Washington County Kids

Summer care sponsorshipwashington County Kids served as the fiscal sponsor for champions to provide care for 436 students during summer. These students would not have received care otherwise.

Training for providers of out of school time programs (early childhood, afterschool, and summer)the following programs were provided to staff of care providers to increase their ability to positively interact with children to icnrease social/emotional skills, respect for each other, and introduce them to new experiences:*training in diversity, equity, and inclusion*fostering self regulation

Misc. Coordination of events and suppliesthe following programs were provided during the year:*quarterly meetings for providers to exchange ideas and share experiences*a parent speaker series of 5 sessions to provide tips and tools to help parents and guardians improve their interaction with their children. *two "expo" webinars for parents to meet with providers and be able to arrange for care. *a poster contest for Kids in afterschool programs on the theme "afterschool is cool." The two winning posters were included in banners on trimet buses and bus benches to increase awareness of the need for and positive effect of afterschool care. *tabling was also provided at three hillsboro farmer's markets and el grito (sponsored by centro cultural).to be as inclusive as possible, spanish translation was provided for the speaker series and the expos because they were available to the general public.