Author: tom roepke
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LifeSkills – Equine Experience
For the past number of summers, Parenting Plus has offered a unique 2 week experience with daily seminars on practical skills that all young adults should know. Each day the participants begin with a light lunch and then lean into a theme for the day. Topics include communication car repair with a visit to Bill […]
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Play.Connect.Grow
A video from the celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony held 8/11/2020. A journey begun in 2014 with a donation of property to Ashland County. Fast forward to August 11, 2020 a park for the use of foster families who are working through restoration is now a valuable part of the resources locally. A partnership of […]
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Parent Ed 2.0
Being a parent is not easy. While it is certainly a journey full of joy and discovery, all parents need some support along the way. As one might guess from the name of Ashland Parenting Plus, parent education is a foundational part of what APP offers to the people of Ashland County. Its ultimate goal […]
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Walking Together: Diversion
It is a truth universally acknowledged that no one should have to walk the path of life alone. It is also true that the youth of the world are the future of the world. At Ashland Parenting Plus, these statements are taken to heart and lived out tangibly through Diversion Mentoring. This program pairs Ashland […]
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You can help us with Amazon Smile
You shop. Amazon gives. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice…including Ashland Parenting Plus! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Your support can be leveraged by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
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C.A.S.A. volunteers are there for the children
(Editor’s Note: Originally Published as Letter to Editor-Ashland Times Gazette – 2/22/17) Editor: How many adults do not feel nervous when seeing a police car in the rear-view mirror even if doing no wrong? Is it not intimidating when going into a courtroom, even if only for a minor traffic ticket? Imagine then how a […]
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30th Anniversary Honors
Ashland Parenting Plus received several honor citations for its 30th Anniversary.
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SnapChat isn’t helping us
The drama created by the combination of youthfulness and social media can’t be measured. just this week a local school spent an entire day pushing through the messiness of unbridled comments and statements on social media sites. similar to the “burn book” in the Mean Girl’s… its simply craziness. One application, SnapChat, has many concerned […]