Rina Hernández with Fiver Children's Foundation

Summary

Rina worked on the Family Engagement Program with Fiver Children’s Foundation, which provides the structure and support for meaningful and productive communication and interaction between Fiver students, families, and the communities that foster their growth and development. The program works to serve the entire family as a unit. 

Overview

  • Researched best practices for relevant family engagement content

  • Planned family workshops in both English and Spanish that met requirements of a grant Fiver obtained

  • Facilitated workshops focused on Family Goal Setting, How to Manage Stress, Community Risk & Protective Factors: Building Family Resiliency 

  • Planned events for Fiver parents and youth Events were a halloween party, a potluck, and a holiday party

Impact

190 youth and families reached in workshops and events

Articles written by Rina

Blog
Engaging the Family as a Unit with Fiver Children's Foundation
Engaging the Family as a Unit with Fiver Children's Foundation

Rina shares some final reflections from the Fall 2016 fellowship as she prepares to continue on as Fiver staff.

Rina's Journey to Law and Global Policy
Rina's Journey to Law and Global Policy

The following interview with Fall 2016 fellow, Rina, was conducted as a part of our year-end fundraising campaign, Invest in Emerging Leaders, to showcase alumni and the impact that the fellowship had on their leadership journey. 

Go Forth and Set the World on Fire
Go Forth and Set the World on Fire

Growing up, I found myself drawn to volunteer and service opportunities without much consideration as to how important a role these opportunities played towards my character development.