Long Island Fatherhood Initiative

Really good workshops are here

If you are looking for young, active, and energetic employees/teammates/coworkers, please give this one a shot

Employers! There are still spots available for this year's Youth Job Fair on May 14th!

Scan the QR code to register.

Raising teens in the digital age comes with new challenges, from balancing screen time to ensuring online safety. Join The Retreat’s Parent Power Lunch Webinar Series on April 9 for a free virtual session where we’ll explore how to help teens:

- Set healthy digital boundaries
- Recognize online risks
- Engage in safe, positive interactions

📅 April 9 | 12:00–12:45 PM
📍 Online via Zoom
This session is perfect for parents, caregivers, and youth-serving professionals. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WaO2Bft2TVKlBePcV0ncqQ #/registration?blm_aid=0

Join us tomorrow at 6pm for Ask the Doctor. Internal medicine physician, Dr. Sanjay Galhotra, will discuss nutrition, health, and drug interactions. Bring your questions. Registration is underway. https://hauppaugelibrary.libnet.info/event/12928579

Mobile Food Assistance Unit - MFAU
Location

Westbury Family Health Center
682 Union Ave
Westbury
10:30am-11:30am

The Long Island Cares’ Mobile Food Assistance Unit – MFAU (Formerly M.O.R.E) provides information, referral assistance, and emergency food to people when their neighborhood pantries are not open.
La Unidad Móvil de Asistencia Alimentaria de Long Island Cares – MFAU (Anteriormente M.O.R.E) brinda información, asistencia de remisión y alimentos de emergencia a las personas cuando las despensas de sus vecindarios no están abiertas. Viajamos por los condados de Nassau y Suffolk. Las fechas y lugares disponibles se enumeran a continuación.

Actions always speak louder! Let's be a role model for our children
1. Focus on presence, not perfection: Show up and go from 1 to 100, don't try to get 100 with your first try, and end up with zero.
2. Acknowledge your past: You cannot change things in the past. Let's accept it and improve it
3. Learn what you don't know: You cannot know everything, so please be humble enough to learn and improve yourself. Let's learn what's good for you, for your children, and for your family.

“Children watch what you do more than they listen to what you say. Demonstrate qualities like respect, responsibility and kindness in your daily actions." Find inspiring insights on this week's blog: How Fathers Can Be a Role Model Even if They Did Not Have One Themselves 🦸https://gooddads.com/how-fathers-can-be-a-role-model-even-if-they-did-not-have-one-themselves/

I didn't pay attention to my child once, and saw the disappointment in their eyes right away. The feeling that you failed someone hits hard.

Guilty of this! 🙋🏻‍♂️ Trying to get better every day, a bad habit to have that's for sure

When: Thursday, April 3rd
Time: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Address: 14 South 20th Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798
Don’t miss this chance to meet employers and learn about available positions!

A simple but difficult thing to do

Capture the memories, share the adventure. You will both be happy you did ♥️