which schools offer mac?
Bellevue Elementary School
Blackwell Elementary School
Chimborazo Elementary School
Fairfield Court Elementary School
Henry Marsh, III Elementary School
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary School
Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School
Woodville Elementary School
mac objectives
click here to read an evaluation of mac in the journal of child and family studies
1. FORM RELATIONSHIPS - helps reduce the stigma children may feel by connecting them to others with similar circumstances.
2. PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE - for students to discuss feelings, which helps children feel less ashamed of having an incarcerated parent, caregiver, or significant family member. MAC uses a peer and facilitator/mentor support model.
3. TEACH COPING SKILLS - help students practice feelings identification, self-regulation, coping and resiliency skills, and principles of inclusion.
TRAUMA-INFORMED
DESIGN PROJECT
AFOI’s Milk & Cookies (MAC) Children’s Program works with children who have an incarcerated parent and their parent/caregiver in the home. When MAC was unable to operate, as normal, within Richmond Public Schools due to the pandemic, AFOI focused efforts on a unique project for these children within their homes. Focusing on trauma-informed design, this project allowed for the creation of amazing new bedrooms and other shared spaces for these children and their families; spaces in which the children can learn, grow, play and find rest/respite - as home, for many of us, became both school/work and home.
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