The Yunionโs Pure Program
We are super excited to share this #๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ video! ๐โฃโฃโฃ
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As we approach the new year, we are most looking forward to getting back in the classroom to work with our students. โฃโฃโฃ
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Here is a video that the young ladies of Oak Park Freshman Institute made to share their experience of The Yunionโs Pure program, created by @mahoganyjonz. โฃโฃ
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๐๐๐๐ is a 12-week program covering topics such as self-esteem, goal setting, media literacy, body imaging, healthy boundaries and relationships, decision making, dating and sexual decision making, and more. โฃโฃ
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We cannot wait to share more stories of our inspired youth, and we cannot express how happy we are that this is our job. To learn more about our programs, click the link below! ๐
Parents, Just Because You’re Strong, Doesn’t Mean The Weight Isn’t Heavy!
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ!โฃ โฃ This video is a highlight of one of the Cave of Adullam recruits and his father. In this session, the student was shown how the things he does in school, at home, and…
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Tips To Help Your Child Open Up And Feel A Little Less Isolated
Parents, we know that raising a family can be hard. Raising an introverted child in this extroverted world can be even more difficult! Know that nothing is wrong with your child, they just view and interact with the world differently. โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ…
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Cave of Adullam Documentary Premiere
A little highlight reel of our Cave of Adullam documentary premiere from a couple weeks ago! ๐ฟ This was so fun, we are so grateful to everyone who was able to attend and celebrate these young men! We also want to give a very special…
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The Film Highlights The Impactful Work
โ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ตโฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ตโ – Sharath Jason Wilsonโฃ โฃ Watch The Cave of Adullam documentary on ESPN+! The film highlights the impactful work our CEO and Founder Mr. Jason is doing…
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โBack 2 Basicsโ!
Our Annual Staff Retreat a few weekends ago was EPIC! ๐ โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Our theme this year was โBack 2 Basicsโ! During our 2 day retreat, we had our staff revisit the mission and vision of our organization. In doing so, we were able to…
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Apologizing Is One Of The Noblest Acts A Parent Can Perform
Parents, although sometimes we may hate to admit we were in the wrong, apologizing is one of the noblest acts a parent can perform. ๐ It requires humility, and acknowledgment that we did something wrong. Apologizing is a sign of strength, not a sign of…
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Make Family Time A Priority!
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ! ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆโฃ โฃ This means, put down the phone, gather everyone together, and create some fun, meaningful memories! ๐โฃ โฃ Making time to connect with family usually requires a bit of planning, and sometimes even a bit of money, but the…
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1 In 4 High School Students Vape Or Use E-Cigarettes Daily
Hey parents, did you knowโฆ? ๐คโฃ โฃ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐-๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ. โฃ โฃ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…
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There Is No Such Thing As A Perfect Parent. So Just Be A Real One.
“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ.” ๐นParents, you don’t have to be perfect. Your child just needs you to be honest and authentic. As parents, it’s ok to give ourselves the green light to make mistakes…
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Five Things You Can Do To Help Parent Your Teenage Son!
Wondering how to deal with your teenage son? ๐คฃโฃ โฃ Raising boys isnโt always easy. It requires patience, empathy, and compassion. Not to mention, teenage boy behavior can be particularly challenging!โฃ โฃ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ!๐โฃ…
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Our Flagship Program
Hey parents! Fall is here and itโs one of our favorite times of year, because we start implementing our SWAG program for the school year! ๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ด) ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท,๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ…
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The Cave Of Adullam Documentary
It was really encouraging to see our work in The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy highlighted on Monday Night Football! You can watch The Cave of Adullam documentary NOW on @ESPN Plus! Thank you for your unwavering support and please continue to spread the…
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Most Of What Shapes Our Children Is Nurture, Not Nature
๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…
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Almost All Young People See Bullying Happen At Some Point
๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐโฆ? ๐คโฃ โฃ Almost all kids see bullying happen at some point. They may not be getting bullied nor the ones doing the bullying, but witnesses are just as important. Their reactions can have a direct impact on the situation.โฃ โฃ A bystander…
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Let Them Have Fun And Use Their Imaginations
Parents, we know sometimes our kids can have a false sense of confidence and think they can doโฆ literally anything. ๐คฃ But, itโs our job as parents to help them be realistic with some of their expectations or assumptions. Our kids need honesty, if we…
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