Ken and Mary Himes
Social media

Things like Facebook and Twitter and texting  -- are affecting how we do relationships more and more these days. Benefits abound: we connect more easily with more people; we can pull a crowd together quickly for a common cause (even if it's just a party!). But cautions also emerge: unwitting compromises about our privacy; substituting the exchange of electrons for an actual face-to-face relationship. Losing the human touch becomes a potential casualty of the digital age.

This whole area cries out for conversation among community leaders, parents and children, friends, married couples, businesses, and so on. How can we better address both the benefits and the cautions of social media?

Friends of the Family seeks to facilitate greater dialogue on this topic.

Our first public event will occur May 10. Watch for details in this space.

Ken Himes,
Executive Director