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  • Kids First! Carnival Looking for Interested Vendors

    Nicole Hackley|Oct 16, 2013

    The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...

  • Kids First! Carnival Looking for Interested Vendors

    Nicole Hackley|Oct 9, 2013

    The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...

  • Kids First! Carnival Looking for Interested Vendors

    Nicole Hackley|Oct 2, 2013

    The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...

  • Kids First! Carnival Looking for Interested Vendors

    Nicole Hackley|Sep 18, 2013

    The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...

  • Kids First! Carnival Looking for Interested Vendors

    Nicole Hackley|Sep 11, 2013

    The Sidney Education Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Family Resource Center have teamed up again to sponsor the fourth annual Kids First! Carnival this fall. Both of these groups focus on children, families and education, forming a perfect partnership to bring an exciting activity for families in the Sidney area to enjoy. The carnival will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center. The groups are currently looking for community organizations to rent a booth at the carnival...

  • Family Resource Center Showcases New Materials

    Nicole Hackley|Aug 28, 2013

    Throughout the year the Family Resource Center helps put on fundraisers such as the Parade of Trees Auction and the Kids 1st Carnival to raise money for supplies. Because of the generous support from the community at these events, this summer the Family Resource Center was able to purchase almost 30 new DVDs for the Sidney-Richland County Library. The topics range from potty training, early childhood education, managing difficult behavior in children, to families and addiction, marriage, and elderly care. These titles will help add to the...

  • District II Drug & Alcohol Program to Hold Reward and Reminder Educational Program

    Nicole Hackley|May 15, 2013

    Reward and Reminder is an educational program of merchant surveys conducted to remind tobacco merchants and their employees of the state laws regarding the sale of tobacco products to minors. In this program, clerks are either rewarded with the opportunity to participate in a quarterly $100.00 gift certificate drawing or reminded of Montana’s tobacco laws. Surveys are conducted by local agencies as contracted by the HELP Committee in Havre, Montana. As part of their substance abuse prevention efforts, District II Drug and Alcohol Program u...

  • Be Aware of Child Maltreatment

    Nicole Hackley|Apr 17, 2013

    With April being National Child Abuse Prevention Month, it is important for members of our community to know the warning signs of child abuse and neglect. Some signs of possible child abuse include: bruises, welts, burns or fractures, dirty appearance, malnourishment, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, frequent urinary tract infections, sudden behavior changes, clinging, anxiety, withdrawal or aggression, fear of a person or place, avoiding physical contact or suicidal thoughts. As parents: never leave your children alone, teach...

  • The Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana (K2-Spice)

    Nicole Hackley|Feb 6, 2013
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    STAND is a subcommittee of Richland County Partnership for Promise Coalition whose focus is substance abuse prevention. During National Drug Fact Week January 28th through February 3rd, STAND would like to educate parents on the dangers of synthetic marijuana, more commonly known as “K2” and “Spice”. Whatever perceptions people have of marijuana, they should not underestimate the risk of this drug or make the mistake that synthetic marijuana is somehow less dangerous than cultivated marijuana. K2 or Spice is a mixture of herbs or other plant ma...

  • Parade Of Trees Auction Was A Success!

    Nicole Hackley Richland Co Family Resource Center|Nov 28, 2012

    The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County, the Family Resource Center and the Sidney High School BPA and Key Club would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the community for helping make the 10th annual Parade of Trees Auction a great success! Between the raffle ticket sales, and the auctioning of the trees, wreaths and centerpieces, these groups get to share a profit of almost $8,000! Winners of the Raffle Ticket goodie baskets were Josie Riedel and Joey Bailey. The Boys & Girls Club will be using it to help with their programming,...

  • Tips & Tools For Parenting Teens Course Starts!

    Nicole Hackley, Project Coordinator District II Alcohol & Drug Program|Jul 6, 2011

    The Richland County Family Resource Center wants to help give parents tools, tips and suggestions to help make parenting their teens a little bit easier. Starting July 11, the Family Resource Center will be offering the Active Parenting of Teens parenting classes for parents with teenage kids. Classes run every Monday for six weeks, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Sidney-Richland County Library. Topics to be covered include struggling with independence, the risks of drugs and violence, communication, emerging sexuality and problem-solving. The...