St. Edwards Educational Class Schedules: Click Here
Childbirth Classes, Breastfeeding Classes, CPR Classes, and others for 2008.
Please use appropriate registration form when registering for class. Class must be paid in order to insure placement. If you are registering less than 2 weeks before class date, please call for class availability. The Class Schedule dates are tentative on prior enrollment if no one is scheduled the class will be cancelled, so it is important to register before the date of the class you are wishing to attend.
For additional questions: 479-314-6549
For registration form: 479-314-6394
What is Angel Food Ministries?
With a heart to help others and a generous spirit, Joe and Linda Wingo founded Angel Food Ministries in 1994 to provide food for friends and neighbors who were struggling financially. Today, they are still doing the same thing. The Angel Food program now is helping provide food relief to more than 500,000 families each month.
Angel Food is available in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box at $30 per unit. Each month's menu is different than the previous month and consists of both fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of approximately $60. Comparison shopping has been done across the country in various communities using a wide range of retail grocery stores and has resulted in the same food items costing from between $42 and $78.
Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The food is all the same high quality one could purchase at a grocery store. There are no second-hand items, no damaged or out-dated goods, no dented cans without labels, no day-old breads and no produce that is almost too ripe.
Also offered are specialty boxes such as steaks, chicken and pork. Many participants in this bonus program appreciate the expanded choices. Additionally, there is no limit to the number of units or bonus foods an individual can receive, and there are no applications to complete or qualifications to which participants must adhere. Angel Food Ministries also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp program, using the Off-Line Food Stamp Voucher system.
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Infantsee: A Public Health Program for Infants
Cooing, sitting up and crawling are signs that your baby is growing. Your baby's vision has stages of development too, but usually there are no signs to mark the progress.
The American Optometric Association encourages parents to include a trip to the optometrist in the list of well-baby check-ups. Assessments at six to twelve months of age can determine healthy development of vision. Early detection of eye conditions is the best way to ensure your child has healthy vision for successful development—now and in the future.
InfantSEE® is a public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Under this program, our member optometrists will provide a comprehensive infant eye assessment within the first year of life as a no cost public health service. For more information and to locate participating optomentrists in your area, go to www.infantsee.org.
Grand Avenue Baptist Church MOPS
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month through May from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and free childcare is available.
Le Leche League of Fort Smith
All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our meetings or call one of our Leaders for breastfeeding help or information. Babies are always welcome at our meetings. Meeting Information: LLL of Fort Smith meets on the second Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. The meetings are being held at the Dallas Branch Library in Fort Smith, 8100 Dallas Street, Fort Smith, AR 72903. Call for meeting confirmation. Leader Information: La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. They are available by phone whenever you have breastfeeding questions or concerns. Carla: 479-221-2420 or Dona: 479-996-5278.