Why I do what I do

For those of you who haven't had the recent scoop on my life I am now working as a Family Support Worker for Healthy Families Florida. My job is to initiate and maintain long term relationships with families through a home visiting program that links families with the community, provides necessary resources, as well as the latest and greatest parenting and safety information. Many of our families are first time parents and basically want more training on how to be a better parent. We have some awesome parent and child bonding activities (even prenatally) that help initiate the relationship early on. We hope that through our efforts we lesson the occourance of child and abuse and neglect. I basically help moms and dads fall in love with their babies! What could be better?
Here's a link to Healthy Families America website if you want more info:
http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/home/index.shtml
Also, here's a portion of a recent article published that reminds me why I do I what I do.
Important News For Florida’s Young Children….

Key Indicators Show Florida Is No Place For Children – The Lawton Chiles Foundation issues a press release indicating how Florida’s children are faring worse than ever before. Among the evidence:

Florida now ranks 50th in overall child well-being.
Florida has the highest rate of uninsured children of any state-more than twice the median rate.
Florida has one of the highest juvenile incarceration rates across the country, with more than 70 percent of youth in custody for non-violent offenses, higher than the national average.

Florida lags behind the country in much of its pre-K programs. Early prevention is key!~ OK I'll stop preaching, just wanted to share.