Better Together to host Spring Better Luncheon May 11 for parents in Duval County

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - April 30, 2024 - PRLog -- Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, is hosting a Spring Better Luncheon event for parents on Saturday, May 11 in Duval County.

Better Together organizes luncheon programs at various locations to bring parents together for community, to support each other and to hear from expert speakers, while their children play supervised in another room. The luncheon will provide background-checked volunteers in addition to lunch, games and fun for children to enjoy while parents attend the event.

"Parenting is no easy task. No matter how much we try to prepare and learn, we all will have questions, struggles and concerns at some point when raising our children," said Megan Rose, CEO of Better Together. "To help parents along their journey, our luncheons allow parents to enjoy lunch, companionship and expert advice while their children are under the supervision of background-checked volunteers."

The May 11 Better Luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at North Jacksonville Baptist Church, located at 8531 N. Main St. in Jacksonville. Admission is free and includes lunch, as well as a prize drawing for parents in attendance.

To register for the luncheon, visit BetterTogetherUS.org/lunch-rsvp or call 239-470-2733.

ABOUT BETTER TOGETHER

Better Together is a nonprofit organization that helps parents going through a hard time keep their kids out of foster care, find work and address the root causes of their struggle so that they can reunite as a family with the tools and support system to thrive. A privately funded and professionally supported organization, Better Together is made up of volunteers who believe helping people help themselves is the best way to restore dignity and bring families together. Through the Better Families program, families are offered a preventive alternative to foster care while they get the help they need. To date, the program has kept 98% of children served out of foster care. The Better Jobs program was created to address the 76% of families that come to Better Together because of economic hardship tied to unemployment. In addition to community job fairs, the program offers job seekers coaching, guidance, support and encouragement through local church partners. For more information, visit BetterTogetherUS.org.