Children's Policy Cooperative of Jefferson County

Evergreen Programs are regular programs of the CPC and include First Friday Forum, Early Childhood Educations Monthly Workgroup, Annual Needs Assessment and a Resource Directory.

Campaign for 3rd Grade Reading. CPC continued to expand this program by placing a book vending machine in the lobby of the Jefferson County Family Courthouse. In an effort to support students reading on grade level by third grade, we are targeting younger children (toddler to third grade) with this vending machine. Tokens are free to our little friends who come to family court. Children can select one free book of their choice each time they visit, which they get to keep.

Assisting infants and mothers with assessment, safe care plans and recovery support who are substance involved by focusing on their safety and well-being. In collaboration with Family Court, Child Protective Services, Recovery, Maternal & Child Health providers, care coordination and community partnerships help equip mothers to keep their families intact through support, services and resources. The daily operational functions were transferred to Jefferson County Resource Center effective June 1, 2022. The Safe Care Program was expanded to include Calhoun County in late 2022 and successfully continued to expand in 2023. In late 2023 we expanded into Mobile County. CPC retained policy and procedure issues and the outstate expansion of the program.

General support and information to the community while conducting community-based assessment and analysis of the needs of children throughout Jefferson County, providing training and tools for advocacy and public policy monitoring and communication, and working together across disciplines to ensure safety for domestic violence victims, accountability for perpetrators, and to change the climate in the community to reduce domestic violence