Family is unrelenting, it’s secure and reliable. Family isn’t always about being connected biologically, because understands that other things and influences bind us. Family doesn’t see color, race, creed not culture it sees heart. It’s being the best person you could be so that you may inspire your love ones. Family is loving and supporting one another even when it’s not easy to do so. “Family means having someone to love you unconditionally in spite of you and your shortcomings. Beth Lakier, Chief Operating Officer, Chicago Commons “To me a family is whoever I can depend on for support, to laugh with, to play with, and to share the challenges and rewards of life with.” Kenneth Krantz, CFP® APMA®, Financial Advisor, Grezlik, Krantz, and Associates Ameriprise Financial Family brings you back to your values and helps you make good decisions.” Even when things go wrong and crisis faces you, you can always depend on family. People with open hearts and a willingness to accept you for the human that you are. Through understanding of each other’s values, we arrive at a mutual respect and support. Helpfulness, respect, health, integrity and cooperation are my core values my family understands my values and I understand their values. “I look at family as those who care about you the most and want to see you grow and flourish. Kassia Eide (Board Secretary), SPARK Family Engagement Coordinator, Fox Valley United Way Without the strength of community, I feel that I would not have as much hope to be the parent and person that I strive to be.” “For me family is so much more than just the people I am related to, my family also consists of a supportive and caring group of friends who I can laugh and cry with. Anne Douglass, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director, Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation and Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Let’s join together to strengthen families, nurture positive relationships, and promote resilience and hope.”
“Family, broadly and inclusively defined, is the foundation for individual and community health, well-being and prosperity. Denise Boston, Ph.D., Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, California Institute of Integral Studies Fernando Barcelona, President / Creative Director, Barcelona and Friends It is not a passive birthright but a choice, a discipline of kindness that helps us thrive both as individuals and as a society.” To me, the word ‘family’ includes all the people in our lives who commit to love and support us unconditionally. “I feel family goes beyond bloodlines, last names or obligations. Sandy Baba, Ph.D., Education Researcher “Family for me represents the foundation of self, and a unity of acceptance, unconditional sacrifices, joy, support and love that is built on a continuum of resilience, and journey in humility from the past, current and future generations.” Nina Aliprandi (Board Chair), Director of Program Services, Maryville Academy Since I got divorced 12 years ago, my mother has helped me financially to stay in my home and meet the needs of my growing kids.” If it wasn’t for my mother, I am not sure where I would be today. My family has always been there for me, in good times and not so good times. My grandparents financed my college education. It was my aunt and uncle who drove me around looking at colleges as a high school student and encouraging me for higher education. They represent the foundation of who I have become in life. “My family is and has been supportive in helping me raise my children. Hear from our Board of Directors what family means to them: Although we are united by this value, family means something different to each of us. Our value of family extends to community and to sisterhood and brotherhood. It extends to individual’s choices of who they call family – what intentional, meaningful relationships they form. Family is one of Be Strong Families core values, beginning with respect for and appreciation of others no matter how old, how young, where they come from, what they’ve experienced, where they are, how capable they are, how healthy they are, who they love.
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