Tikkun Long Island Long Island

This past week saw a slight drop in attendance which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it allowed us to work 1v1 with one of the program participants. Instead of focusing on the video, which is still in it's planning stages, we were able to really help one of the participants open up to the Tikkun Long Island staff. Despite the change in plans, this session turned out to be very beneficial for both the participant as well as the staff. The plan is to get back on tr

For week three we continued our work on social skill development. We each created our own Valentines Day cards and had a discussion about the importance of loving ourselves and identifying positive attributes. Each person passed their card around the group and everyone else in the group wrote a positive message about that person on their card. Stay tuned to this blog for more Program LIVES updates which will be published every Friday! #valentinesday

All participants returned back for group 2. We are currently working on the "I" in Program LIVES, and that is Involvement. The kids have decided for their first project they would like to make a short documentary to share their stories. So after a quick ice breaker called "would you rather" (which stirred up some laughs) we had pizza while brainstorming ideas for their film. The kids will be sharing the film with the community once it is complete. The goals of the project