019re helping.\r\n\r\n\u201cTime and effort is just as valuable as a donation and it\u2019s helpful for people to be able to volunteer and see a different point of view,\u201d Jaimie said. \u201cWhen we connect on a human level it makes us all stronger.\u201d\r\n\r\nVolunteers can sign up for opportunities with Oakland Family Services on United Way\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/liveunitedsem.galaxydigital.com\/agency\/detail\/?agency_id=64299\">portal de voluntariado<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- end .container -->\r\n\r\n<\/section>","right_rail_type":"none","stat":{"title":"","abstract":""},"image":null,"callout":{"text":"","abstract":""},"":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Volunteer Spotlight: Building brighter futures with Oakland Family Services - 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