Children & Family Resource Center Of Henderson County Inc

TO NURTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN BY BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL CORE SERVICES (CCR&R) - THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES THE ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND QUALITY OF CHILDCARE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. IT DOES THIS BY MAINTAINING A CHILDCARE REFERRAL DATABASE OF LOCAL PROVIDERS; PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES ON CHILDCARE OPTIONS; ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, AND CONDUCTING ON-SITE TRAINING FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND RECRUITMENT SEMINARS FOR POTENTIAL PROVIDERS. CCR&R ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: EARLY LEARNING CENTER - A RESOURCE LIBRARY FOR PARENTS, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CURRICULUM KITS, EDUCATIONAL TOYS, BOOKS, CD'S, VIDEOS, DIE CUT EQUIPMENT, COPIER, PRODUCTION AREA AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. ONCE UPON A TIME - AN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY PROGRAM THAT PAIRS TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WITH LOCAL PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO BUILD EARLY LITERACY SKILLS IN CHILDREN, WHILE MODELING NEW AND INTERACTIVE WAYS FOR TEACHERS TO READ TO CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES EARLY LITERACY SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND ON-SITE COACHING FOR CHILDCARE/PRESCHOOL TEACHERS. DURING THE 2022-2023 YEAR, 54 TRAININGS WERE PROVIDED TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND DIRECTORS, 317 TEACHERS/DIRECTORS ATTENDED TRAINING, AND 192 ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS WERE COMPLETED.

A) PRESCHOOLERS REACHING EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL (PREP) - THIS PROGRAM HELPS PREPARE CHILDREN, AGES THREE TO FIVE, FOR SUCCESSFUL LEARNING THROUGH EARLY DETECTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. FREE SCREENINGS IN MOTOR, CONCEPT, SOCIAL AND LANGUAGE SKILLS, AS WELL AS HEARING AND VISION ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE AT CHILD CARE CENTERS, HEAD START CENTERS, CHILD CARE HOMES, AND BY APPOINTMERNT AT THE CHILDREN & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER. CHILDREN WITH SIGNS OF DELAY FOR THEIR AGE MAY BE PLACED IN A FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM AND IN SOME CASES PARENTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT WILL ASSIST IN PREPARING THEIR CHILD FOR SCHOOL. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, 789 THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS IN HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES RECEIVED DEVELOPMENTAL, VISION, AND HEARING SCREENINGS. FOLLOW UP REMEDIATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 40 CHILDREN. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THIS PROGRAM WERE 93,704. B) INCREDIBLE YEARS (IY) - THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN BY STENGTHENING PARENTING COMPETENCIES AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CHILDREN'S CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ATTEND WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS FOR SIXTEEN WEEKS TO PRACTICE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. PARENTS LEARN THE VERY BASICS OF PARENTING: PLAYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN, OFFERING PRAISE AND REWARDS, CREATING HOUSEHOLD RULES AND SETTING LIMITS, AND USING POSITIVE DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES. TWO DIFFERENT SESSIONS ARE OFFERED FOR PARENTS: CHILDHOOD BASIC SERIES (PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES THREE TO SIX YEARS) AND THE SCHOOL AGE BASIC SERIES (PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES SIX TO TWELVE YEARS). THREE INCREDIBLE YEARS 14-WEEK SERIES WERE HELD, SERVING 18 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AND 35 CHILDREN WITH 7 ADULTS AND 15 CHILDREN COMPLETING AT LEAST 11 OUT OF THE 14 SESSIONS. 100% OF GRADUATING PARENTS REPORTED A DECREASE IN NEGATIVE PARENTING PRACTICES. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THIS PROGRAM WERE 189,295. C) OTHER PROGRAMS - 649,633.

PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM (PAT) - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTING EDUCATION THAT WILL ASSIST AND SUPPORT PARENTS IN PREPARING THEIR CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL AND LIFE SUCCESS. IT IS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM THAT IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT PARENTS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES INDIVIDUALIZED MONTHLY HOME VISITS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS, HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE PAT PROGRAM SERVED 34 FAMILIES DURING THE 2022-2023 YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED 46 CHILDREN. 32 OF THESE FAMILIES HAD 2 OR MORE HIGH NEEDS CHARACTERISTICS. 13 GROUP CONNECTIONS WERE OFFERED TO FAMILIES AND 93% OF CHILDREN RECEIVED DEVELOPMENTAL AND HEALTH SCREENINGS.

ASOLESCENT PARENTING PROGRAM (APP) - THIS PROGRAM GIVES TEEN MOTHERS THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS MUST STAY IN SCHOOL TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED EQUIVALENCY AND AVOID A SECOND PREGNANCY. PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ARE INTEGRAL TO THE CIRRICULUM THAT ALSO INCLUDES ADVANCED EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 38 FIRST TIME PREGNANT/PARENTING TEENS WERE PROVIDED WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING 6 DADS. THERE WERE 5 APP GRADUATES AND 100% ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT.