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
which schools offer mac?
3. TEACH COPING SKILLS - help students practice feelings identification, self-regulation, coping and resiliency skills, and principles of inclusion.
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.
1. FORM RELATIONSHIPS - helps reduce the stigma children may feel by connecting them to others with similar circumstances.
click here to read an evaluation of mac in the journal of child and family studies
mac objectives
-MAC PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
"It helps me learn to control my anger at home and at school."
testimonials
-MAC PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
“I get along better with others and it makes me feel better about my father”
testimonials
-MAC PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
“It teaches me to be nice to people who are nice to you”
testimonials
-MAC PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
“It teaches me not to accept negative energy”
testimonials
-MAC PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
“It teaches me to walk away
from bad things.”
testimonials
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.
TRAUMA-INFORMED
DESIGN PROJECT
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