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Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission |
Fatherhood System
Through a partnership with First 5 Fresno EOC and Strategies: Interface Children Family Services, Fresno EOC seeks to provide professional development training and technical assistance to the collaborative community partners within the Proving Our Parenting Skills (POPS) Responsible Fatherhood Program. The program will offer partnering agencies the opportunity to gain knowledge and resources that are needed to create a more father-friendly environment for clients seeking supportive services through the POPS Program and other resources available through all partner agencies. Funded by First 5: Yes |
1805 East California Street
Fresno,
CA 93706 Alicia Townsend
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Fresno County Office of Education |
Teen Parent Program
The Teen Parent Support Program provides school and community based services assisting teen parents in their educational goals, completion of high school diploma or GED and/or enrollment in higher education, and in understanding their role as a parent. Support services built into the program emphasize understanding of child development, health and reproductive health, parenting, life skills, and peer support. Program enrollment prioritizes teen parents who are not currently receiving any intervention services, live in group homes, are foster youth, attend court schools, and/or live in Fresno metropolitan area. Funded by First 5: Yes |
1111 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno,
CA 93721 Wilma Hashimoto
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Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries |
Family and Community Partners Preschool
The Family and Community Partners Preschool offers culturally relevant, high-quality, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited community-based preschool services to children from underserved refugee and immigrant families in Fresno County. The preschool uses a culturally congruent, enriched, Reggio-inspired curriculum with an emphasis on language and literacy development. The primary goal of the program is to prepare children for formal education. Participating in the preschool results in children who can maintain healthy, respectful family relationships while also showing initiative and becoming capable of meeting American public school cultural expectations.
Funded by First 5: Yes |
1940 North Fresno Street
Fresno,
CA 93703 Charlotte Miranda
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Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries |
Slavic Family Support
The goal of the Slavic Family Support program is to encourage language development (dual language acquisition) and strengthen parent-child relationships. The program adapts the best practice model, Parent-Child Home Program to the Slavic community, focusing on increasing parents' knowledge of child development. Family-centered home visitation is the core service augmented with bi-weekly parent-child developmental learning groups, early enrichment experiences for children and parents, developmental screenings, and linkages to early intervention and other community services as needed. The program targets Slavic families with children ages 0-5 who are recent refugees. Funded by First 5: Yes |
1940 North Fresno Street
Fresno,
CA 93703 Andrey Kovalenko
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Fresno Unified School District |
Early Learning Program
The goal of the Early Learning Program is to align all FUSD early learning programs, including state funded preschools, Parent and Child Education (PACE) programs, and child development centers (CDCs); to support the social/emotional development and school readiness of all early learners. The program will create clear processes for the integration and unification of each of these early learning programs to ensure consistent implementation of a stardards-based curriculum that provides a seamless transition to kindergarten standards and to promote professional development for teachers of early learners.In collaboration with Parent University, FUSD will create a parent education team consisting of one social worker and three home educators/facilitators. This team will provide opportunities for parents of children ages 0-5 to learn about their children's development with an emphasis on language and literacy. Additional parent education topics will include positive parenting practices, leadership training, nutrition and health education, how to navigate the educational system and access community resources. Funded by First 5: Yes |
2309 East Tulare Street
Fresno,
CA 93721 Deanna Mathies
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