ChildStrive

The early supports program ("esp") addresses the needs of children state-set criteria for early supports services. Esp services include developmental assessment and evaluations, occupational, physical and speech therapy, educational services and social work services through a parent coaching model, family counseling services, resource coordination and parent education and support. Early supports also addresses the needs of children who are at serious risk of falling behind in their development and of not being successful in school. Services are provided to families residing in homeless shelters, on the tulalip reservation and through drop-in play groups. Funding for this program is provided through the wa department of children, youth, and families (dcyf) contract, snohomish county early supports for infants and toddlers, snohomish county child development services, king county departments of developmental disabilities, private insurance, grants and individual donations. We served 1,700 children and their families during the year that ended june 30, 2024.

Outreach counseling: outreach counseling includes 3 programs - village counseling, eclipse program and homeward house village counseling - this program provided infant and early childhood mental health services to low-income families with trauma exposure, during the prenatal through age six. We have a mental health case manager and a mental health therapist, both of whom are spanish speaking. Our mental health providers serve families for an average of two years. Counselors also facilitated a social skills group for children, parent support groups using peps curriculum. They also provided four circle of security parenting groups. Eclipse program - we have two mental health counselors within this program that provide consultation and early childhood mental health support to preschool children. Children served are enrolled in eceap program through snohomish county. Services are family directed and provided within the classroom and in-home services if families desire. These are short term services lasting approximately 6 months or so. 21 families were served in 23-24 year. Homeward house - this program provides infant childhood mental health services to pregnant and newly parenting individuals with children up to the age of one. Families receiving services are those that are at high risk of court removal or who have experienced removal (child welfare dependency) due to substance use disorder. Families often also experience homelessness. Infant mental health specialist works with families to support with preventing removal and/or those working towards reunification. The infant mental health specialist also provides services by provide child-parent psychotherapy, utilizing pfr and facilitates circle of security groups. Early childhood education and assistance program (eceap) - eceap is a Washington funded pre-kindergarten program that prepares three- and four-year-old children from low-income families for success in school and in life. Eceap focuses on the wellbeing of the whole child by providing comprehensive nutrition, health, education, and family support services to Washington's most at risk young children. Eceap reaches the children most in need of these foundations for learning. The program is aligned with nationally researched programs. Eceap serviced approximately 45 families during the year ended june 30, 2024.

Nurse-family partnership (nfp): nfp is a national, evidence-based home visitation program serving first-time parents during their pregnancy until the child is two years old. Specially trained community health nurses visit the families in their home weekly and biweekly, supporting healthy parent and child outcomes and family self-sufficiency. Funding from verdant health commission (snohomish county public hospital district no. 2), snohomish county behavioral health department, and maternal infant and early childhood home visiting (miechv) federal funds via the Washington department of children, youth, and families home visiting services account (dcyf and hvsa) allows for eligible families to be served throughout snohomish county. Nfp served 268 families during the year ended june 30, 2024.

Parents as teachers (pat): pat is a national, evidence-based home visiting model of services to pregnant and parenting mothers and fathers whose children are under five years of age. Families served include those with extreme risk factors for poor child development outcomes, such as homelessness, parental mental health and substance abuse problems, history of child abuse and neglect, and domestic violence. Funding for this program is provided through a combination of private grants and federal funds passed down from the Washington early learning fund. Pat served approximately 110 families during the year ended june 30, 2024.