The donation is very important to Family Connection because of decreases in state and federal funding, said Dee Mahan, Family Connection executive director. She said the organization has various fund- raising events to help offset the cost of running the facility plus continually researches grant opportunities.
“Donations seem to be decreasing due to the economy,” said Mahan, adding, though, that more visitations are being arranged.
During 2010, the first five months Family Connection recorded 438 hours of visitation with 219 visits. In the first five months of this year, 522 hours of visitation have been held with 261 visits.
Family Connection’s house in downtown Troy provides families with a place where healthy parent-child relationships can be nurtured, Mahan said.
The donation will help continue providing programming for families to have a location where children can visit a parent in a neutral, yet friendly house, she said. The facility also offers a conflict-free environment to exchange children for week/weekend visitations.
Bob Hewitt of Miamisburg said on his 100+ Men Who Care website that he heard of a giving circle concept being used by a women’s group in 2008, and decided a similar organization would work for men.
On the website, Hewitt said the group offers men who may not have time in their schedules to volunteer a way to help those in need or offers those interested in charitable works another option for giving. One hundred percent of each donation goes to the organization selected, he said.
Mahan said the men are committed to caring about their community and, by combing their donations, making an impact in the lives of those in need.
Ed Latta, a Troy resident whose wife, Vicki, is on the Family Connection board, brought the organization to 100+ Men’s attention, Mahan said.
An application and packet of information about the organization was submitted.
For more information, visit www.familyconnection.biz or 100plusmenwhocare.org.
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