Program areas at Safe Passage Family Resource Center
Stop actcontract with mendocino county public health's prevention and planning unitbuilding on last year's successful Passage of a social host ordinance for the city of fort bragg, Safe Passage next provided wristbands for gatherings where alcohol was served, provided a responsible beverage service training, and hosted a speaker who addressed the danger of underage binge drinking by telling the story of her daughter.
Assets - latino Family advocacy and supportgrant from fbusd to provide services to spanish speaking parentssafe Passage helped to organize a mexican independence day celebration in september that attracted 250 participants, provided a space for monthly latino coalition meetings, encouraged latino parent involvement in school board meetings, and provided evening tutoring to eight english language learner 2nd grade boys.
First 5 mendocinogrant to provide programs benefitting children age 0 - 5 and their parentsschool readiness activities - funders first 5 mendocino and the fort bragg rotary helped us provide free books for children, weekly toddler play groups, child supervision for all of our parenting classes, membership in the read aloud 15 minutes coalition, and a summer class for redwood elementary age students to celebrate reading.
Nutrition educationthanks to a contract with county public health, Safe Passage provided a nutrition educator to teach healthy weight management and diabetes prevention and management classes at Safe Passage and at mendocino coast clinics. These were well attended and life changing for many of the participants.
Mission - strengthening our community by strengthening the families that live here.