Testimonials

Testimonials

What Community Participant's Think About IFCI's Innovations

Our testimonials are authentic insights directly from the community we serve! Hear directly from our research participants, collaborators, and others!

At the Institute of Family and Community Impact we believe in the power of community-driven research. We do research with and for, not on the people we serve. That’s why we have created this Testimonials page to include the voices and perspectives of those we work with. These testimonials, and community engagements inform every aspect of our work here at OhioGuidestone’s Institute. By listening to the stories and experiences of the community members we serve and partner with, we gain the authentic insight we need to help us better understand and address the unique needs of the people we serve.

Check out the testimonials below to learn what community participant’s think about IFCI’s innovations.

Father's Feelings: Dads DO Dream Testimonials

Abigail Rinehart and family, Joyful Together participants
Abigail Rinehart and family, Joyful Together participants

Joyful Together truly brought little moments of added joy to our days when we needed them the most. These very easy and accessible ideas in Joyful Together take a sensory-based approach to meet children’s basic needs of love and safety and give parents the tools to meet those needs with very little effort. It is something anyone can do and everyone should try

Abby Rinehart Joyful Together Parent Participant

Joyful Together Early Care Education (ECE) Testimonials

“I could see the frustration move to relief and smiles on teachers faces and bodies.”

ECE Site Director

“Joyful Together helped with transitions: class-to-class and daily routine transitions.”

ECE Site Teacher

Early Childhood Safety Initiative (ECSI) Testimonials

First, what is ECSI? ECSI is the early childhood safety project we collaborate with the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF) on that provides families with information and products that are safer for young children such as safe sleep items, bottles and sippy cups, food serving items, and now hair care products contact us to learn more about this project.

“I received the summer safety kit from Joyful Together. All of the items are relevant and easy to use. The obvious items, like the sunscreen, definitely came in handy for these sunny days. The door alarms are great for those who have little escape artists. I loved reading the books about safety and caring for my children. My experience with Joyful Together has been nothing but positive and informative. I highly recommend the Joyful Together book!”

Laniah Robey ECSI & Joyful Together Parent Participant

“The baby monitors have been a great help to my families. They have set them in the babies' room and been able to keep an eye on the babies and keep up with the daily tasks. All my families have expressed how grateful they are to have the monitors. One of my families appreciated the bottles since she didn't have much for the baby. Great help for the families.”

Kathy Rivera Home Visitor