In this week’s Monday Match, we are putting the spotlight on Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Village Family Service Center’s school-based mentoring program. Volunteer Bigs go into their Little’s school for an hour a week to have lunch and play games. Meet Erika and Cora, who are starting their second school year together. · They meet once a…
You can change the life of a kid in our area in just one hour a week. And they need you now more than ever. Big Brothers/Big Sisters is looking for School–based Bigs, like Erika and Cora, who are pictured. School–based Bigs visit with kids for an hour each week during their lunch hour. Big Brothers/Big Sisters needs about…
Each week, KVRR highlights a Big and Little who are matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Village Family Service Center. This week’s Monday Match is Mark and William: They just celebrated their 2 year anniversary of being matched. They like to go to SkyZone, Thunder Road, and Dairy Queen. They love to talk about life, make jokes, and…
An addiction treatment facility is making it easier than ever to get the counseling you need to help you or a loved one. First Step Recovery is starting daytime addiction treatment next Monday. The nine-hour a week outpatient program will be from 9:00 to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Addiction counselors say there’s already interest in the new daytime…
Big Brothers Big Sisters Fargo Program Director Susan Smith joins Adam to talk about the new look for BBBS. The Fargo chapter rolled out its new logo on October 1st as part of a nationwide effort to re-establish the group’s brand. Smith says many younger people don’t recognize the old BBBS logo, and they want to remind people how…
FARGO, N.D. – A new tool is helping protect the lives of the people who protect us every day. The Village Family Service Center is offering an Interactive Screening Program from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It’s now available to law enforcement at the Fargo Police Department and Cass County Sheriff’s office. Counselors review anonymous questionnaires and help people…
Cass County Sgt. Tim Briggeman and Village Family Service Center EAP Counselor Stephanie Schafer join Adam Ladwig to talk about the new Interactive Screening Program to help prevent suicide in law enforcement officers. The Village Family Service Center is offering to anonymous screening for the Fargo Police Department and Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Briggeman describes the stresses officers…
FARGO, N.D. — Social workers at the Village Family Service Center say one of the biggest misconceptions about adoption is people think the birth parents give up their kids because they don’t love them. “Every birth mom and birth father that I’ve ever met has so much love for the birth child and they’re making this plan for them because they…
After the devastating attacks on concert-goers in Las Vegas, how do you cope with strong emotions you feel after seemingly random violence, even if you’re not directly affected? Counselor Shauna Erickson with the Village Family Service Center tells Adam Ladwig about ways to cope with horrific events. Also, she explains how to explain tragedies to children. If you have any…
The Village Family Service Center has a new CEO and he hopes to expand chemical dependency help in the FM area. The new president and CEO, Doug Vang, is taking over for Gary Wolsky, who held the position for the last 34 years. The company held a meet and greet to welcome Vang and send well wishes to Wolsky. Vang…
