Kids are our future
We know that our kids are our most valuable asset. We want them to be connected, socially and emotionally healthy, participating in healthy activities, prepared for adulthood and equipped for their life's work. These are the Connect BG Coalition's goals. We are a gathering of local people and organizations (like schools, churches, businesses and non-profits) with a common vision to create a community where our kids know they belong and experience their significance.
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Plant the Flower
The Connect BG logo (the flower) was created collaboratively with BGHS students. Together, the parts represent intentional, relational connection. It is a message to our community that we believe being connected is better than being isolated. Put one in your front window, your car, on your phone, in your email or on your forehead.
BE A CONNECTOR!
BE A CONNECTOR!
What is Connect BG?
We are a coalition of over 135 organizations in six different sectors: (education, business, church, health, art and government) in Battle Ground, Washington. We partnered in January of 2013 in response to adolescent crises such as suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health, academic performance, violence and other urgent social concerns in our community. We believe these concerns are symptoms and warnings of trauma and cultural issues that have grown worse over several generations. We can restore health through relational connecting and collaborative mentoring.
The collaborative voice and our research, has determined these symptoms to be a result of trauma like Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and systemic isolation. Experts tell us that youth feel “abandoned” by adult society, even suggesting that this abandonment is the most significant social crisis we face. Robert Block of the American Academy of Pediatrics says ACEs are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today. Listening to the voices and behaviors of our youth has informed us; they feel abandoned by the adults of our society.
We believe in a response that nurtures resilience. Our kids have deep reserves of strength and access to resources that give them a sense of belonging and significance. These strengths are things like: healthy activities, positive friends, family support, medical access, mental health, generosity, spirituality and mentoring. Partnered with members of the Caring Adult Network, we
Please find your role in the Caring Adult Network so we can teach our kids how to access their strength. Together we can change our culture and replace anxiety, depression and disconnection with hope, help and strength.
The collaborative voice and our research, has determined these symptoms to be a result of trauma like Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and systemic isolation. Experts tell us that youth feel “abandoned” by adult society, even suggesting that this abandonment is the most significant social crisis we face. Robert Block of the American Academy of Pediatrics says ACEs are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today. Listening to the voices and behaviors of our youth has informed us; they feel abandoned by the adults of our society.
We believe in a response that nurtures resilience. Our kids have deep reserves of strength and access to resources that give them a sense of belonging and significance. These strengths are things like: healthy activities, positive friends, family support, medical access, mental health, generosity, spirituality and mentoring. Partnered with members of the Caring Adult Network, we
Please find your role in the Caring Adult Network so we can teach our kids how to access their strength. Together we can change our culture and replace anxiety, depression and disconnection with hope, help and strength.
Being a Connector in the Caring Adult Network!
Our community is unique in a powerful way. There are many people, organizations and initiatives actively working to make Battle Ground a healthy place for all generations. It's likely that YOU ARE A CONNECTOR already. Maybe you have made a conscious decision to connect with those around you and maybe you do it without thinking. If you are looking for opportunities to connect with kids or support those who do - this is the place!
Connect BG believes feeling disconnected and insignificant leads to self destructive behaviors in youth.
Being connected and significant leads to strength and resilience.
Being connected and significant leads to strength and resilience.
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