"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing" | |
February 5, 2024 | Issue #6 | |
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February 2024 Featured Agency Highlight
Human Response Network
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Community based public and private Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) support the needs of working moms and dads with access to child care and other supports earmarked to lift families up from poverty. During the pandemic, these programs have distributed emergency essential worker child care vouchers, family child care and center stipends & PPE, diapers, food and clothing. Throughout California, these APPs may also support parental choice to CalWORKs Stages 2 & 3, preschool and center-based programs, general child care, After School Education and Safety (ASES), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Family Child Care Home Education Networks (FCCHENs), transportation, behavioral & mental health services, respite, regional centers, health and safety, 21st Century, resource libraries, and Trustline.
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Lassen Child & Family Resources offers a variety of information and resources to meet needs of children, parents, child care providers, agency personnel and the general public. Programs include Child Care Resource and Referral, and subsidized child care services as well as many other services.
Child Care Referrals: Brochures and information on parent and child issues, and referrals to licensed providers with child care openings are available.
Licensing Assistance: Staff will provide information on licensing requirements, assistance in completion of the application materials and provision of resources in the administration and daily operation of a child care program. A Family Child Care Orientation class is also offered as needed. Check our calendar for more details.
Lending Library: The resource lending library consists of toys, books, and videos available to parents, providers and the general public. Items may be borrowed for a two-week period at no cost. The library is open from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Carseats: Seats are available for purchase at a low cost of $50.
Monthly activity packets: Monthly activity packets provide seasonal ideas for providers and parents. Workshops are offered on a variety of subjects as needs are identified, including Family Day Care orientations.
Subsidized Child Care Programs: Subsidized child care for income-eligible families is available through contracts with CalWORKS and the California Department of Education. A waiting list is maintained for families who qualify but cannot be immediately enrolled.
Get to know them and the full scope of their work by visiting their website highlighting how they are supporting the needs of family child care providers and families in Lassen County.
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PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATION EQUALS A SUCCESSFUL
2024 Advocacy Day: Lifting Up Families
On January 24, 2024, child care, poverty, food and other advocates came together to host an Advocacy Day focused on lifting up the needs of families across California.
Our passionate speakers included: ASM Al Muratsuchi, ASM Jim Patterson, ASM Isaac Bryan, ASM Juan Alanis, SEN Caroline Menjivar (Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services), ASM Gail Pellerin, ASM Alex Lee (Chair of ASM Human Services Committee), ASM Lori Wilson, ASM Stephanie Nguyen (Assistant Speaker pro Tempore), ASM Dr. Corey Jackson (Chair of the newly formed Budget Subcommittee on Human Services), and SEN Maria Durazo. Click here if you would like to listen to them speak on the issues important to working families and children.
We want to express our gratitude to all of the parents, family child care providers, and advocate partners who showed up to make this Advocacy Day so impactful and successful. Together we will create a strong California where families and children can grow and THRIVE!
To see this year's customized legislator packets and other advocacy materials, click here!
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Family Child Care Providers out in force! | | |
Assembly Member Wilson & passionate advocates | | | | | |