This Week In S.W.A.G.- Welcome
Welcome To Our Parent Community
What is S.W.A.G.?
S.W.A.G. is a life skills and prevention program aimed at helping young people make positive life choices. S.W.A.G. stands for Students With Awareness and Goals. In S.W.A.G. students are equipped for success in a variety of areas including:
- Self Esteem
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Goal Setting
- Conflict Resolution
- Relationships
- Risk Avoidance and More…
S.W.A.G. emphasizes three key principals:
- Knowing One’s Self
- Relating to Others
- Planning One’s Future
We encourage Parents and caregivers to actively participate in helping us support youth who choose to make positive life choices. We provide updates and training for Parents to ensure that you are equipped to work with the Yunion in Loving Youth and Uniting Families. Our Parental Advisory Training is a great place to learn about the latest trends and happenings in popular culture that affect our youth. We strongly encourage you to attend.
Incentives and participant-led special events such as prom campaigns and PSAs augment intensive programming as a way to ensure youth ownership and cultural relevance. Programs like S.W.A.G. are vital to our youth fulfilling their potential. With it, we can help change attitudes and values that ultimately lead to thriving communities where making the right decision is embraced.
S.W.A.G Person of the Week
Every week in S.W.A.G. we shout out students and Life Guides that make S.W.A.G. a memorable experience. This week, we’d like to shout out Mrs. Lydia! Lydia has served as a Life Guide, Camp Director and now serves as our Program Coordinator. Lydia has been with the Yunion for over 7 years and possesses a great ability to connect with young people. Mrs. Lydia is tasked with making things happen behind the scenes, ensuring that S.W.A.G. runs smoothly. Thank you, Mrs. Lydia, your service is greatly appreciated!
In The Classroom
Friday Yunion Parent Check-in – For Parents And Adults That Work With Adolescence
Program Director Mr. Ron’s (desired) weekly Check-in for Parents and adults that work with adolescence
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Wellness Wednesday – Recognizing Signs Of Distress In Youth
Recognizing Signs of Distress in Youth
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Important Role Parents Have In Setting Examples For Their Children
Parents, 👋 We often take for granted the important role parents have in setting examples for their children. Apologizing shows our children that we take ownership of our mistakes, and it’s an example of how we can make up for our wrongs and build trust…
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Let’s Work Together To Raise Awareness And Prevent Dating Violence
Parents, “Did you know” that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys have experienced physical and/or sexual dating violence? This is a serious issue that affects the well-being and safety of young people. Let’s work together to raise awareness and prevent dating violence.…
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Wellness Wednesday – “What is Trauma Informed Parenting”
Trauma Informed Parenting – “What is Trauma Informed Parenting” with Dr. Shantalea Johns
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Talk To Your Teen: What Makes YOU The Happiest?
Talk to Your Teen: What Makes YOU the Happiest? Come join us for Talk to ‘Em Tuesday! Today, I’m prompting you to ask your adolescent what makes you and them the happiest. Let’s have an engaging conversation and get to know each other a bit…
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Show Your Adolescents You “Had It” And You Still “Got It”
Parents and Educators (in this case), 👋 Don’t hurt ‘em! 😂 Sometimes you have to let them know who you are and where you came from. Sometimes you have to remind yourself of who you are and where you came from (because we forget). We…
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Join Our Program Director Mr. Ron
Join our Program Director Mr. Ron as he provides a safe space for parents to check-in emotionally, gain parenting tips and learn new information about the Yunion.
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Organizations to Improve Access to Mental Health Care
Black communities in Detroit are facing increasing rates of anxiety and depression – yet have disproportionately fewer ways to access mental health care and services due to racial and ethnic disparities driven by social determinants of health. A group of eight philanthropic partners in the…
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Wellness Wednesday – Things Every Parent Should Know
Teen Dating Violence Awareness – Things Every Parent Should Know
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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Our team came together dressed in orange and in Solidarity in support of #teendatingviolenceawarenessmonth
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Warning Signs Of Teen Dating Violence
Parents, 👋 we know romantic relationships between teenagers are incredibly complicated. The undertaking of a relationship, very often, requires more maturity than most teens have developed. These relationships are more likely to be riddled with problems including communication, jealousy, and selflessness. As a result, teenagers…
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Know The Warning Signs Of Teen Dating Violence
Parents, 🖐️ Did You know 82% of Parents feel confident that they could recognize if their teen was experiencing dating violence, but more than half of these parents could not correctly identify the warning signs of abuse. 👀 Parents, do you know the warning signs…
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CEO & Founder Jason Wilson Visit The Orange New Jersey School District
This week our CEO & Founder Jason Wilson had the opportunity to visit The Orange New Jersey School District. The love and appreciation he felt deeply blessed him, and it was an honor to be used by the Most High to help young men understand…
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SWAG Program Participants In The Metro Detriot
Last week we had the 𝘈𝘔𝘈𝘡𝘐𝘕𝘎 opportunity to take over 400 of our 𝘚𝘞𝘈𝘎 program participants in the Metro Detroit area, roller skating! 🎉 As you see, they had a blast! This is just a way to treat them for all the hard work…
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The 3A’s Of Self-Esteem Building
Parents, 👋 Self-Esteem or self-worth is more than how you feel about yourself. It’s also about how capable you are to meet life’s challenges and feel worthy of happiness. You can build self-esteem in your child/teen by developing three “A’s”. Affirmation, Achievement and Affirmation. 1️⃣…
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