4 Ways to Keep Your Kids Happy While You Work from Home
March 23, 2020 · Coronavirus,Kids at Home,Work from Home
So, your supervisor sent you home to work until this whole coronavirus thing blows over, or at least until it starts to. Trouble is, your children’s school did the same thing. Now you have two jobs. How do we keep our employer happy, while ensuring our kids are educated, entertained, and occupied? Here are a few tips to keep parents sane and children less anxious.
1-800-CHILDREN: a valuable resource for Kansans during this time
March 23, 2020 · Kansas
Since 1993, KCSL’s Parent Helpline (1-800-CHILDREN) has offered a voice who will listen and empathize with callers’ concerns and provide help with simple questions or complex situations. Information, referrals, and support are provided statewide anonymously to parents, relatives, caregivers, youth, and professionals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Productivity: Four Tips from the Home Office
March 23, 2020 · Coronavirus,Work from Home
Let’s face it, working from home has its advantages. I admit that a part of me yelled “Yes!” and did a fist pump when I heard my department would work from home thanks to COVID-19. I saw myself sitting at my computer in my pajama bottoms and Beatles t-shirt, typing away between bites of pepperoni and provolone. Then, I thought, “Man, this would be the perfect time to grow a hipster beard.” As glorious as that sounds, I do have lots of work on my plate. Don’t we all? So, we need to maintain our productivity even though we’re working from home, perhaps with bedhead. After all, people depend on us. With that in mind, I’ve shared a few of the ways I manage to balance the novelty of working from home with the need to actually get my work done. Feel free to use whatever does the trick for you.
Tips & resources to manage the homebound routine
March 23, 2020 · Coronavirus,Kids at Home
Tips for managing the homebound routine.
Mississippi honors couple served by Saint Francis
March 22, 2020 · Ministry News,Mississippi
This story comes from the State of Mississippi's Department of Mental Health, where they're #CelebratingMississippians as part of the National Developmental Disabilities Month. This week, they honored two people Saint Francis Ministries serves in its residential facilities, Bridgeway & Cheshire.
Kansas legislature adjourns amid coronavirus response
March 21, 2020 · Advocacy,Coronavirus,Ministry News
The Kansas legislature adjourned Thursday after passing a base budget, killing the proposed Executive Reorganization Order to blend human services agencies, and passing critical bills to support coronavirus preparation and response. Legislators had been trying to complete essential business since concerns escalated late last week about the need for social distancing and preparing our state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The legislature may reconvene after April 27 for veto session but that will be subject to change.
Urgent: Include nonprofits in COVID-19 stimulus bill
March 21, 2020 · Coronavirus,Ministry News
You Can Help: Insist that essential human services nonprofits are included in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill