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Examining Attachment

How we connect with others is key to our mental health. Depending on our past experience, we all have a specific type of attachment style. What’s key for all adopted children is that they were separated from their biological parent/s. This bond WAS disrupted. No matter how wonderful you are as a parent, this turmoil always impacts your children’s everyday lives, behaviors, sense of self, ability to manage hard things, to name a few. As adopted parents, we must understand the interaction of early attachment to present day to become the best parent we can possibly be.

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Project Lift/Back On Track Annual Report: 2021

Since 2017, through the generosity of our donors, Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg supported some of the most vulnerable members of our community through our Back on Track Initiative and Project Lift.
Back on Track offers emergency financial support to individuals and families who run the risk of “falling through the cracks,” due to short term financial problems. These emergency problems can often be eliminated by a “lift” in the form of a minimal one-time offer of financial support.Project Lift connects individuals and families with JFS services as well as with those provided by other social service organizations. These services can benefit those who may already be in the JFS system as mental health therapy clients but could also benefit from a “lift” of additional social services

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Dear Director

We are signing our 7-year-old son up for Summer Camp at our local YMCA. This will be his first time attending any camp at all. He is excited to go but we are nervous. Our question is how we do talk to the YMCA Camp staff, so they make the right accommodations for him to be successful this summer?

We adopted our son at birth and know he was exposed to opioids in utero and has since suffered some negative effects. He gets mad so easily. Meltdowns are his norm. He does great at school as he is part of an Emotional Support Classroom, and they work wonders with him.

Looking forward to your wisdom.

Very truly yours, Nervous Parents

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