ThisWeekInSWAG

This Week In S.W.A.G.- Welcome

Welcome To Our Parent Community

What is S.W.A.G.?

S.W.A.G. is a life skills and prevention program aimed at helping young people make positive life choices. ย S.W.A.G. stands for Students With Awareness and Goals. ย In S.W.A.G. students are equipped for success in a variety of areas including:

  • Self Esteem
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Goal Setting
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Relationships
  • Risk Avoidance and More…

S.W.A.G. emphasizes three key principals:

  • Knowing One’s Self
  • Relating to Others
  • Planning One’s Future

We encourage Parents and caregivers to actively participate in helping us support youth who choose to make positive life choices. ย We provide updates and trainingย for Parents to ensure that you are equipped to work with theย Yunionย in Loving Youth and Uniting Families. ย Ourย Parental Advisory Trainingย is a great place to learn about the latest trends and happenings in popular culture that affect our youth. We strongly encourage you to attend.

Incentives and participant-led special events such as prom campaigns and PSAs augment intensive programming as a way to ensure youth ownershipย and cultural relevance.ย  Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to our youth fulfilling their potential.ย  With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where making the right decision is embraced.

S.W.A.G Person of the Week

Every week in S.W.A.G. we shout out students and Life Guides that make S.W.A.G. a memorable experience. This week, we’d like to shout out Mrs. Lydia! ย Lydia has served as a Life Guide, Camp Director and now serves as our Program Coordinator. ย Lydia has been with the Yunion for over 7 years and possesses a great ability to connect with young people. ย Mrs. Lydia is tasked with making things happen behind the scenes, ensuring that S.W.A.G. runs smoothly. ย Thank you, Mrs. Lydia, your service is greatly appreciated!

In The Classroom

 

Here Are Some Self-Care Tips To Share With Your Family!

October 21, 2022

Parents! It is essential that we teach our children about self-care. Helping them to care for themselves at a younger age will impact their future! โฃโฃ โฃโฃ We hope you encourage your child, as well as yourself, to prioritize some time for just you! โฃโฃ…

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ESPN

October 19, 2022

If you missed The Cave of Adullam premiere in person, or missed it last weekend on EPSN, it will air again on EPSN2 ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ at 9pm EST, and you can still watch it on ESPN plus! ๐Ÿ™Œ Those of you who have seen it, what…

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โ€œPick of the Weekโ€!

October 18, 2022

Who was able to watch the premiere yesterday of The Cave of Adullam Documentary, aired on EPSN?! ๐Ÿ™Œ We were blessed to be able to attend a private screening at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, MI. The event was sold out! ๐Ÿคฏ Hereโ€™s a…

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Puberty For Tweens And Teens

October 15, 2022

Parents, can you relate?! ๐Ÿคฃโฃ โฃ Teens go through lots of changes, especially during their puberty years. These include physical, emotional, and mental changes that can sometimes be overwhelming for both teens and parents. โฃ โฃ Early on, some of the most frustrating physical changes…

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Mr. Jason On The News! ๐ŸŽ‰

October 14, 2022

Our CEO and founder Mr. Jason was featured on the news! ๐ŸŽ‰ Sending a special thank you to @randywimbleytv, @joshlandontv and everyone at @fox2detroit for the years of love and support! And be sure to watch The Cave of Adullam documentary, which debuts on @espn…

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CATTA Celebrating This Beautiful Film Streaming

October 12, 2022

The Yunionโ€™s The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy documentary is finally here! Please join us in celebrating this beautiful film streaming now on ESPN + or watch on ESPN October 16th at 5PM EST! We canโ€™t wait for you to see it! #savingboys #thecave…

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Your Children Will Become What You Are. So Be What You Want Them To Be!

October 11, 2022

Parents, remember your children will become what you are. So be what you want them to be! ๐Ÿ’™โฃ โฃ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ. Treat others with respect and kindness, and treat yourself with kindness too! Be thoughtful and honest with your kids, and…

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โ€œCommunity Leadership Award!โ€

October 9, 2022

Congrats again to our Executive Director Nicole Wilson for receiving Detroit Community Health Connectionโ€™s โ€œCommunity Leadership Award!โ€

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Letโ€™s Be Honest, There Is No Perfect Parenting.

October 8, 2022

Letโ€™s be honestโ€ฆhomework these days is just too hard sometimes. ๐Ÿคฃ Parents, we just want to check in with you. How are doing with helping your kids with this โ€œnew mathโ€. Letโ€™s be honest, we were already struggling a little with the old math! ๐Ÿคช…

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Community Leadership Award! ๐ŸŽ‰

October 5, 2022

We are so excited to share that the Detroit Community Health Connection has honored our executive director, Nicole Wilson with their 2022 Community Leadership Award! ๐ŸŽ‰ The Community Leadership Award is given to the person who mirrors the dedication, compassion, and commitment to our community…

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5 Tips To Help Your Teen Deal With Anxiety

October 4, 2022

Parents! As our children are approaching that time of the year where they are inundated with test taking your child may be experiencing some form of have anxiety. Whether itโ€™s social anxiety or nerves about being back in school during the pandemic, we understand the…

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๐ŸŽฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ

September 30, 2022

Parents, this is a great conversation to have with your teen. Ask them, in what ways do they seek affirmation from you and others? Really listen and try to understand their answers. ๐Ÿ’ญโฃ โฃ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ…

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Teaching Kids To Count Is Fine, But Teaching Them What Counts Is Best

September 28, 2022

โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€โฃ โฃ Parents, our children get more from us than just our genetics! They get their values and priorities, which are taught from us. โฃ โฃ We have to show them what to…

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“Humans Are Wired To Connect So When We Feel Disconnected, We Turn To Food, Technology And Substances” -Ali Mattu PHD.

September 27, 2022

Parents, itโ€™s obvious that staying connected with your kids is important. Having a healthy relationship, a strong line of communication, weโ€™ve discussed it all! โฃ โฃ But HOW to stay connected is the tricky part. So, here are some simple, but effective, ways to stay…

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Happy First Day of Fall! โฃ

September 23, 2022

Happy first day of fall! ๐Ÿ‚โฃ โฃ Looking for some family activities to do this fall season, while still keeping it fun for your teens? Weโ€™ve got you covered!๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”น ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ & ๐‚๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ – We know, those types of places might seem…

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#ParentingTipTuesday

September 21, 2022

Parents! Hereโ€™s a quick #ParentingTipTuesday ๐Ÿ’ก for all of us who have teens, especially now that school is back in session. โฃ โฃ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ด…

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