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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