Here MOFAS staff (and a few guest writers!) will share information, inspiration and stories of interest to families living with FASD. To comment on or rate the blog content you must be a registered MOFAS Virtual Family Center member.

 

MOFAS

Final Push for FASD Day on the Hill

MOFAS posted on March 04, 2010 08:47
Tuesday, March 9 is FASD Day on the Hill. It’s shaping up to be an awesome day and if anyone can join us, we would love to add your voice to the messa...

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Happy Valentine’s Day

MOFAS posted on February 12, 2010 10:44 Article Rating
It's Valentine’s Day this weekend, I am sure you know.  Especially if you have school-aged kids, I know that this week has been filled with littl...

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Endless Education

MOFAS posted on February 05, 2010 09:11 Article Rating
A young adult with FASD (and her mom) stopped into the office this week to catch up and to get some educational materials so she could do MORE educati...

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Hill Day coming up. We need your voice.

MOFAS posted on January 24, 2010 12:17 Article Rating
It’s raining today. Yuck! I can’t imagine the “cabin fever” those of you with young families are experiencing. I remember when my kids were little and...

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Emily Gunderson

We Wish Justin Hamilton Well.

Emily Gunderson posted on January 11, 2010 09:46
Justin bravely faced his assailants.  But now he faces the long road to healing.  Knowing that  justice has be...

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Jumping into 2010.

MOFAS posted on January 07, 2010 09:21
MOFAS went through a long range visioning process in 2009. Board members, staff members, community partners, parents, grantees and volunteers all were...

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Emily Gunderson

Here we go! Welcome Jeff and Nancy Beyer.

Emily Gunderson posted on January 04, 2010 12:11 Article Rating
When your sink is clogged you call a plumber.  When your brakes squeal, you hire a mechanic.  But when you are a parent faced with the chall...

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Emily Gunderson

Happy Holidays

Emily Gunderson posted on December 24, 2009 12:27
Well -- it looks like the weather folks were right!  It is almost noon on Christmas Eve, and we are still not plowed out.  Good thing the sh...

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Thanks all year long

MOFAS posted on December 02, 2009 11:41 Article Rating
It’s hard to imagine that Thanksgiving holiday 2009 is already over. Where did it go? I don’t know about your house, but I know we seem to h...

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Thanks for coming to the Annual Meeting!

MOFAS posted on November 18, 2009 08:52 Article Rating
Thanks to everyone who came to the MOFAS Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition last week.  We had about 120 parents, self-advocates, community...

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Do You Remember the Old Commercial Jingle

MOFAS posted on November 06, 2009 16:42 Article Rating
Do you remember the old commercial jingle “Grab a piece of the rock”? I think it was a tag-line from Prudential Insurance, if I am not mistaken.&...

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Emily Gunderson

Real Stories. Real Lives.

Emily Gunderson posted on October 19, 2009 16:23 Article Rating
Thanks to everyone who have shared their personal stories with us.  It reminds me that my work here at MOFAS is really about real ...

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Latino Outreach

MOFAS posted on September 25, 2009 11:35 Article Rating
  “I’m Dominican”, he said.  “That’s what we do - we drink. And she was Dominican, too, so she drank, too.” I saw the light bulb....

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A Whirlwind September

MOFAS posted on September 12, 2009 14:46 Article Rating
The word whirlwind has taken on a whole new meaning at MOFAS for the month of September. We all know September is incredibly busy for everyone as...

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Back to School

MOFAS posted on September 02, 2009 10:07
It is an amazing and strange day for me. For the past 25 years, I have been sending kids off to school on the first day of the school year. Now, ...

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Emily Gunderson

Share your story; give FASD a voice!

Emily Gunderson posted on August 27, 2009 09:37 Article Rating
MOFAS wants to give families who have been touched by FASD, a voice.  How have these four words, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, impacted your ...

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From the Training Department

MOFAS posted on August 19, 2009 17:06 Article Rating
Hello!  We at MOFAS know the importance of providing FASD training to both professionals and families. Factual information and real-life st...

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Welcome to your comfy spot

MOFAS posted on July 24, 2009 10:03 Article Rating
As we launch our new website at MOFAS and the Virtual Family Center, I am almost speechless. And for me, that is unusual. Actually, I am having a...

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