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have resources that have been well researched for relevance, quality, and have all the important information that a parent might want about that resource. There is no “correct” answer, but there should be enough information that a family knows exactly what resource you are sharing and how they can access it themselves.
have at least 4 resources and 2 can be specific to children birth to five years. There is no page requirement.
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Four or more relevant resources to the assigned topic
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Well researched resources that add value and are readily available for families
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Resources provide detailed information so families see what is available or offered
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Foster Care
& Adoption
• A list of supporting services on
fostering and adoption available for
families in the Imperial County
Katherine Espinoza
Alba Care Services
Inc.
• Providing foster care to children and
proper guidance to youth.
1498 Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 353- 2533
Email: [email protected]
• Assist families in helping build a positive
and safe relationships with their children.
• Provides Therapeutic Behavioral Services
• Quality Mental Health Services
Amaris Ministries
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Nonprofit Christian based Organization
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Training and Supporting Christian foster and
God’s promises fulfilled for families
adoptive families.
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http://www.amarisministries.com/ado
ptions-faq.html
251 West Main St. #C
Brawley, CA 92227
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (760) 337-9444
Providing resources for families who may have
experienced trauma or have behavioral
challenges.
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Helping “non-minor dependents” find welcoming
fostering families.
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Works with Imperial Valley’s Hope for Haiti in
assisting families who are interested in adopting
children from the Children of Hope orphanage in
Haiti.
C.H.A.R.L.E.E.
Family Care, Inc.
“Children Have All Rights: Legal, Educational,
Emotional”
• Nonprofit organization
• Dedicated to improving the lives of
children, youth, adults, and families.
• Effective in assisting hundreds of
https://charleefamilycare.wixsite.com/
main
495 East Orange Street
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 353- 6151
Email: [email protected]
children maintain their placement and/or
children and their families remain as an
intact unit.
• Certified Foster Homes for children in
Riverside and Imperial County.
Imperial County of
Child Protective
Services
• Providing community-based prevention
activities for families.
• Counseling services
• Monthly face-to-face visits with an
https://www.imperialcountysocialservi
ces.org/services
2995 S 4th Street Suite 101
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 337- 3084
assigned Social Worker while working
towards finalizing the adoption process.
• Providing safe, permanent placement for
children who have come from abuse,
neglect or exploitation.
ADOPTION
CENTER
of San Diego
Facilitating Open Private Adoptions since 1986
https://www.sdadopt.org
• Non-profit Organization
• Facilitates open adoptions in San Diego
and Southern California region.
• Provides counseling, local community
referrals, education, and complete
adoption facilitation.
3665 Ruffin Road, Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92123
Mon.-Fri. 9AM – 4PM
(858) 535-3033
• Offers education workshops.
• Monthly support groups to adopting
parents.
Available 27/7 to Expectant Parents
Walden Family
Services
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Providing families with 30 hours of precertification Foster and Adoptive Parent Training.
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Specializing in children and youth with special
healthcare needs and developmental disabilities,
sibling groups, and youth who identify as
LGBTQ
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8525 Gibbs Dr. #100
San Diego, CA 92123
(619) 584-5777
Offers a transitional housing plus foster care
program to young individuals looking to gain
education, life skills, and employment experience
during the transition to adulthood.
Resources for
children and
families
experiencing death,
grief, and loss
Children’s Bereavement
Center
Contact info: (888) 988-5438
support@childbereavement
Non profit organization
Orientation sessions are held weekly.
Readily available list of referral resources who
counsel children, teens, and/or adults with
grief issues.
Grief support groups
Available in English, Spanish and Creole
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Groups are open to anyone who has
lost a parent, sibling, grandparent,
relative, or friend as a result of
illness, accident, suicide, or homicide.
CBC’s “Healthful Grieving Model”
allows for sharing experiences with
others, building upon strengths,
develop and maintain hope for the
future.
Based in South Florida but
Nationwide help is available virtually.
Resources for talking to your children
about loss or crisis.
A step by step guide from the
initial loss to who should tell
the child and what and how to
say it.
Child Mind Institute
childmind.org/guide/helping-children-cope-with-grief/
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General Inquiries
[email protected]
Provides a guide to helping children cope with
grief.
Available in English and Spanish.
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The guide can be downloaded for future
reference.
It goes into different scenarios such as
death of a parent, terminally ill parent,
death of a sibling.
There is a Family Resource Center
Professional development and
workshops for schools, businesses, and
community organizations.
Clinical groups and intensive programs
for children, teens and young adults.
Dougy Center
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Contact Info: [email protected]
503.775.5683
PO Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care:
Grief, Hope, and Transitions (L.Y.G.H.T.)
program is an evidence-based peer grief
support group for youth in foster care.
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support, resources, and
connection before and
after a death.
Resources and toolkits readily
available for kids, teens,
parents/caregivers and so much
more.
World Wide Program Directory
Provides grief education and
training.
All Dougy Center programs offer
support to families at no cost.
Dougy Center provides support
groups both in-person and virtually
through zoom.
Child Welfare
Information Gateway
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Contact Info: [email protected].
1.800.394.3366 between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. (ET) to speak to an information support
specialist.
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Promotes the safety, permanency,
and well-being of children, youth,
and families.
Information, resources, and tools
covering topics on child welfare,
child abuse and neglect, out-ofhome care, adoption, and more.
Provides helpful guides on how to
address grief and loss in family,
how to communicate with children
about death, and how to help them
grieve.
Tools for Supporting Emotional
Well-Being in Children and Youth.
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