​Strengthening Families and Empowering Communities
The Problem
Poverty is associated with substandard housing, hunger, homelessness, inadequate childcare, unsafe neighborhoods, and under-resourced schools. However, the impact poverty has on families is often left out of solution-focused conversations. Research shows that families are more likely to experience instability, have strained parent-child relationships, and ongoing interparental conflicts, a precursor to negative child outcomes. Further, households experience less play and interaction and children are less likely to escape poverty when they become adults. Healing Households exist as an equitable solution to this emergent public health crisis.
Our Family Values
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NextGen has a voice
We honor the agency and elevate the voices of the upcoming generation. We want them to know that their experience, opinion, and voice matters here. We believe in including the next generation in healing conversations and solutions.
2
No age bar
We understand that many adults did not have the opportunity to be children. We also understand healing has no age limit.This is why we don't define "child" here. We believe your inner child never grows up and needs to be fed attention, affection and play. We believe everyone deserves fun, new experiences no matter the age!
3
All families are valid
Your family does not have to look like the traditional norm to be considered family. Whether you come from a traditional family, single parent family, a blended family, or you created your own, your family is welcome here!
Through our work, we are strengthening families, empowering parents, exposing children to possibility, and healing generational injury.
Healing Households
Meet Our Founder
Antionna Fuller, servant, visionary, and generational cycle breaker
Shaped by her experiences growing up in rural, Bennettsville, SC, Antionna has a special place in her heart for teenage parents, single parents, and low-income families. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of South Carolina as a first-generation college student. She holds a BA in Experimental Psychology with minors in Criminal Justice and African American Studies. She then obtained her Juris Doctorate degree, where she spent her time in law school serving those most in need. Instead of taking the Bar Exam and pursing a career in law, Antionna started Healing Households. She writes: "During my legal externships, I saw many parallels. When getting to know client stories, I saw a pattern of root causes. For example, I found abuse, childhood trauma, and poverty, all a chain reaction linking the vulnerable to a criminally involved future. When reflecting on my representation, I was met with conflict. I could either “lose” and have my client spend time in jail or prison, or I could “win” and send them back to their same circumstances without addressing the root cause that led to our meeting. In my opinion, there was no winning side. I was dissatisfied with both options and wanted to be more proactive. I decided to focus on family: the foundation of our society."
