Good Dads Budget Wins

Plus — kids, sports, and the value of grit

NEWSLETTER Budget Wins & the Value of Grit July 5th, 2024 GROWING GOOD DADS Parenting, Coaching, and the ABCs from a Football Coach and Father of Two This week on the Growing Good Dads blog, we're recapping the most recent episodes of the Good Dads podcast, in case you missed it! Frank Tristan, a husband, father, and football coach, discusses how to help your child find the right activity to suit their interests. “At the end of the day, it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Once you’ve done it a little bit with some length to it, you realize ‘it’ll all work out.’ We just have to be consistent.”  Continue Reading PODCAST E13 Grit Learning to Encourage Your Child Through Passion and Perseverance   Join us this week for a podcast from the Good Dads archive! Dr. Baker and J Fotsch discuss some of the characteristics that help kids succeed, including grit. Dr. Jennifer Baker provided some words of wisdom in relation to grit. Dr. Baker says that grit is an important character trait that involves both passion and perseverance. "We're not going to have grit for everything, but the more often we can have a 'gritty' attitude about the challenges we face, the better off we'll be." Listen Now BUDGET WINS FOR GOOD DADS Governor Mike Parson signed the state budget at the end of June. Thanks to the collaboration of many folks in the Missouri legislature, Good Dads remains in the state budget! Because of this, we will continue to serve Missouri communities through various programs and services. We are so excited to receive this additional funding because it means we can enter many more communities that previously did not have Good Dads services. UNITED WAY GRANT RECIPIENTS United Way of the Ozarks announced its grant recipients this week! Good Dads received two years of funding via the UWO's upstream grant for "pathways out of poverty". The following are counties in the United Way of the Ozarks service area:  Barry Dallas Douglas Greene Hickory Laclede Lawrence Polk Stone  Taney Texas Webster Wright Read More GOOD DADS GREAT COMMUNITIES The Good Dads Great Communities program is almost here! This course helps Good Dads further its mission to build better communities, especially in areas that may not otherwise have access to positive parenting resources. We look forward to sharing this new program with you in the near future! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Good Dads wishes you a Happy Independence Day! We hope you had a great celebration with your friends and family. (For a fun 4th of July related poll, keep scrolling)! VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Become a Captain with Good Dads Strong Schools Lead a New Pathways for Good Dads Class Help us Spread the Good Dads Vision Find all our Volunteer Opportunities DAD JOKES Why couldn't the bike stand up? It was two-tired! What kind of witch goes to the beach? A sandwich! TRIVIA Last week's back-to-school related trivia question asked what year yellow became the official color of American school buses. Here's how our subscribers responded: 1929 (6%) 1930 (7%) 1939 (13%) 1940 (7%) 1949 (20%) 1950 (47%) The answer is 1939! The reason why they're yellow is so they can be easily spotted. It's the same reason why taxis are yellow! POLL This week many around the country celebrate Independence Day, the day the United States of America officially became a country. We hope you enjoy this 4th of July inspired poll! What's your favorite 4th of July food? Hot Dogs Hamburgers Brisket Corn on the Cob Bomb Pops Watermelon We'll reveal the results in next week's newsletter! — Special Thanks to Our Business Partners — Thank you to Good Dads supporters Dr. and Mrs. Benjy and Lori Lampert! – G O O D D A D S . C O M – 205 W. Walnut, Suite 10 Springfield, MO 65806 417.501.8867 • info@gooddads.com Did someone forward this? If you'd like to join the thousands of awesome people who read this newsletter, you can subscribe here. Homepage Partners About Us Directions

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