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Fostering
School Success
Readiness
to Learn
Tacoma, Wenatchee
This
school-linked program provides family advocates who help families
access needed community and school resources to address problems
that may be interfering with their child?s success at school. The
assistance may include access to necessary health care, parent education,
counseling, home visitations, and more.
Minority Youth Leadership
Program
Vancouver
This
program, sponsored by CHSW, is a Clark County community initiative
that provides support, leadership training and cultural mentorship
opportunities for Clark County minority youth. The youth connect
with each other and with the larger community by providing community
service.
Triple Point
Vancouver
Triple Point is a weekly support group that provides social activities, education, information and referrals, leadership, and self esteem building opportunities to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Questioning youth and works with educators, parents and
the community to build support for LGBTQ youth in Clark County.
Parent Education
The
Nurturing Program
This program is available in
Spokane
This
12-session interactive family enrichment program targets foster,
adoptive, and relative caregiver families. The goal of the program is
to provide caregivers and children the tools they need to create and
sustain a nurturing homelife, thereby reducing the risk of further
out-of-home placement.
Home
Visitation
This program is available in
Vancouver
The CHSW home visiting program ensures that families with children ages
birth to 5 who feel isolated due to location or lack of support receive
the help they need to raise healthy, thriving children. The program
provides families with focused and specific services in their homes. A
core team of service providers may include a home visitor, nurse,
family educator and volunteers who may be expert translators, resource
specialists, drug and alcohol or educational consultants.
Parent Mentorship Programs
Eastside
Healthy Start
This program is available in
Seattle
Parents 22 years of age of less, who are pregnant, or have an infant six months or younger, can benefit from information and support. This collaborative program in east King County offers support services to help young families provide a nurturing home for their children. CHSW coordinates the parent mentor component of this program, which matches trained volunteers one-on-one with young families. Mentors support young parents by providing parenting information, help accessing community resources and a non-judgmental, listening presence. Mentors are asked to spend 3-6 hours a month with their family and to commit to the program for a minimum of one year. Bilingual Spanish-English volunteers are encouraged to apply. Qualified mentors will be aged 21 and older, have a Washington State Drivers License, and a genuine interest in supporting a young family. Applicants must be willing to undergo background checks.
Parents as Teachers
This program is available in Seattle,
Auburn,
Tacoma,
Spokane
A parent education and
school readiness
program for children from birth to three years old. Parents receive
information regarding their child's social, emotional, intellectual,
language and motor development. They learn ways and techniques to
encourage the positive growth and development of their child. Parents
meet regularly with a certified parent educator. They also spend time
with other parents to gain insights and share experiences. Some
material is available in Spanish. Selected sites also have staff
certified to deliver similar services for families with children ages 3
to 5 years.
Next Generation
This program is available in Seattle
Next Generation home visitors provide information on parenting skills
and healthy early childhood development. We also make referrals that
help link teens with vital community services, including housing, food,
education, and employment assistance.
More Information
Peer Support
Parent
Trust
This program is available in Auburn,
Vancouver,
Spokane
A
professionally facilitated peer-support program for parents who are
overwhelmed by the challenges of raising children and who want to learn
new ways to deal with these challenges. Groups of parents meet weekly
to share information and support, and to discuss concerns associated
with parenting. Free child care is provided.
Relatives
Raising Relatives
This program is available in
Spokane,
Walla Walla,
Seattle
Today many grandparents,
aunts, uncles,
etc., find themselves unexpectedly raising grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, etc. This program provides education, support and information
for these families, whose children have often experienced significant
losses associated with their parents’ inability to care for
them. The children frequently bring challenging behavior into a family
often facing limited resources and isolation. Support groups and a
monthly newsletter help relatives meet some of the special
circumstances they face.
Special
Support Services
Alternative Response System (ARS)
This program is available in
Tacoma
When a report of
suspected child abuse and neglect is filed with Child
Protective Services (CPS), state caseworkers assess the potential risk
to a child. If workers find that the level of risk for future harm is
low, the case is referred to an outside agency as part of the
Alternative Response System. Children's Home Society contracts with CPS
to provide special support services to these low-level-risk families,
with the goal of keeping the child safely in the home and improving
family functioning.
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Family
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