In this current social environment, we are seeing increasing challenges for families and individuals. What we are experiencing as a community is unsustainable, and must be addressed.
At a meeting of over 80 social service agencies in Bermuda earlier this year, the following issues were identified as the top three prevalent presenting problems of clients needing services:
• Lack of healthy relationships
• Lack of education and life skills
• High cost of living
The key elements of strong families are
• Nurturing relationships,
• Quality support systems and
• Financial stability.
We are all looking for solutions and we want them now.
The Sustainable Development Roundtable hosted a public meeting on July 8, to examine this significant issue – what it means to each of us to embrace a stronger sense of family. One of the questions participants were asked to consider was the following:
Think about a time when you experienced a strong sense of family. What key ingredients made you feel that way?
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