Community resources to support families in need

Financial Aid

  • Money provided by the government to families.

Childcare

  • Before and after care for child
  • Summer camps

Nutritional Program:

  • WIC (Woman, Infant, and Children
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Community Support groups

  • Women Shelters
  • Crisis center
  • Religious community
  • Therapy

Programs:

  • Teen Parent Program
  • Head Start Program
  • Drug rehabilitation Program
  • Child abuse Program
  • Mental health Program

Family Counseling Services

  • Therapy
  • Social service institutions
  • Social workers

Community

  • Drives-provide resources to family
  • Fundraisers- raise money for families
  • College

Resources

  • Health Care Department
  • Recreation department
  • Library-Phone book and information
  • Hospitals-Health resources
  • Firefighters-Safety resources
  • Police-Safety resources
  • Internet- Looking up needed resources
  • Word of mouth-Hearing about resources
  • Teachers and Schools- Creating resource connections

Additional C0urse Resources

Bronfenbrenner Ecological Theory

A Theory to assess child's environment, internal, and external factors. A good guide families and educators can use to reflect.

Kid in the house

A resource that has videos for families educators, and the communities to support children. It provides multiple resources and opportunities for growing knowledge of children's development.

Community Resources source: Source for Q&A- (Janet Gonzalez-Mena, 2016)

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