For Parents

If you're a parent of a middle school student, this page is for you.

Who's who in Impact?

We would love you to meet our awesome team of adult volunteers that will be mentoring, supporting, and teaching your kids! We call our team "The Posse" and they are at the heart of our mission to serve students.

Click here to see pictures and full bios of all our Posse Members!

The Thrill of Purity | February Teaching Series

This February, Impact will be exploring the benefits and excitements of purity. Our goal is to help inform students with a biblical perspective of purity and support you as parents in our united mission to point students toward Christ. We are dedicated to providing tools and resources to come along side you in the process.
Here are a few of those tools:

Parents Blog | An online community where parents can share their experiences about "having the conversation" with their adolescent. It's a great place to share, learn, and explore different ideas and experiences with parents just like yourself.

Purity Packet | We have designed a unique packet full of articles and stories which may further your knowledge and deepen your perspective in the area of purity. We hope this tool will make you excited to build a household environment where purity is valued and regularly communicated.

Resources

We all know that raising adolescents can be hard. Our mission at Impact is to provide parents with a space where they can be supported in their journey with their kids.

As we work together to help our adolescents engage culture, it's important to remember that we are not alone. Here are a few tools to work with in your parental duties.

Cultural Discernment
Plugged In Online is a Focus on the Family operation that exists to shine a light on the world of pop-culture. Their website is great for helping you understand and engage in what's going on in the world of media. From movie reviews to helpful articles, this site is a powerful resource for any parent.

WaYfm is a Grad Rapids based Christian radio station that provides up-beat and positive music for you and your teen.  Check out their website or tune your car radio to 88.3 or 89.9 to experience it for yourself!

Understanding your Teen

Cornerstone Christian Counseling in Kalamazoo, Michigan offers God's healing plan to those wounded by life circumstances. This objective is accomplished by applying Biblical principles and spiritual truths to our lives. They would love to help you and your teen though any tough struggles.

Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. This website is loaded with great information helping parents understand their teen and the culture around them.  

Community Organizations
Kalamazoo is blessed to have the Kalamazoo Youth For Christ as a partner to its churches. Visit their website for community activities and events.