Family Friendly Cincinnati » Non-Profit Spotlight

Will You Make the Preschool Promise?

Susan — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:50:48 +0000

I’m a big believer in the power of preschool. I laid out some of the main reasons in this post, if you need convincing. Am I preaching to the choir? Great. Let me tell you about the Cincinnati Preschool Promise. This joint initiative got kicked off a couple of weeks ago by United Way’s Success [...]

Making the World a Better Place, One Cookie at a Time

Susan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:50:51 +0000

I’m a total sucker for kids who want to help others. Whether it’s lemonade stands for charity or selling dishtowels to pay for heart surgery, there’s just something so pure and good about child-driven philanthropy. That’s why my ears perked up when I heard about this: Bake Me Home’s 5th annual Boutique fundraiser this Saturday, April 20. [...]

Kids in the Kitchen 2013

Susan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:12:16 +0000

The annual Kids in the Kitchen event from Junior League of Cincinnati is kinda like those brownies with spinach secretly mixed in. Your kids gobble them up and don’t even know it’s good for them. Best of all, it’s FREE. At this year’s “Be Healthy. Be Active!” program, kids (age 12 and under) will have lots [...]

Help Strike Out Cancer-The 6th Annual Yellin’ Helen Bowlathon

AmyQ — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:11:53 +0000

For more than 40 years now my mother has worked in the same office, with the same people, doing an ever changing but remarkably similar job to the one she first started doing so long ago. For most of those 40+ years she has worked with an amazing, tight-knit group of people who also happen [...]

Helping Hands for Cincinnati Families with Special Needs

Susan — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:44:19 +0000

Parents of children with special needs in the Cincinnati area can get information, access to resources and networking opportunities at the Remarkable Families Symposium this Friday (March 1, 2013). Held at Xavier University’s Cintas Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the symposium will focus on the theme “Remarkable Families: Building Resiliency in Families Raising [...]

KaramaRama on Feb. 16: Help Kids Affected by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania

Susan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:07:28 +0000

Once you become a parent, you instinctively gain a new level of empathy for children in need. And you begin to realize (if you haven’t already) that there are so many children, in so many places around the world, who need so much. How can you possibly make a drop of difference in this vast [...]

Cincinnati — Our City, Our Story (Book Review and Giveaway)

Susan — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:56:16 +0000

If you love Cincinnati as much as I do, you probably want to share that love with your kids. As the mother of a 3- and 6-year-old, I’ve shown my kids much of our beloved city. I’ve also tried to explain the whole “neighborhoods” concept (“You see, Cincinnati is a great big area that’s made [...]

Guest Post: Butler County Challenger Baseball 5K Run.Walk.Roll

Shannanb — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:56:42 +0000

Today we are happy to welcome Jesy Herron to the Family Friendly Cincinnati Blog. Jesy is here to talk to us today about the Butler County Challenger Baseball 5K Run.Walk.Roll. —————————————————- As a mom I’m constantly looking for weekend events to do with the whole family that promotes good health, quality family time and FUN. [...]

Non Profit Spotlight: Free to Breathe Run/Walk Raises Funds for National Lung Cancer Partnership

Shannanb — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:19:39 +0000

Greater Cincinnati residents are invited to lace up their sneakers and join the national movement to defeat lung cancer at the second annual Free to Breathe Cincinnati 5K Run/Walk, 1-Mile Walk and Kid’s Dash at Acosta Sales and Marketing on Oct. 6. Proceeds from the event support the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s life-changing research, [...]

Mason Arts Festival + Dragonfly Foundation = Art for a good cause ( Closed)!

KristinG — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:15:21 +0000

We look forward to attending the Mason Arts Festival every year. It’s a wonderful community event not only for local residents but it’s also a great way to welcome art lovers from our surrounding neighbors and beyond. The Mason Arts Festival has shared that this year they will have: Over 100 local and regional fine [...]