Love In Abundance, Inc (LIA) was established in 2002 to assist single parent families who seemed to be struggling with an inability to remember to function as a viable family unit in the midst of being a separated or divorced family unit. A prevailing reality is divorce, much like music, crosses all cultural and societal boundaries. And at times, the separation for the parent provides little or no consideration for the necessity of adhering to the mandates of a productive family unit for the sake of the child/children who are not readily aware of how to deal with the loss of their parents as a unit-or able to deal with separating their parents into categories of “he did this” or “she did that”. DISCLAIMER: The statements about the parents are not applicable to the parents it is not applicable to.
Parents can, in fact, become so focused on his/her separation that they appear unable to realize the devastating affects of the divorce or separation for the child. The child often feels left to seek their own methodologies for dealing with a loss they do not like, appreciate, or understand; and many of their resolutions tend to cause more trouble than the sought security. LIA was formed to act as a bridge for effective communication into the real issues, problems, or concerns of said families for the successful survival of the still existent family, for both the family and the child(ren).
Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year; Love In Abundance was blessed to add an in-school program which brought with it the inclusion of working poor families because the pertinent issues for single parent families are the same for those considered “working poor”.
As a result of lessons taught to us by the students in school, Love In Abundance Conceptual Framework for Students needed some research to evoke the long term above temporary change needed for students to willingly seek to master their lives instead of merely existing through it.
It only took a short period of time in the school environments to realize students have a strong desire for fun to be incorporated in all endeavors, education and otherwise. Many of these same students, as a result of inconsistent rules in home and school, have grown accustomed to parents changing the rules for behavior for their desire to “live their life” and teachers changing the rules for behavior when “preference” is perceived to be given to certain students.
Many of these observed behaviors prompted LIA’s change to having a stronger student focus, because students need to learn how to effectively structure their lives and future in the midst of any inconsistent boundaries felt to be limiting their future. LIA has not abandoned working with parents, but now work with parents willing to work with us. Love In Abundance would like to be thought of as the village member helping parents, parent their children, instead of an organization functioning with no knowledge of real life for parents who are doing all they can.
The concept of reward and reciprocity is incorporated in each program offered, to aide all participants in knowing if you are willing to do your part, LIA will extend a hand of care and do ours. The initial struggle to grasp the aforementioned concepts and the attitudes of students/parents worked with created LIA’s motto: Before you get to the CAPITAL; you must be willing to make some INVESTMENTS in Yourself!
