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Family Support Partnership
Healthy kids. Healthy families.
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Positive Parenting
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Safe. Private. FREE.
Get tips and ideas to bring out the best in your children with the Positive Parenting Program—or Triple P. Learn the best ways to positively manage the behavior you don’t like and encourage more of the behaviors you do.
Triple P group
Each group is 5 weeks, 2 hours per week. It’s free and open to all families with children ages birth-12.
Triple P online
Choose the strategy that best fits your family and do your course anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
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Family Resource Centers
Get the help and resources you need at our Family Resource Centers. They help children, families, and communities thrive. We design each resource center with unique services to meet the needs of the community around it. In April, we referred families to more than 40,000 community resources. We also offered dozens of classes, support, community events, and meetings.
Need help with food?
Get application help or information at every Pierce County Family Resource Center. Learn more—English Spanish.
Did you know?
Every Pierce County Family Resource Center is a diaper bank! Learn more—English Spanish Ukrainian.
 Connect with a trained crisis counselor if you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, substance use or suicidal crisis. Dial 988 to call or text or chat the 988 Lifeline. It’s confidential, free and available 24/7/365.
Family Support Partnership
Family Support Partnership promotes safe, stable, nurturing relationships, and environments for all children. Learn about our programs and resources at tpchd.org/fsp. Contact us at fspartnership@tpchd.org or (253) 649-1011.
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Do you struggle to get your kids to cooperate? Are everyday tasks like eating dinner, brushing teeth, or doing homework stressful sometimes? You’re not alone. A simple, effective strategy to overcome challenges like these is to use routines. Routines help ease your daily schedule and support good behaviors. Learn more about routines and ways to encourage cooperation. (Español).
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Taking chemicals off the menu, one pot and pan at a time
 Nonstick pans are a kitchen staple—but did you know many are coated in harmful chemicals called PFAS?
PFAS—short for Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances—are human-made chemicals used to make products resistant to water, oil, heat, and stains. You’ll find them in everyday items like nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, food packaging, furniture, and cosmetics.
Skip the nonstick ick! Find out if your cookware has harmful chemicals.
Center spotlight
Food Backpacks 4 Kids Expands as Key Peninsula’s Family Resource Center
 Since joining Family Support Partnership in late 2024, Food Backpacks 4 Kids (FB4K) has become the official Key Peninsula Family Resource Center, expanding its support far beyond food assistance.
Serving Key Peninsula (KP) and surrounding communities since 2009, FB4K now offers essentials like diapers, hygiene items, and household goods, and connects families to parenting support and help applying for benefits like Basic Food and Apple Health.
Through its innovative programs, FB4K delivered:
- 5,000 backpacks of kid-friendly food to 14 KP schools last year.
- 11,000 pounds of snacks and meal items to KP middle and high schools in 2023-24.
- 700,000 pounds of food since 2022, serving more than 150 families each week.
- 2,400 groceries dropped off to 50 households each week across the Peninsula School District.
- 2,000 pounds of fresh produce to the community last year.
Upcoming events
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School Snacks: Healthy snacks for students, especially during state testing.
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June Blooms KP Farm Tour: Celebrate the Food 4 All garden and learn about sustainability.
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Summer Lunch Program: Free lunches twice a week at 5 community locations.
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Annual Clothing Giveaway: Local families can shop for items they need. Last year, they gave away more than 890 bags of clothing.
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Back to School: Supplies, shoes, clothing, and more to help students start strong.
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Holiday Meals: Free culturally appropriate holiday meals. Last year, they distributed nearly 80,000 pounds of food.
Want to learn more? Contact Kate Landon at (253) 857-7401 or katel@foodbackpacks4kids.org.
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Bethel Shines at 92nd Daffodil Festival Parade
The 92nd Daffodil Festival’s Grand Floral Parade traveled through Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, and Orting last month, celebrating the heart and spirit of Pierce County.
A standout of the event was the Bethel Community Float—created by Spanaway Lake High School’s Leadership class in partnership with Bethel Community Services, the Bethel School District, and sponsors Frederickson/Graham Rotary and Empower Youth Futures.
Titled "Rooted Together," the float embodied this year’s theme, “Growing Locally,” with a vibrant display of cultural canvases and a field of flowers symbolizing the community’s rich diversity. Students spent weeks after school designing and building the float, pouring their creativity and pride into every detail.
The students’ dedication paid off—the float won the coveted Spirit Award, capping off a day full of music, unity, and celebration. Go Bethel!
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