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Caregiver Support

See below for upcoming classes, trainings, and workshops available from the Children’s Advocacy Center and Seeds Community Center. Classes and materials are free. Foster parents may earn education hours. Providers are always welcome to attend. 

Parent Cafes

Wednesday, June 17th:  10am-12pm or 5:30pm-7:30pm

The Be Strong Parent Cafes are safe spaces where people can talk and listen to each other about the challenges and joys of raising a family. Join for good food and conversation. Plus, receive a Starbucks Gift Card for attending. 

View the flyer HERE for additional information and registration details.

Summer Kinship Dinner- June

Thursday, June 18th:  6pm-8pm  |  Seeds Community Center, 5005 E. Winsett St.

SCC will be partnering with LPKNC as they present “Healthy Habits for Kids.”  Learn practical strategies and information about how caregivers can instill healthy habits for the kids in their care.  As always, SCC free dinner and childcare will be provided!  LPKNC will provide free take-home informational resources to all participants (available in English and Spanish).

No RSVP required; please join us! Click HERE for more info. 

STEP: Active parenting of Teens: Families in Action

Every Wednesday July 1st – August 5th |  10am – 12pm
Every Wednesday July 1st – August 5th |  5:30pm – 8pm
Dinner & Child Care Offered!

In six 2-hour sessions, you will learn about Styles of Parenting, Mutual Respect, Owning the Problem, Active Communication, Encouragement, Logical Consequences, Problem Solving, Building Courage & Self-Esteem, Eliminating Power Struggles, Drugs, Sexuality, Violence and so much more! We offer dinner and child care!

View the flyer HERE for additional information and registration details.

STEP: Strengthening Families Program
Adapted for Parents & Caregivers Raising children with Trauma

Tuesdays from 9:30am-11:00am or 5:30pm-7:30pm.
Click here for the full list of dates.

This program is designed to support parents, improve family relationships, and reduce problem behaviors, delinquency and alcohol and drug abuse. There are MULTIPLE dates available and classes are offered both in-person and online.

View the flyer HERE for additional information and registration details.

STEP: Book Club. What Happened to You?
Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing 

Thursdays from 9:30am-11:30am.
Click here for the full list of dates.

Each session includes icebreakers, chapter reflections, trauma-informed parenting approaches, and how the five Protective Factors strengthen families. Video clips and small-group activities enhance main ideas from each chapter.

View the flyer HERE for additional information and registration details.

Family Events, Services, and Programs

See below for fun events and helpful opportunities for foster, kinship, and adoptive families.

Financial Assistance for Home Energy Bills

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program that helps low income households pay their heating/cooling bills, minimize crises, and make energy costs more affordable. 

Power AZ is a state program that expands eligibility beyond LIHEAP income limits making this critical resource even more accessible to working families. Click HEREfor more information on both programs.

Receive up to $640 dollars in one-time assistance. Click HERE to apply. 

Summer Childcare Scholarship for Kinship Youth

Kinship youth deserve the chance to explore their talents and interests through extracurricular activities. Whether they want to join the school football team, music lessons, or try ballet classes, the Enrichment Matters Scholarship can help cover the costs and get them connected. And for our younger friends, the Enrichment Matters Scholarship can also cover things like mommy & me classes or memberships to the zoo, WildKats, or the Children’s Museum. 

Apply HERE on the Seeds Community Center website.

Rainbow Service Dogs

Service Dog Training and Community | www.rainbowservicedogsinc.com

Specializing in working with children/families with Autism spectrum disorder, Juvenile-onset diabetes, Seizure disorders, P.O.T.S., PTSD, Muscular Dystrophy, and others. They believe cost should never stand in the way of independence, so they offer group classes, private sessions, and in-home training—all on a sliding scale to ensure affordability for every family.

View the flyer  HERE for additional information.

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