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Importance of reducing gun violence across the community as a preventative measure to help youth thrive.

Beech Acres kicks off their 175th Anniversary celebration with the launch of their Love Grows Here campaign. It includes partnering with Taking Root to plant 175 Beech-Family trees across the region, through individual donors honoring their own family’s love stories. 

Parenting is hard. Beech Acres can help. Beech Acres teams with Paycor and Krogers to provide parent coaching to employees through the Parent Connext program.

Beech Acres sells Anderson Township property to Anderson park district after moving its headquarters to their new 615 Elsinore Place downtown offices. The central location provides easier access enabling the agency to better serve the neighborhood community.

Beech Acres’ Dr. Carrie Bunger appears on Channel 12’s What’s Happening in Health with Liz Bonis to discuss kids and mental health.

Foster Care Appreciation night. TheCincinnatiEnquirerHamiltonCounty 20230806_Foster Care

Director Victoria Jamison authored an op ed explaining the vital importance of Kinship care to support children in need across our community.  TheCincinnatiEnquirer – Victoria Jamison – Kinship – 20230831

Beech Acres Parenting Center has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Interact for Health to address barriers to mental health care and broaden the continuum of care from treatment to prevention.

One local organization is helping to remove barriers for children to succeed by gathering school supplies and getting them to the students who will need them. Equipping a kid is easy: Make a donation online. More from Fox19.

Parenthood is becoming much more demanding and expensive. The need for support services is increasing along with the cost. One Ohio agency is trying to do something about it. More from Spectrum News…

The With All Families prevention team participated in the Most Valuable Kids Reds Experience.

10 of our kinship families were able to experience the Reds game on 6/21; this was an end-of-the-year event to thank our families for all they do! More on Spectrum News.

Beech Acres has been working with state representatives to push for programs and forums that provide better access for mental health programs. More from Spectrum News…

Beech Acres recognizes foster, kinship parents for decades service. More in The Cincinnati Herald.

WLWT talked with Kerry Brown from Beech Acres Parenting Center to learn how parents and caregivers can manage those transitions.

Beech Acres Parenting Center named Jordan Huizenga as vice president of development. Huizenga brings 14 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and development.

Jessica Thompson joins Rodney Lear on Sunday Morning Magazine to discuss the need for foster parents in Cincinnati. Listen here. 

Jill Huynh joins Local 12’s Liz Bonis to discuss a recent paper exploring the effectiveness of Parent Connext®.

Parenting specialist Kerry Brown joins WLWT to discuss family gatherings and stress. Watch on WLWT.com.

Opinion: Be mindful of the stress children might face during the holidays. Read more on Cincinnati.com.

After more than 70 years in Anderson Township, Beech Acres Parenting Center is moving back to the city. Read more on Soapbox Cincinnati. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center to move to Downtown Cincinnati. Download the Cincinnati Herald article here.

Beech Acres Parenting Center, the parenting agency with more than 170 years of service to children and families of Greater Cincinnati and 160 employees, will relocate by October to a new centralized headquarters on the edge of downtown. Read more in Movers & Makers.

A local community group that’s been helping Tri-State families for more than a century is getting a new home.  More on Local12. 

A long-standing Cincinnati nonprofit dedicated to helping children is moving from its Anderson Township home to Walnut Hills. More in the Cincinnati Business Courier. 

Wynnette Boykin, Beyond the Classroom program manager, says the agency is seeing an increased need for supportive services, especially since the pandemic, and is involved in more schools as a result. Beyond the Classroom was in 26 schools last school year and expanded to 30 schools this year. More in the Enquirer 

After nearly 75 years on what is prized property in Anderson Township, Beech Acres Parenting Center is giving the future of its home base another review.

Beech Acres is holding this open house in Washington Park on June 25 to recruit more foster parents to fill this need, and especially the need in the city’s inner neighborhoods. Kinship care is another priority in Cincinnati, because when kids are placed with relatives it helps to minimize the disruption in their lives. scheduled from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine.

Ashley Gray Joins Pete Scalia on WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle to discuss our #TakeAChance event.

Around 1,800 children are in custody of Hamilton County. The need for foster parents is great. Joining Cincinnati Edition to discuss that need are B.J. and Calena Durel; and Beech Acres Parenting Center Director of Foster Care and Adoption Jessica Thompson.

Acting on youth mental health crisis is a medical and moral obligation. More from Beech Acres Parenting Center President & CEO Laura Mitchell in the Enquirer.

Beech Acres Parenting Center Evaluating Anderson Township Property

Is your phone listening to you? Mom and Beech Acres Director of IT Christy Burnett discussed this phenomenon with John Matarese on WCPO 9.

COVID-19 brought ‘historically difficult period’ for parents; more of them seek coaching. More in the Enquirer.

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Say Cheese Photo Booth Rental Cincinnati to provide a photo booth for our upcoming Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner! Thank you to Say Cheese Photo Booths for supporting this event!

Beech Acres kicks off foot-golf event fundraiser for foster care. More in the Enquirer.

Fundraiser raises money for foster care. Watch on YouTube from WCPO.

Local family shares unique story to raise awareness about need for foster families. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center hosted its ‘Kickin’ It For Kids,” fundraiser, which involved participants playing a game of footgolf.

“Feel free to do your own investigation. It’s always good to check Google to look people up and get references that are character references, ask for as many as you feel comfortable with and make a decision from there,” said Parent Connext Vice President Jill Huynh. More on Local 12. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center will combine efforts with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Center for Integrative Health and Wellness; and the City of Cincinnati for a conversation on the growing mental health crisis for children that was detailed by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in his recent advisory, ”Protecting Youth Mental Health.”

Beech Acres Parenting Center Receives Grant Money. More in the Journal-News.

Beech Acres Parenting Center President and CEO Laura Mitchell named one of Cincinnati Business Courier’s “30 Bosses to Watch in 2022”. *Subscriber Article.

Beech Acres Parenting Center and Girl Scouts of Western Ohio team up on kindness patch. More in Movers and Makers.

Beech Acres adds to leadership team

Beech Acres Parenting Center has recognized DeVouna and Marcus Brooks, from Woodlawn, for providing five years of foster care through the agency. The recognition took place in October at a special event at Beech Acres in Anderson Township that was attended by more than 50 foster families.

Beech Acres Parenting Center has recognized Carl and Christa Weber, of Cleves, Ohio, for providing five years of foster care through the agency. The recognition took place in October at a special event at Beech Acres in Anderson Township that was attended by more than 50 foster families.

Beech Acres, Girl Scouts team up to change the world with kindness…more in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Legacy foundations of Louis and Louise Nippert in Movers & Makers.

Beech Acres “sets the table’ for new CEO, Laura Mitchell. More in Movers & Makers.

Beech Acres Parenting Center in Anderson Township developed an evidence-based social-emotional learning program called the Character Effect in 2017. In the 2020-2021 school year, it reached more than 19,000 students, teachers and parents across the nation, including 29 schools in the Cincinnati region.

Beech Acres Parenting Center President & CEO Laura Mitchell: “I found a new calling at a very special place.” More in the Northern Kentucky Herald.

Ten children were adopted by eight families during back to school adoption day. More from Local 12. 

The lives of 10 kids were changed forever in a Hamilton County courtroom for “back-to-school adoption day. Watch the story on Fox19. 

Onyango Collier was Damarion’s advocate. He has worked for Beech Acres, another social service agency, and Cheviot schools.

“There’s a  heightened sense of urgency to make sure our kids are well,” Beech Acres Parenting Center President & CEO on the importance of social and emotional learning as kids head back to school. More on Fox 19.

Kings Local Schools and Beech Acres Parenting Center helping students during the transition to in-person learning.

The Kinship Connections team hosted a fun movie day for kinship families this week at the Cinemark Theater in Milford, Ohio.

Beech Acres Parenting Center named a “Top Workplace” in Cincinnati for the 8th consecutive year. 

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Jim Mason on 700WLW discussing his successor, Laura Mitchell. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center announces its next President and CEO will be Laura Mitchell, whose extraordinary passion for families, children and community form a perfect fit with the contemporary parenting agency’s innovative, successful track record of helping parents and communities raise children who can thrive in today’s complex and confusing world. Ms. Mitchell will lead Beech Acres as it builds upon 42 years of progressive innovation under the guidance of Jim Mason, who is retiring in June.

Early childhood education is vitally important.

“And that goes beyond just academics, so beyond reading, writing, arithmetic, math. There’s also social and emotional learning that goes on in those early years. That includes learning how to be a good friend, being self-aware of their own feelings,” Corey Hatfield, Team Lead, The Character Effect™ More on Local 12.

Our foster care team joined Faith Daniels on Hot 102.9 and 92.1 WROU this morning to discuss all things foster care!

Congratulations Jessica, Brad, and Brayla! Thank you WLWT for sharing this family’s amazing #adoption story!

Local mom fills bags with goodies for children in foster care. More from WCPO.

According to Ashley Gray, Child Welfare Recruiter with Beech Acres Parenting Center, every night there are more than 600 children who need a safe and stable home.

This is why Beech Acres is expanding to Montgomery County; to find, train, and match potential foster parents with children in need.

“We’re looking for anyone with an open heart and ready to take children into [their] home,” said Gray. Click to Learn more from WDTN Dayton. 

Virtual events are here to stay. More in Movers & Makers

There are programs that have become routine in the district. “The Character Effect” focuses on mindfulness and positive psychology while older students are set-up with the “Atlas for Schools” program. That’s an app that walks students through modules for different feelings from sleep health to coping skills to stress reduction. Sellers describes relates it to the “Calm” app but for Gen Z.

Eastern Hills Exchange Club presents a check to COCA to help prevent child abuse. 

Parent Connext™, a Beech Acres program connecting parents with individualized support through interaction with a pediatrician, has received a $150,000 grant from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation, tripling its funding for this program because of the pandemic. Read more in Movers & Makers.

Experts weigh in on how to help children cope with the events in DC.

Beech Acres Parenting Center Recognized in Cincy Magazine NonProfit of the year awards! 

Beech Acres celebrates Loveland family for fostering more than 25 children.

Beech Acres Parenting Center is saying thanks to Cincinnati foster families with a drive-in foster parent appreciation event, a unique celebration for a unique moment in time. “Even while so much of our society has slowed or stopped, the need for loving foster parents has not diminished,” said Rická Berry, vice president of child welfare for Beech Acres Parenting Center. More from WLWT…

Beech Acres Parenting Center is saying thanks to Cincinnati foster families with a drive-in foster parent appreciation event, a unique celebration for a unique moment in time. In typical years, Beech Acres organizes a more formal foster parent appreciation dinner, but current guidelines on public gatherings called for a more innovative celebration. More From Local 12…

Jill Huynh, VP of New Business Development and Parent Connext™, appeared on Fox 19 to discuss how parent coaching can help parents navigate through a stressful back to school time. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center supports principal Andy Farfsing in remaking Purcell Marian High School. 

Jill Huynh, VP of New Business Development and Parent Connext™ shares tips for parents to mentally prepare for the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Anderson Township woman helps families welcome foster children into their homes.

Beech Acres Parenting Center named “Top Workplace” in Cincinnati for 7th consecutive year. Awarded “Best in Show’ for ‘meaningfulness’. 

Cheryl Riley, a therapist who works for Beech Acres Parenting Center in Cincinnati, which delivers mental health services for kids in Warren County, said before parents can address race with their children they need to explain the importance of “human dignity, respect and compassion” for each other.

Marty and Nick Chilelli officially became Mom and Dad to 3-year-old Gage and his 2-year-old brother, CJ, during an unusual Hamilton County Probate Court hearing Monday using Zoom.

The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce has named its 2020 Cincy Next class. 

Telehealth offers challenges, opportunities for therapists and clients.

Help for mental health, addiction care during coronavirus crisis.

Jim Mason, president and CEO of Beech Acres Parenting Center in Anderson Township, has been recognized by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for a career of advocacy on behalf of people with mental illness and their families. 

Say Cheese Photo Booth will be live at our employee Holiday Jingle and Mingle event! We will all come together for one last time in 2019 to celebrate our collaboration, teamwork and the holiday season. Say cheese!

A Beech Acres Parenting Center project has been selected to receive a grant from the Harvard University Center on the Developing Child (HCDC) that will allow it to integrate a focus on building executive function skills into its current peer mentoring programming for parents and caregivers. 

Congratulations to the Lammers family who recently adopted their 7th child! Check out their story on WCPO. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center Celebrates their 170th Anniversary.

Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy in the West End is expanding The Character Effect™. Read more in the Western Hills Press.

Marie and Todd Smith from Wilmington recently received thanks from Beech Acres Parenting Center for providing more than five years of foster care service. To mark National Foster Care Month, the Smiths and other foster families were recognized during a ceremony in downtown Cincinnati sponsored by The TQL Foundation. More in the Wilmington News Journal.

Jill Huynh, Beech Acres Parenting Center Vice President of New Business Development and Jennifer Zimmerman from Bi3 appeared on Local 12 to discuss the positive impact Parent Connext™ is having on parents and families in the Greater Cincinnati region. Watch here.

Beech Acres Parenting Center hosts annual Foster Care Appreciation Dinner at a time when state representatives call for more funding for child welfare. More from Local 12.

The Erlanger/Elsmere board of education recognized partners recently after seeing an improvement in year-end test scores. The board credits its partnership with Beech Acres Parenting Center and Children, Inc. for their new learning program, The Character Effect™. More from The River City News.

United Way shortfall has real-life implications. Read more on Cincinnati.com.

Beech Acres Parenting Center President & CEO Jim Mason appeared on 55WKRC this morning with Brian Thomas to discuss the impact of the opioid epidemic on children’s services, the need for loving foster care homes, and the upcoming Hamilton County Children’s Services Levy. Listen here.

Beech Acres Parenting Center President & CEO Jim Mason discusses the effects of the opioid epidemic on the social services system with 700 WLW’s Scott Sloan. Listen here. 

Beech Acres Parenting Center, which is among the Cincinnati Foster Care Collaborative that partners with Hamilton County Children’s Services, is seeing clients with an average age of 4. Just eight years ago. the average age was 11. Read more on cincinnati.com.

Grandma Cozy provides gifts baskets and hope for local families. More on WCPO.com

Jim Mason, President & CEO of Beech Acres Parenting Center, is the 2018 recipient of the Virginia Colson Award for Service to Families and Children by the Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies (OACCA). The award recognizes Ohioans who advocate for quality services for children and their families. Read the press release.

Beech Acres Parenting Center president and CEO Jim Mason was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 14, to present to members of Congress and their staffs about the impact the opioid epidemic is having on the children, families, foster parents and organizations who make up the larger child welfare system. He shared specific recommendations to stem the rising tide of children whose futures are at risk due to the largest epidemic of its kind in our nation’s history. https://beechacres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Jim-Mason-presents-on-Opiates-Impact-FINAL.pdf

Beech Acres Parenting Center President and CEO Jim Mason appeared on WVXU with Founder and CEO of Civic Enterprises and Vice Chair of the Service Year Alliance at The Aspen Institute John Bridgeland. Jim shared Beech Acres Parenting Center’s approach to working in schools locally and some of the specific progress being made in Cincinnati Public Schools. http://wvxu.org/post/increasing-high-school-graduation-rate

The Scripps Howard Foundation is again “Giving light. Changing lives” through its literacy campaign – this time, by giving books to children in need across the nation today, on National Reading Day.

Now in its second year, the “If You Give a Child a Book …” literacy campaign has distributed more than 100,000 books to children. The campaign is a partnership of the Foundation, employees of The E.W. Scripps Company and members of the Scripps family. Beech Acres Parenting Center was the recipient of a portion of this campaign through WCPO.

Mayerson Academy, in partnership with Beech Acres Parenting Center and Children, Inc., is pleased to welcome international experts to Cincinnati this year to share their world-class thinking on positive psychology and positive parenting.

Raising Positive Children: Global Author Series is designed for parents wanting to nurture positivity in children for immediate and life-long impact. Parents are encouraged to attend one or more sessions to hear the messages of hope, strength, confidence, mindfulness, and resilience. Dr. Lea Waters, author of The Strength Switch appeared on the Scott Sloan show on 700 WLW discussing raising strong children. Listen to the appearance here.

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Mayerson Academy, in partnership with Beech Acres Parenting Center and Children, Inc., will welcome four international experts to Cincinnati in 2018 to share world-class thinking on positive psychology and positive parenting.

The global author series, called “Raising Positive Children,” is designed for parents wanting to nurture positivity in children for immediate and life-long impact. Parents are encouraged to attend one or more sessions to hear the messages of hope, strength, confidence, mindfulness and resilience. Download the press release here.

Beech Acres Parenting Center President and CEO Jim Mason, Vice President of New Business Development Jill Huynh and School-based Services Supervisor Cheryl Riley joined Mark Heyne on 91.7 WVXU Cincinnati to discuss the results of our Cincinnati Parenting Survey. http://wvxu.org/post/top-parenting-concerns-among-cincinnati-families#stream/0

President and CEO Jim Mason joins Lincoln Ware on Star 64 to discuss to discuss Cincinnati Parenting Survey. http://star64.tv/community/cincinnati-issues/cincinnati-issues-october-29-2017

Jim Mason appears on the Scott Sloan show on 700WLW to discuss top parenting concerns. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/Scott-Sloan-On-Demand-20785494/episode/the-scott-sloan-show-10-16-17-28558829/

Beech Acres Parenting Center’s, Cincinnati Parenting Survey shows Cincinnati parents are concerned with kids’ mental health. http://local12.com/news/local/survey-shows-cincinnati-parents-worry-about-kids-mental-health 

Cincinnati Parenting Survey shows that children’s mental health is the #1 concern among parents. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/11/no-1-worry-cincinnati-parents/751503001/