October 2, 2024 2024-25 Series of Extended Family Programs Begin This Week
Extended Family is excited to begin the 2024-25 series of Extended Family for Kids (EFK) and Extended Family Leadership Academy (EFLA) programs in schools and juvenile diversion programs in Calhoun, […]
September 25, 2024 Extended Family Provides Solutions-Based Programs for Youth in Juvenile Diversion Programs
The average cost to incarcerate one juvenile offender is $148,767 per year. Conversely, community-based programming offered for youth involved in juvenile diversion programs, who are able to remain at home, […]
September 18, 2024 Extended Family is Fulfilling Our Mission and Purpose
Extended Family’s mission is “To offer help and inspire hope.” Too many family members are living with the mental, physical, and emotional struggles that come with having a loved one […]
September 11, 2024 Enrollment is Now Open for Extended Family Programs
The 2024-25 school year has begun and Extended Family for Kids (EFK) and Extended Family Leadership Academy (ELA) fall sessions will begin soon. Parents may go online to our website […]
September 4, 2024 Extended Family Partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lauderdale County to Bring Extended Family for Kids Training to West Alabama
Caring adults from agencies across Alabama came together last week for Extended Family for Kids (EFK) Leader Training. Participants spent the day learning to teach, or, more accurately, LEAD, the […]
August 28, 2024 Extended Family Partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lauderdale County to Bring Extended Family for Kids Training to West Alabama
Caring adults from agencies across Alabama came together last week for Extended Family for Kids (EFK) Leader Training. Participants spent the day learning to teach, or, more accurately, LEAD, the […]
August 21,2024 Extended Family for Kids Curriculum Provides Character Education Classes for Children
Extended Family has just begun our final summer series of Extended Family for Kids (EFK) programs. Our staff is leading groups at DeKalb County Youth Services, Secondary Refocus Center in […]
August 14, 2024 Extended Family Partners with Alabama Department of Corrections to Offer Extended Family for Life to Incarcerated Mothers
Talks between Extended Family and Alabama Department of Corrections began several months ago about the need for a brand-new program to take into Julia Tutwiler Prison to train incarcerated mothers. […]
August 7, 2024 Extended Family for Kids Program Leader Training Set for August 27, 2024
Registration is now open for Extended Family for Kids (EFK) Program Leader Training, scheduled for Tuesday, August 27, in Florence, Alabama. This training, which is hosted by Big Brothers Big […]
July 31, 2024 Extended Success for Life Offers Returning Citizens the Opportunity to Dream, Learn, and Live
Extended Family is dedicated to serving those dealing with incarceration through a “whole family” approach. We have worked with hundreds of adults and children family members of those who are […]
