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 […]
2019 Pre-K Graduation
By Michelle Croomes, Early Care and Education + CBETS Coordinator Pre-K Graduation is an event that always gives me an opportunity to reflect on our school year here at Kids’ Point. This year was no exception. Our program has continued to grow, and for the first time in addition to having the wonderful Annabel Bentley […]
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 […]
Rainbows Run Family Story
Elza Henry is a Warrior Princess in every sense of the word. Elza’s mom Joice said, “Elza has been a light in our lives, and if sharing her story helps anyone else out there, let’s share it. Let’s shout it off the rooftops! She is amazing and we can’t imagine our lives any differently.” “Elza’s […]
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 […]
Rainbows Run Ambassador Family 2019
REGISTER TODAY and join Rainbows United for the 8th annual 5K and 1-mile walk to support kids like Canyon: Canyon Stephenson is 2-years-old, and loves rough housing with his 2 brothers. His mom Rachael had a normal pregnancy and Canyon was born right on time. He proceeded to wrap his family around his little finger with […]
Rainbows Run is Icing on the Cake!
By Susan Harsh, Butler County Infant/Toddler Services Join me for all the fun at the 2019 Rainbows Run to benefit children and families served by Rainbows’ Butler County Infant/Toddler Services on Saturday, May 4. You can register for the Rainbows Run here. This family friendly event includes a 5K timed race, a 1-mile family fun […]
