SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION PROVIDES $15,000 TO OUR CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS

Our Children Have Rights announces a charitable gift of $15,000 from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. The funds support educational materials, with special attention given to education and healthcare, for single, unmarried, separated and divorced parents navigating child custody and co-parenting.

A series of educational materials will be geo-targeted to families throughout the Suncoast Credit Union footprint, at no cost to the family. Topics range from “Early Childhood Co-Parenting Considerations”, “Co-Parent Engagement in School”, “Healthcare Informational-Sharing” and more.

The program addresses the need for more parents to make informed decisions that apply early learning, education and healthcare principles to co-parenting across separate households. The integration of early learning coalitions will educate more parents of available resources to avoid co-parenting arrangements that disrupt a child’s development, academics, health and wellbeing.

Co-Founder, Jake Hornstein, expressed enthusiasm and what the gift means: “Traditional parenting plans address childcare, education and healthcare, but fall short on strategy. Incorporating early childhood principles into the development of parenting plans is our specialty. Co-parenting strategies aimed at school readiness and student success can be the new standard. This is made possible by Suncoast Credit Union Foundation, the heavyweight champion for strong families and strong communities. We are grateful for their support of this important initiative.”

Suncoast Credit Union, Florida’s largest credit union, founded the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to promote the education, health and emotional well-being of children in the community. Each time a Suncoast member uses their debit or credit card, the credit union donates four cents to the Foundation to fund local initiatives. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has raised and donated over $55 million.

“Children often suffer during divorce and with education and exposure to other resources, our hope is that parents can learn new skills to promote stronger co-parenting skills,” said Jeff Kun-berger, Executive Director of Suncoast Foundations. “Our hope is that families can learn and grow through learning and that children will benefit,” he added.