Camp Woodchuck
By Tiffany Graf, Family Support Services Assistant Coordinator and Camp Director The Voices of the Rainbow Choir is made up of all the campers and staff of Camp Woodchuck. The campers have great personalities that shine when they perform. This year Camp planning staff chose three songs for the campers and staff to sing: “Fight […]
July 4th Holiday Weekend
By Carol Martin, Finance Department, Rainbows United—Kids’ Point Summer fun begins at home! If a ritzy tropical beach resort is not in your budget this time of year, create family memories with these three sizzling options. Invite a handful of your child’s friends and their parents to a backyard splash party. Encourage everyone to wear […]
Katie Fitch
Written by Katie Fitch, Major Gifts Officer Each day, at Rainbows, we meet the unique needs of each and every child and their family. It is the level of personal, individualized care that sets Rainbows apart. Customized services are part of our culture. And that goes far beyond the way we treat children and families […]
Camp Woodchuck
By Lynlea Southards, Family Support Services Program Coordinator We are excited for Camp Woodchuck 2019! Our theme this year is Wild about Camp Woodchuck. The fun safari theme is integrated into all of our art projects and activities this summer. The staff and kids are having a blast decorating the rooms with all the wild safari […]
Social Emotional Learning
By: Marissa Palacios-Ontiveros, LMSW – MH Specialist and Carmen Dorton – MH Assistant Social and emotional learning is an important aspect that needs to be modeled to children at a young age. The earlier that children are exposed to social and emotional education, the earlier children will be able to learn and apply the skills. […]
Audiologist Patrick Washington
My name is Patrick Washington, and I am the new Audiologist at Rainbows. I have been a practicing Audiologist for about 4 years and have been at Rainbows for about two months and have fallen in love. When I started sharing about working at Rainbows to family, friends or even people I met in the […]
Rainbows Run 2019
By Jenn Metzger, Special Events Coordinator When I joined the Rainbows team mid-March, planning for the 8th Annual Rainbows Run had already started. The great news was, although Rainbows was short a special events coordinator, they had an excellent team in place and had already spent several years fine tuning the process. I jumped into […]
myEvolv
Achieving success through teamwork, partnerships and collaboration does not come easy, in fact it can be time consuming and challenging, but the end product is more than worth it. This week, Rainbows’ staff went Live with our new client database software, myEvolv, after years in the making. It has taken more than 5 years to […]
Why Do I Support Rainbows United?
By Gary Proffitt When I was asked to share why I support Rainbows in a post for this blog I began thinking about when I first became aware of Rainbows, and why I felt strongly that it was the type of organization I wanted to be involved with and support, and it became obvious that […]
Stephani Gallion
“I am the gatekeeper for Bright Beginnings,” said Stephani Gallion, Social Worker at Bright Beginnings in Butler County. “When our office receives a referral, I schedule time to visit the family at their home. I complete the intake paperwork and begin gathering information to help evaluate the child’s qualification for our program. If they still […]
