Message from the Executive Director, Sherie Mawusi, MSW, LCSW: Hello Agape Family! We are very excited!! Agape Foundations, Inc. is on the cusp of a major movement. Never before have we had the opportunity to impact the people we serve on a major scale. A Social Worker is a change-engine. When we are unable to help people we serve, it often leaves us frustrated and discouraged, because resources are in short supply. The vision of Agape Foundations is to help people become self-sufficient. Our mission as a faith-based, not for profit, public charity organization, is to provide support, guidance, and counseling services to individuals and families. AFI, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was created to provide a salutogenic approach to mental health through the arts, and complimentary and alternative therapies, and is dedicated to providing a myriad of services and seminars focusing on self-expression, self-improvement, self-sufficiency, and wholistic wellness. AFI aims to collaboratively support and strengthen other institutions, organizations, associations, and groups that serve to empower and promote creativity and wellness. Quote of the Day! “Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.” - Sidney Sheldon AgapeAFI Agape_AFI Agape_AFI Agape Foundations, Inc. agapefoundationsinc You may be an individual who has struggled with weight issues since childhood. You may be carrying around a few extra pounds, or a lot of extra pounds, or know a loved one who is. You might find yourself physically exhausted, or uncomfortable, or embarrassed about your weight. But, if you’re overweight, how big of a problem is it really? Did you know that being overweight can put you at risk for developing over 205 health conditions and/or adverse health effects associated with wheat consumption, with some being deadly. These conditions are heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Other health effects include: gout, impaired immune system, respiratory problems, autoimmune diseases, and even cancer. It’s not your fault. Many of us exercise, diet, and eat right, but continue to ride on the roller coaster of up and down weight loss. Is it possible that a simple behavior change could make you a weight-loss success story? Contact us today to see how your life can change. (757) 315-8039 Follow AFI on social media! page 1 To submit entries into the Agape Newsletter, send an email to Kenya Mawusi at [email protected][ ] Agape Life Newsletter Agape Foundations, Inc. 3217 Commander Shepard Blvd, Hampton, VA 23666 Article by Sherie Mawusi, MSW, LCSW Think About It
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Message from the Executive Director, Sherie Mawusi, MSW, LCSW:Hello Agape Family! We are very excited!! Agape Foundations, Inc. is on the cusp of a major movement.
Never before have we had the opportunity to impact the people we serve on a major scale. A Social Worker is a change-engine. When we are unable to help people we serve, it often leaves us frustrated and discouraged,
because resources are in short supply. The vision of Agape Foundations is to help people become self-sufficient. Our mission as a faith-based, not for profit, public charity organization, is to provide support, guidance, and counseling services to individuals
and families. AFI, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was created to provide a salutogenic approach to mental health through the arts, and complimentary and alternative therapies, and is dedicated to providing a myriad of
services and seminars focusing on self-expression, self-improvement, self-sufficiency, and wholistic wellness. AFI aims to collaboratively support and strengthen other institutions, organizations, associations, and groups that
serve to empower and promote creativity and wellness.
Quote of the Day!“Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.”
- Sidney Sheldon
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agapefoundationsincYou may be an individual who has struggled with weight issues since childhood. You may
be carrying around a few extra pounds, or a lot of extra pounds, or know a loved one who is. You might find yourself physically exhausted, or uncomfortable, or embarrassed about your weight. But, if you’re overweight, how big of a problem is it really?
Did you know that being overweight can put you at risk for developing over 205 health conditions and/or adverse health effects associated with wheat consumption, with some being deadly. These conditions are heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Other health effects include: gout, impaired immune system, respiratory problems, autoimmune diseases, and even cancer.
It’s not your fault. Many of us exercise, diet, and eat right, but continue to ride on the roller coaster of up and down weight loss.
Is it possible that a simple behavior change could make you a weight-loss success story?
Contact us today to see how your life can change. (757) 315-8039
Follow AFI on social media!
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To submit entries into the Agape Newsletter, send an email to Kenya Mawusi at [email protected][ ]
Agape Life Newsletter
Agape Foundations, Inc.3217 Commander Shepard Blvd, Hampton, VA 23666
Article by Sherie Mawusi, MSW, LCSW
Think About It
Consumer Credit Counseling is one of the new services that is provided at Agape Foundations, Inc. The goal of the program is to assist individuals, who are experiencing problems with money management, budgeting, understanding and managing credit, and a variety of other financial problems.
Our certified credit counselors sit down one-on-one with clients and teach them the steps to achieving and maintaining an acceptable credit score.
This program also offers: appraisal of credit reports, credit card management, debt management and budget planning.
Our counselors know that in order to make a change, you have to change the way you think, with guidance from professional “Money Making Mogul” Dave Ramsey’s “Total Money Makeover” on audio.
Article by AFI Staff
Because Agape Foundations is a non-profit organization, donations and fundraisers are the most efficient ways for us to
raise money. We have a small fundraiser on fundly.com and we collect any and all sized donations on our website www.a g a p e f o u n d a t i o n s i n c .com, however our newest fundraiser is a VIP Card.
This VIP Card is a local shopping discount card that is good for a year. We have a list of companies that have agreed to par tner with AFI and give our suppor ters discounts at their favorite stores, such as: Lillian’s Seafood Restaurant, AW’s Towing & Recovery, 4K Dry Cleaning, and Heaven and Ear th. This card can even give you discounts on AFI services.
AFI has partnered with the Royal Priesthood Academy, and the Breast Cancer Association to do this fundraiser in support of AFI’s vision.
“The best thing about this list of retail shops, is that the list can always get bigger,” says Floyd Foster. “Someone who has purchased a VIP card can reccommend to us their favorite stores, and our representatives will contact that establishment to see if they will join our list.”
For more information on the VIP card, or to learn how to start a fundraiser for your organization, visit royalpriesthoodrevolution.com.
If you are interested in joining the fundraising efforts, contact us at 757-315-8039, and ask for Floyd Foster or Paul McLean.
AFI Fundraiser
• Level U Fitness Circuit - Interval training class that has a combination of calisthenics, polyometrics, and cross fit exercises to promote a full body, fat blasting workout. MWF 5:45 p.m.
• Zumba- Zumba’s choreography incorporates hip-hop, sotaa, samba, salsa, meringue, mambo, and martial arts. Squats and Lunges are also included. T TH 6:45 p.m.
• FABulous Soul Line Dancing with EricaStill- Classes will begin July 16 W 7:15 p.m.
• Sports Training with Candice Stewart(Level U Fitness) - Saturday 11-12 p.m.
• “LiveWell,LiveFit”Expo- #SaveTheDate! August 9th! Join is for the Live Well Live Fit Health and Wellness Fair! We still have spaces open for vendors to showcase all kinds of goodies!
• Agape’s Attic Outdoor Rummage Sale -Saturday, July 12 at 7:30 a.m.
• AFI is looking for volunteers in the following sections: communications, public relations, magazine writers, newsletter writers, videographers, events and gardening. Contact us 757-315-8039.
• Agape’s Attic Outdoor Rummage Sale sponsored by the Agape Life Church is looking for community vendors!Rental spaces are only $10! Set up flea market style with a table or tarp! Clean out that attic, garage, cluttered closet and bring them on down! One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. July 12th & 19th! Reserve your space today! Call us at 757-315-8039!
• Agape EduHELP is looking for volunteer tutors! Please send a resume and specified subject of interest to [email protected].
• The Wellness & Fitness Center is looking for fitness instructors to donate their time (1 class per month). Contact Sharon at [email protected].
• The Live Well, Live Fit Expo is still accepting vendors. Early Bird Special: $25. After July 25—$50. Contact Sharon or Alice at [email protected] for more information, or visit the Live Well, Live Fit page on www.agapefoundationsinc.com.
Have you ever had a pair of jeans that you had to jump into just to put on? You knew they were too tight before you put them on, but you had to wear them. So all throughout the day you had to suffer through being uncomfortable. Uncomfortable when you sat down because they squeezed your legs, and when you ate, and had to walk around all day holding your stomach in. As soon as you got home behind closed doors, you couldn’t wait to take them off, and did so with a struggle. After that struggle, you vowed to never wear them again, but you did three weeks later!
If this doesn’t apply to you, I’m coming down your lane in 2.5 seconds.
Well, let’s put a spin on the clothes that don’t fit. How many of us are walking around, living other people dreams as if they are our own (wearing clothes that don’t fit). Or heading in a certain direction, because everyone suggests that we go that way (wearing clothes that don’t fit). Maybe you even have on layers of clothes of past hurt, defeat, disappointment and fear.
You see, when you wear clothes that don’t fit, you are in fact ignoring where you are currently.
You are holding on to someone else’s identity, or holding onto the past! You are choosing to ignore the fact that you need to do some closet cleaning, throwing away the “labels” that no longer apply, and picking out the ones that do!
People get into this cycle of putting on their Friday’s best to fake everyone out, and eventually end up faking themselves out.
Below I have some Tips to help You Out: Too Tight & it Hurts. When we feel pain, that means
the issue has been there a long time, and the pain is to get our attention. What needs your attention? The longer you delay, the longer you will experience pain. Address the issue, make adjustments, and move on!
Clean Your closet, plain and simple. You need to let go of what no longer “fits” you. We hold onto things because they are our security blankets, but your security blanket could be blocking you from being where you need to be in life!
Add some color. We sometimes get stuck in a rut, and tend to pick out the same thing to wear. This is the same thing for life. I encourage you to make a list of new things you want to try before the year is over!!! The more you add “color,” the more you will enjoy life!
Side Note: If you have clothes that you haven’t worn in years or months, let them go. If they are too small, just buy the size that fits. OKAY!!!
Wearing Clothes that
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Article by Shivawn A. Mitchell
Lifestyle
Credit Counseling continued from page 3
For more information about consumer credit counseling, visit us online at: www.agapefoundationsinc.com. To start working with our counselors, call (757)315-8039 or email [email protected].
July 14-18 is the introduction of summer play at Agape Life Church, sponsored by Agape Life Church and Agape Foundations, Inc.
“At Agape Summer Play, we want to provide a safe and fun environment for kids whose parents could not afford summer camp,” says Patrice Foster.
Each week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. children ages 4-12 will receive free breakfast, lunch and snacks. They will be able to play sports, make crafts, skate, go on field trips, and participate in bible study and tutoring from EduHELP. Best of all, there is no out-of-pocket cost!
Kwanzaa Mawusi, founder of EduHELP tutoring says, “We want to help students excel in their studying and, make learning a joy instead of an annoying necessity.”
This program will be run on a week-by-week trial basis, until there is a steady flow of children enrolled.
For more information, or to pre-register, contact Patrice Foster at 757-618-9021 or [email protected].
One component of this summer’s Summer Play at AFI program is Agape EduHELP.
EduHELP is a tutoring service for students grades K-12, who would like to receive extra help. The program is facilitated by Spelman College sophomore, Kwanzaa Mawusi.
EduHELP currently specializes in Reading Comprehension, Writing, Math, Geography/History, SAT Prep, Organization and more.
To register, please contact us at 757-315-8039 or [email protected].
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