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First Step Family Support Center |
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PROGRAMS & SERVICES First Step Family Support Center, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization and United Way agency, has provided support and education services to encourage the healthy development of families in Clallam County since 1971. The goal of the agency is to provide innovative and family-centered programs to meet the needs of parents and their children in a respectful and responsible manner. First Step offers a vast array of services to meet the needs of the community. Programs include but are not limited to:
Maternity Support Services - Community Health Nurse, Nutritionist, Social Worker, and Community Health Worker actively support low-income women to encourage healthy pregnancy and healthy birth outcomes. Services are provided from beginning of pregnancy through child's first 2 months.
Infant Case Management – Monthly home visiting program for at-risk low-income parents with children 2 months to 1 year of age. Provides advocacy, linkages, information, and referrals.
Drop-In Centers - For families five afternoons per week (Port Angeles & Sequim). Offers free clothing and equipment closet, information and referrals, a children’s play area, emergency diapers and formula, access to phones, computers, fax and copier, healthy snacks, and free children’s books.
Second Steps Home Visiting Program - Home visiting program promoting healthy child development, problem solving skills, and healthy parent support networks for high-risk families with children 1 to 3 years of age.
Supported Parenting Program – Intensive home visiting program to help parents with cognitive limitations raise their children.
Peer Mentoring Program - Volunteer-based, home visiting program that matches experienced moms and dads with new parents for extra support.
Readiness to Learn Program - For children entering kindergarten and first grade. Family Support Workers bridge the gap between home and school by working with parents, teachers, and children.
Post Partum Depression Support Group - For new mothers experiencing significant post partum depression. Program utilizes therapeutic interventions, group support, and infant massage instruction.
Vocational Counseling - For parents on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Provides one-on-one counseling to address barriers to employment.
Parent Education Classes – “Baby & Me”, “Toddler & Me”, “Love & Logic”, and “Be the Best Dad You Can Be”, to name a few. Each session provides childcare on site, food, and transportation. Other parent education is provided by First Step at off-site locations such as homeless shelters and alternative schools.
Children’s Services Parenting Classes – Offers education and training to parents seeking to be reunited with their children.
Smoking Cessation Program
Support Groups for Fathers, Parents, and Other Various Support Groups
First Books Program – Provides free new books to children to assist families in establishing their children’s own personal library and to promote family literacy.
Transportation – Providing transportation to families for on-site First Step activities and off-site family-related needs, such as W.I.C. and D.S.H.S.
Choosing Healthy Relationships Support Group - For parents with a history of involvement in abusive relationships.
Narcotics Anonymous Group - Uses the First Step facility two nights per week. First Step provides on-site childcare for these groups and healthy snacks and activities for their children.
In 2007, First Step provided services to 1,426 unduplicated families in the community.
For more information or to register for a program or class, contact:
First Step Family Support Center (360) 457-8355
325 E 6th Street Port Angeles, WA 98362 (360) 457-3820 fax |
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Contact Us:
325 East 6th Street Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 457-8355 (360) 457-3820 fax
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