Reminisce The Wonderful Past

Sharing a peek at one of our guest speakers from our annual staff retreat!👇⁣ ⁣ This speaker is Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross! 👏 She covered several topics beneficial to our mission and what the Yunion means to us all! These topics included:⁣ ⁣ 🔹 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥…

Happy early Thanksgiving from the Yunion family to you and yours! 🙌 We are wishing you a happy holiday a day early this year as we will be unplugged and spending quality time with friends and family tomorrow. Our prayers go out to everyone who…

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲! 💡 ⁣ ⁣ Parents, when complimenting your child… get your “but” out of the way!⁣ ⁣ You probably think we’re crazy 🤪 but just let us explain:⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐫…

Parents…it’s time to communicate effectively! Making sure your children are feeling heard is a huge part of them feeling appreciated and valued by us. ⁣ Effective communication is when the person sending a message makes it clear and easy to understand, and the person receiving…

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Parents, we know that raising a family can be hard. Raising an introverted child in this extroverted world can be even more difficult! Know that nothing is wrong with your child, they just view and interact with the world differently. ⁣ ⁣ 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦…

A little highlight reel of our Cave of Adullam documentary premiere from a couple weeks ago! 🍿 This was so fun, we are so grateful to everyone who was able to attend and celebrate these young men! We also want to give a very special…

Our Annual Staff Retreat a few weekends ago was EPIC! 🎉 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Our theme this year was “Back 2 Basics”! During our 2 day retreat, we had our staff revisit the mission and vision of our organization. In doing so, we were able to…

Parents, although sometimes we may hate to admit we were in the wrong, apologizing is one of the noblest acts a parent can perform. 👏 It requires humility, and acknowledgment that we did something wrong. Apologizing is a sign of strength, not a sign of…

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦⁣ ⁣ This means, put down the phone, gather everyone together, and create some fun, meaningful memories! 👏⁣ ⁣ Making time to connect with family usually requires a bit of planning, and sometimes even a bit of money, but the…

Hey parents, did you know…? 🤔⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞-𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. ⁣ ⁣ In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦.” 🔹Parents, you don’t have to be perfect. Your child just needs you to be honest and authentic. As parents, it’s ok to give ourselves the green light to make mistakes…