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Nonprofit Family Bridges Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Strengthening Latino Families; Launches special limited edition board game to new monthly donors

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Twenty years ago, Dr. Alicia La Hoz, a licensed clinical psychologist, saw a disturbing trend in some of the Latino families that she counseled. She noticed that some of the children experienced trauma growing up in volatile family environments. Her answer to breaking such a dangerous cycle was found in the creation of Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia, an Oakbrook Terrace nonprofit that offers resources, tools, and support to families experiencing such situations.

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Twenty years ago, Dr. Alicia La Hoz, a licensed clinical psychologist, saw a disturbing trend in some of the Latino families that she counseled. She noticed that some of the children experienced trauma growing up in volatile family environments. Her answer to breaking such a dangerous cycle was found in the creation of Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia, an Oakbrook Terrace nonprofit that offers resources, tools, and support to families experiencing such situations.

“At our nonprofit, we work to end the cycle of trauma through our array of faith-filled, scientifically-based programs that help to bring families closer together and overcome challenges.”

The nonprofit’s mission is to end the cycle of family trauma through innovative programs that empower, equip, and encourage underserved communities. Its vision is to have resilient communities where flourishing families raise purpose-driven children.

This year, La Hoz and her team celebrate the organization’s founding. She explained that since 2004, the nonprofit’s national and international programs served an average of 5000-10,000 people a year through its collective impact model where her team works collaboratively with multiple organizations yearly.

With Giving Tuesday around the corner, the nonprofit encourages the public to support its mission by joining the Familias Unidas Giving Circle. By joining as a monthly donor, members enter into a family of champions dedicated to strengthening Latino families and empowering communities.

“At our nonprofit, we work to end the cycle of trauma through our array of faith-filled, scientifically-based programs that help to bring families closer together and overcome challenges,” La Hoz explained. “Our services include interactive, culturally relevant, and skill-building workshops done in English and Spanish in online and face-to-face engagements specific to couples, parents, and singles.”

There are other special programs geared for younger people. La Hoz mentioned Bridgekeepers, a volunteer coaching program for 14 to 19-year-olds that gives them tools to build strong foundations for their future with guidance and goal-setting skill sets. The Wise Up Girl program welcomes young ladies between the ages of 16 and 24 to learn about life skills and relationship scenarios.

New members joining the Familias Unidas Giving Circle level will receive a special thank-you gift: the limited edition Golden Bridges board game. The game brings families together for quality time, communication, and fun experiences while helping to build bonds and create memories. The goal of the game is for players to perform enjoyable and challenging activities while expressing gratitude.

“In this age of high tech, we often forget about the importance and need to establish human connections,” she said. “Opportunities exist in simple activities such as having a one-to-one conversation, eating together for a meal or even playing a board game like Golden Bridges,” La Hoz said. “This game is special because it encourages families to talk, react, and share emotions positively and healthily. This game can be a great Christmas gift for a family that needs it.”

For more information about Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia, visit the website. For more information about Familias Unidas Giving Circle, visit this link.

About Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia:
While working as a licensed clinical psychologist and working with Latino parents, couples, and children, Dr. Alicia La Hoz witnessed the pain experienced by children growing up in high-conflict homes. Wanting to end the cycle of trauma, she founded Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia, a mission-driven organization that empowers limited-resource families with tools to combat trauma, mental illness, and poverty.

What began as a small group of community leaders meeting in church basements and serving a handful of families, has evolved into an international group of community champions impacting millions around the world.

Today, Family Bridges is a big family of community champions, teachers, counselors, and creatives. We empower people through interactive, culturally relevant workshops and events. There they learn skills to strengthen their relationships at home, at work, and in the community. We equip leaders with curricula to build stronger communities and develop a positive environment to raise children. We encourage a culture of hope through stories delivered online and on stage. For information, visit the website.

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TeamLogic IT Honors Top Franchisees, Brings Leading Industry Experts Together at TeamLogic IT Owners Summit Convention

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MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TeamLogic IT, a national provider of managed IT services and technology support, celebrated the achievements of its franchise network at the company’s annual Owners Summit and Vendor Show, held October 5-8, 2026. The event brought together TeamLogic IT franchisees, vendors and partners for a week of learning, collaboration and connection, culminating in the recognition of the network’s top-performing franchisees.

“One of the things that makes TeamLogic IT so special is the strength of our franchisee community. Our TeamLogic IT franchise owners represent the very best of the managed services industry,” says Richard Lowe, president and CEO of TeamLogic, LLC. “Owners Summit gives us the opportunity to come together, exchange ideas and celebrate what we’ve accomplished as a network. Recognizing our top-performing owners is always a highlight. Their leadership and commitment to delivering high-quality technology solutions are helping drive our network forward and strengthen the TeamLogic IT brand nationwide.”

The sold-out vendor exhibition featured more than 70 leading companies in the technology industry, including Pax 8, the conference’s signature sponsor, Bitdefender, Blackpoint, Cytracom, Sophos, Kaseya, N-able, NinjaOne, Proofpoint, Rewst, Slide and more.

At a closing ceremony, the following awards were presented:

Franchisee of the Year: Arti Dutt – West Northridge, CA

Rookie of the Year: Reese Verschelde and Corey Gisondi – Bryn Mawr, PA

Technician of the Year: Federico Hansen – N. Palm Beach, FL

VIP (Volume Increase Percentage)
Larry Anderson and Tony Anderson – Montgomery, ALSteve Anderson – Johns Creek, GATop 15 (Based on 2025 sales)
Jim Hackett and Andrew Hackett – Woburn, MATodd & Linda Harrell – Morris Plains, NJTodd & Ruth Tolly – Santa Rosa, CAPaul Behrman & Nadia Pukhova – Lake Forest, CACory & Kathleen Boxall – Ashburn, VARob Fallows & Chris Kasten – Phoenix, AZKirk Gramoll and John Halama – Germantown, WICindy McPike, Cameron Nelson, and Jacob Harrington – Salem, ORBob Roloff – Ft. Myers, FLDwight & Allison Blankenship – Columbus, OHRick Higgins – Dunwoody, GADan & Becky Thomas – Durham, NCScott Daniels – Naples, FLEric Summers – Des Moines, IARandall Wilson – Decatur, ALMillion Dollar Club
Kyle Temple – Richmond, VAJeremy Mason – East Madison, WIJoseph & Joyce Tauras – Manchester, NHSandeep Kaushal – Vernon, CTJim & Mikki Young – Lake Arlington, TXSteve & Jamie McGlumphy – Aurora, ILMike Treiser and Danny Ramey – Denver West, COMayank & Jaimini Patel – Niles, ILAllen Chu – White Plains, NY

About TeamLogic IT
TeamLogic IT is a national provider of advanced technology solutions for companies of all sizes. Local offices provide clients with the IT support they need to run their businesses more efficiently by leveraging the latest technology solutions, including managed IT services, cybersecurity, business continuity, cloud, co-managed IT services, managed AI, and consulting and support. With more than 350 independently owned and operated locations across North America, TeamLogic IT helps companies minimize downtime, improve productivity and secure their IT infrastructure. Visit www.teamlogicit.com or www.TeamLogicFranchising.com for more information on the TeamLogic IT franchise network.

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Mili and Egnyte Partner to put Client Documents to work in Financial Advice

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The partnership brings Egnyte’s secure content platform and Mili’s AI agents together, so advice firms can deliver more comprehensive, personalized advice at scale.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mili, an AI platform for wealth management firms, and Egnyte, a leader in secure content collaboration, intelligence, and governance, today announced a partnership that brings Mili’s AI agents to client documents in Egnyte. Advisors work from a file or a whole client folder alongside data from the firm’s CRM, portfolio and planning systems, under each advisor’s Egnyte permissions.

Kitces Research finds that reviewing client documents is the most common way advisors use AI. Its productivity research puts a new financial plan at 15 to 40 hours of team time.

Advisors use Mili’s agents to model the tax cost of moving a client’s accounts into the firm’s strategy, weigh a rebalance against unrealized gains, summarize a bonus agreement and build a financial snapshot from a statement. The agents link answers to their sources and flag what an analysis may still need.

David Ringler, Managing Director at Onyx Bridge Wealth Group ($1.6B+ AUM), said, “Egnyte and Mili are two valuable pieces of technology in our stack, and bringing them together has changed how our practice runs. Mili’s meeting prep and planning agents have become significantly better with Egnyte data behind them.”

Chirag Gandhi, Co-Founder and CEO of Mili, said, “How many clients an advice firm can serve well has long been capped. It is set by the work of understanding each client’s financial life. Agentic AI is changing that, helping advice firms uplift client capacity by accelerating the delivery of high-quality advice.”

Kyle Blair, Director of Global Financial Services at Egnyte, said, “Egnyte helps financial services firms accelerate critical business operations by turning document-heavy tasks into faster, connected, and revenue-generating workflows. Our partnership enables Mili’s AI agents to securely access and work on customer data within Egnyte for better business outcomes.”

The integration is live for mutual customers. Building on Mili’s work with hundreds of advice firms, it aims to put a firm’s full client knowledge into its advice.

About Egnyte

Egnyte is a leader in secure content collaboration, intelligence, and governance, trusted by more than 23,000 customers to increase employee productivity, drive operational efficiencies, and secure mission-critical content. Egnyte’s AI-powered platform empowers organizations to create, share, and protect their information at scale, with specialized solutions designed to meet the unique needs of organizations in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), financial services, life sciences, and other industries. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.

About Mili

Mili is an AI platform for wealth management firms. Its specialized agents automate advisor workflows across meetings, prospecting, onboarding, planning, data management, document intelligence, and compliance. Mili is SOC 2 certified, ISO 27001 compliant, and works with RIAs and broker-dealers managing $250B+ in client assets. Learn more at getmili.ai.

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QUANTUM CONNECTIONS PROMOTES JAMES “JAMIE” GRIFFETH TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE DIALOGUE TRAINING INSTITUTE

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DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Connections® has promoted James “Jamie” Griffeth to Chief Operating Officer. Griffeth joined the organization in September of 2025 as Chief Learning Officer and will continue to serve as Director of the Dialogue Training Institute in addition to his new responsibilities.

Since joining Quantum Connections, Griffeth has focused on the organization’s learning mission. He designed a four-tier practitioner credentialing framework, architected the Quantum Dialogue Profile behavioral assessment, led the migration to a new enterprise learning management system, and built the organization’s localization pipeline—delivering that training in French Canadian with Spanish and Chinese queued as next languages.

Griffeth’s expanded role brings together organizational operations and learning leadership around multiple goals: maintaining the company’s infrastructure in ways that align with its mission, expanding the certified leadership network, and continuing to make dialogue skills easier to access, practice, and apply in everyday life.

“Jamie has earned my complete trust and admiration thorough his exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and ability to turn vision into execution.” Said Dr. Jonathan Thorp, Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Connections. “When I asked him to success me as Chief Learning Officer, I already knew he was capable of great things. His performance has only reinforced that confidence. I’m delighted to recognize his contribution with this promotion and look forward to partnering with him as we continue building the future of Quantum Connections.”

Griffeth will continue to support Quantum Connections’ mission by preparing the company for sustainable growth while maintaining the quality and consistency of its learning experiences. By linking program delivery to assessments and evidence, Griffeth aims to use technology to expand its reach to more partners and clients, helping them understand how to apply dialogue skills and the outcomes that follow.

About Quantum Connections
Quantum Connections, founded by renowned relationship experts Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., leverages over 40 years of expertise to provide individuals and organizations with invaluable relational competency skills rooted in neuro and quantum social sciences. Quantum Connections serves small businesses, large corporations, global faith communities, educational institutions, and community organizations, as well as individuals, couples, and families, offering live and on-demand training, coaching certification, and resources to foster authentic connections through effective communication and skill development.

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