Colville couple happy to share their lessons with others | Unsung Heroes
Colville: “Dawn has elevated herself in the community as a housing specialist/trailer park manager where she has been trained in the state and federal regulations of the landlord/tenant parameters and uses this information to support other struggling families when they are faced with housing barriers or challenges. Mike has been supportive to fathers and boy family members to help them understand how they can be effective in their household and in the community and has gone so far as to help those who come to his front door, with a room to sleep in while they are seeking employment and discovering their independence while being good members of society by volunteering where needed.” Read Dawn and Mike's full story at Seattle’s Child.
All month in February, DCYF celebrated Parent Recognition Month with our Unsung Heroes. Stories of parents exhibiting Family Protective Factors will be published throughout the month on the DCYF Facebook Page and Seattle’s Child.
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Community Based FRS Co-Design Project Town Hall: The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is hosting a town hall on Tuesday, April 25, from 3 to 5 p.m. During the meeting, DCYF Adolescent Program Co-Design Manager Lily Cory and Adolescent Prevention Program Manager Cole Ketcherside will provide information on the Community Based Family Reconciliation Services (FRS) Co-Design Project. You will also have opportunities to ask questions. Please register below to attend this town hall. Tuesday, April 25 2023, 3 to 5 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
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Kitsap: Kitsap SURJ: For this Film/Music/Article...and Discussion meeting, Promise will facilitate a discussion of the importance of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Some material (such as a brief video or article) will be sent out from KitsapSURJ@gmail.com to the Kitsap SURJ list prior to the meeting. Stay tuned! Tuesday, April 25 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. via Zoom (register here) Facebook event listing for this meeting: https://www.facebook.com/events/5771999672885089/. (If you are not yet on the Kitsap SURJ email list and wish to be, please write to KitsapSURJ@gmail.com to say so.)
Port Angeles: Olympic Personal Growth Center is hosting a FREE Recovery Celebration. The event includes speakers, bowling, music, food, and beverages. Learn more and share with your networks. Apr 16 | 5-9:30p | Laurel Lanes, Port Angeles
Port Angeles: Upcoming Mental Health First Aid Trainings - Contact Kathy Hansen at Peninsula Behavioral Health to learn more and register. Youth trainings (adults helping youth): May 30, 10a-4p - Peninsula Behavioral Health, 118 E. 8th St, Port Angeles | Sept 6, 10a-4p – Zoom | Nov 29, 10a-4p - Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave, Sequim | Adult trainings: Jun 5, 10a-5p - Peninsula College Longhouse, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles | Oct 17, 10a-5p – Zoom | Dec 13, 10a-5p - Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave, Sequim
Spokane: Movie Viewing and Discussion with Dr. Wendy Ellis. The film, Americas Truth, follows one community's effort to face the truth of structural racism, shape their narrative, and guide an agenda for healing and equity through systems change. Thursday, April 20th from 5:30 - 8:00 PM; Northeast Community Center, Spokane, WA. Register here.
Connect (Events)
Dad Allies Provider Learning Series: Insights into the DCYF Dependency process and how fathers can successfully navigate the system. Fathers going through the DCYF dependency process are oftentimes overwhelmed, intimated, and lose hope. Too many times the system does not support them to be the fathers they want to be for their children and families. Join us to learn from fathers who have successfully navigated the system, as well as from DCYF staff about the dependency process, including dads in shared planning meetings and the resources available to fathers. April 20, 11:30 am. Register here.
Learn (Educational Resources)
Child abuse prevention tools from the Child Welfare Capacity Building Center: Check out the Working Across a Prevention Continuum publication to learn what a comprehensive, prevention-focused approach is and to establish a common understanding of what it should look like among staff, community partners, and other stakeholders.
Innovate (News and New Insights)
Prevent Child Abuse America recognizes that all community members have a role in ensuring children have positive experiences and families have the resources they need when they need them, well before they are in crisis. The theme of this year’s awareness and impact campaign that we lead in partnership with our national network of state chapters, is “Building Together: Prevention in Partnership.” Child abuse and neglect are preventable, and all communities benefit when children and families are well supported. Watch the PSA in English or Spanish.
Grow (Funding and Resources)
Program Evaluation and Capacity Building: Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available for evaluation capacity building for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs! We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in child abuse and neglect prevention efforts to submit a letter of intent to apply by April 3, 2023 at 5 p.m. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities. The deadline for applications is April 19, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.
Funding Opportunity to Explore Expanding Home Visiting into Southern Washington Rural Counties: In efforts to expand home visiting in all Washington communities, the Home Visiting Service Account (HVSA) under the Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available to support planning for one organization to explore home visiting, where none exists, in any of the following rural counties in Southern Washington: Asotin; Columbia; Garfield; Klickitat; Skamania. We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in exploring the path to establish home visiting in any of these communities. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities. The deadline for applications is April 26, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email dcyf.homevisiting@dcyf.wa.gov
Perinatal Mental Health: Strengthening Families Washington (SFWA) at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in collaboration with Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA), is pleased to announce that funding is available for perinatal mental health community capacity building! We invite Requests for Application (RFAs) from Washington State organizations interested in collaborative efforts to increase community-wide awareness and develop resources to support perinatal mental health. The RFA form is available online on our website: DCYF Home Visiting Web Page Funding Opportunities. The deadline for applications is April 26, 2023 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions, please email strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.
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