Beyond the Bell with Wisconsin Out of School Time Alliance
Hello this is Beyond the Bell with WOSTA, Wisconsin’s hub for professional development for anyone working in out of school time programs and youth serving organizations. It's our mission to help you provide the highest quality care to children and their families. If you wish you had an extra tool going into programming to help guide behaviors in a productive way, wish you knew more about how to provide the whole family with support, or want to enhance your own wellbeing, then this is a home for you. We know what it’s like to feel as if there is never enough time or resources to meet everyone’s needs and we are here to support you through the challenges. Stay tuned as we have conversations with our guests to explore new ideas and strategies that you can use in your work right away.
Beyond the Bell with Wisconsin Out of School Time Alliance
Why Feeding One Belly Feeds Many
Throughout our Learning Series on The Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole Community and the underlying Social Determinants of Health we have seen time and time again how we cannot fully support a child until we take their entire context and experience into consideration. At the same time, we have also seen how implementing one small intervention, whether it's offering an over-the-weekend snack pack to one child to keep their belly full or it's offering up a bus pass at the exact time a family needs it to get to an appointment, can have multiplying effects that impact the child and family in a positive way.
Today, Jeremiah Covington, a Community Schools Resource Coordinator in the Madison Metropolitan School District, talks to us about how small efforts focused on one need, can have multiplying effects. He also highlights how orienting OST work in the name of serving the whole child and whole family, creates more meaning and inspiration for staff.