Family Resource Centers

Home Visitors work with a multidisciplinary team to provide home and community-based support services to families identified as at risk for child abuse and neglect or who are interested in improving their parenting skills. Home Visitors deliver an individual support plan for each family in order to meet their needs. They provide lessons and activities from different curriculums in the Nurturing Parenting Program once a week. These lessons are specifically designed for fathers, pregnant women, parents, and caregivers with children under the age of 0-17 years of age. As a participant in-home visitation services, parents learn nurturing parenting skills while having fun and growing closer as a family.

• Home Visitation is available in multiple languages and varies between the FRCs
• Free voluntary program for pregnant women or families with children 0-17
• Follows the Nurturing Parenting Program
• The program designed to enhance confidence, develop empathy, gain new insight into how to use positive discipline and become an empowered parent
• Home Visitors also provide community resources and referrals to support the family

More than 97% of families who have used the Home Visitation Program remain free of an open CPS case.

The Family Resource Centers offer a variety of free parenting workshops and classes in multiple languages.

• Nurturing Parenting Program – Parents learn about child development, empathy, discipline, and empowerment. Classes are available to expectant families, parents of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and fathers. Approved for Court Mandated Parent Education. Nurturing Parenting Program is Available for Families with Children through Age 12.
• Make Parenting a Pleasure – Parents learn effective parenting skills, how to manage stress, and positive discipline. Approved for Court Mandated Parent Education.
• Dare To Be You – Parents learn how to teach their children to feel better about themselves, communicate, be responsible, and make decisions.

Over 85% of parents show an increase in their ability to handle the day-to-day challenges of raising their children after they have completed a parenting workshop.

When families are in crisis, parenting can be a stressful and difficult job. The Intervention Specialist at the Family Resource Center helps families in crisis reduce their problems so they can refocus on their parenting. The Intervention Specialist will:

• Provide short-term case management for families who are in need of support.
• Connect families to community resources that may reduce their crisis situation in the areas of domestic violence, homelessness, addiction, financial difficulties, and Medi-Cal concerns.
• Facilitate stress relief classes at the FRC, where parents can spend time alone while their child is cared for. This service varies by location.

The School Readiness Home Visitor helps parents prepare their children to be successful individuals. The School Readiness Home Visitor offers age-appropriate learning, as well as developmental and reading resources. The School Readiness Home Visitor will:

• Provide information on developmental milestones and social and emotional development.
• Work with parents on how to establish a reading routine and provide library resources.
• Link families to their local school districts, preschool programs, and childcare resources.
• Facilitate parent-child interactive groups to create an opportunity for both parents and children to play and learn new skills.

The Engagement Specialist at the Family Resource Center assists families with school-age children (ages 6 through 17). The Engagement Specialist will:

• Connect families with school-age resources
• Offer IEP (Individual Education Plan) support
• Facilitate Nurturing Parenting Program school-age parent education workshops
• Provide community-based school-age activities
• Outreach for the Family Resource Center and its School Age Program

The Village Program is focused on reducing Infant Deaths in the African American community by enriching the lives of the entire family. The Village is a community service program that was developed from the Blue Ribbon Commission’s findings on African American Childhood Deaths. The Result of this study showed that a great number of African American children were dying from three major causes: child abuse and neglect, infant sleep-related deaths, and third-party homicide. The Village was charged with the task of providing African American parents in the Valley Hi and Meadowview (95822, 95823, 95828, 95831, and 95832) communities with information on child abuse and infant mortality prevention in an effort to reduce, and eventually eliminate, this epidemic. The Village focuses on families who have children 0-5 years old and accomplishes its mission primarily through culturally centered classes, home support, community events, resources, and outreach. Join or support the Village Program today. Contact The Village at the Valley Hi Family Resource Center Site, 7000 Franklin Blvd, Suite 820, Sacramento, CA 95823, (916) 290-8281