Families Count – A Second Chance at Parenting, Infused With Christ’s Love

A fascinating podcast conversation about "Families Count", a program providing a faith based approach to intervene with families who have lost their children to foster care, or who are in imminent danger of having their children removed from their home.?

The goal is to help children remain within their birth family permanently with the desired outcome of each family member coming to faith in Christ and the embracing Christian faith-based principles as the foundation of their family’s success. Learn more about the "Families Count" program from Lifeline Christian Services

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In this episode, hear from Lynnette Horwath, a local church volunteer, and how her church is providing a family restoration and preservation ministry for parents seeking permanency with their children.

Failing parents receive a court mandate to take a parenting class. Secular parenting classes are only marginally successful. “Families Count” (https://lifelinechild.org/families-count/) provides a biblically-based curriculum of parenting classes, which are infused with the love of Christ through a local church.

In a volunteer capacity, Ms. Horwath serves as Coordinator for Families Count for St. Johns Country, Florida, as well as managing her church’s participation within the Families Count program.?

Ms. Lynnette Horwath has had management level employment with the Arthritis Foundation, several countywide collaborative health departments, Slavic Gospel Association, Wildflower Free Medical & Dental Clinic, the Jacksonville Zoo and PACT Prevention Coalition.??She has a wealth of knowledge in working with in and with non-profit organizations in both the program and development side of their efforts with special emphasis on securing and managing grants.?

Lynnette is also a volunteer with SAT-7 USA where for three and a half years, she has handled a variety of assignments.?She currently coordinates a network of stateside Florida volunteers, SAT-7 Ambassadors, who promote and support the efforts of the U.S. office. In the podcast, Lynnette also shares why she was so attracted to volunteer for SAT-7 USA (https://www.sat7usa.org/volunteer/).