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Join us for our In-Stride 5K Race. It will be here before you know it! Sign-up now to confirm your spot! You don't want to miss it! Sign up by April 12 to receive a t-shirt and $5 savings. Race Day - Sunday, April 27, 2025, Eastwood Metropark, 1385 Harshman Road, Dayton, OH. 45431. Race begins at 9:00 am. Please arrive 20 minutes early for registration.
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Ron & Krista Mainess, Co-Founders of Helping our Families, have for years opened their homes and hearts to family and friends needing a safe and stable environment to succeed. The natural next step was to create an organization where they could provide the same type of support and guidance to other single mothers.
Helping Our Families is a non-profit organization created with the mission of improving the quality of life of families.
HOF serves single mothers and their children by providing resources, support, and hope by removing barriers that prevent families from succeeding.
The BRIDGE Program:
Bringing Real Intervention to Develop Growth and Education.
Read the stories of women transformed by the power of the BRIDGE Program and the love of family.
Read the bios of our accomplished board members who are shaping our mission and supporting our work.
Learn about the state of families in Ohio and the lasting impact family structure can have on a child.
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