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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 June, we referred families to more than 73,000 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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Perhaps you’ve heard that achieving balance is the key to a happy home life—but what does that mean? According to Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, balance isn’t about perfectly splitting time or energy between work, family, and self-care. Instead, it’s about mindset and flexibility.
When you let go of the pressure to “do it all,” you can focus on what truly matters each day. That means setting realistic expectations, accepting that not every day will run smoothly, and giving yourself permission to rest or ask for help.
Small changes—like prioritizing self-care, adjusting routines, and celebrating small wins—can lead to more stability and less stress. Learn how to find balance in parenting. (Español).
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Prepare for an emergency: Skill share & resource event
Learn and connect Saturday, Aug. 9, 6–8 p.m. at a community event focused on preparing for emergencies. We'll share practical skills, resources, and demonstrations. Join us and:
- Create a “go bag” and evacuation plan.
- Make a first aid kit.
- Learn how to respond to a mental health crisis.
- Troubleshoot basic vehicle repair.
Get free supplies (first-come, first-served) to build your own emergency first aid kit. Learn more and sign up.
Questions? Email carebears253@gmail.com.
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Center spotlight
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center: Help when families need it most
Hilltop Family Resource Center—part of Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center (MCFHC)—helps families in Pierce County who face serious financial challenges. Nearly 50% of local households are “rent burdened,” meaning they often have less than $400 left after rent to cover food, childcare, and transportation. With food pantry visits doubling since 2020 and childcare costs rivaling rent, families need extra support.
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 MCFHC offers vital services like free groceries through Cora’s Pantry, diapers, crisis goods, housing and utility assistance, and early learning programs. In 2024, MCFHC graduated 49 children from early learning programs, provided over 400 households with housing help, and distributed more than 700,000 diapers.
The caring, culturally diverse staff create a safe, welcoming space where families feel supported—not judged. As MCFHC prepares to open the new Cora Whitley Family Center early next year, even more families will have access to these essential resources.
MCFHC is a strong community partner, helping families not just survive—but thrive.
Questions? Call Hilltop Family Resource Center at (253) 593-6641.
Parks Tacoma helps feed kids this summer
School may be out, but free lunches are in! Thanks to Parks Tacoma, kids 18 and under can get free weekday lunches through Aug. 29. Parks Tacoma serves up lunch Monday to Friday, 12:30–1:30 p.m., on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. This program helps families during the summer, especially those who rely on school meals during the year. Some locations may also include games and activities, depending on staffing. Nearly 60% of Tacoma Public School students qualify for free or reduced lunch, so meal sites are focused in high-need areas.
For more details and a list of sites, check out Parks Tacoma’s Free Summer Meal Program.
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