California Parenting Institute

Parent Support Services: BEING A GREAT PARENT IS PART INTUITION AND PART EDUCATION -- BUT THE CORE OF POSITIVE PARENTING IS STRONG, HEALTHY, NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS. OUR PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS GIVE PARENTS THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR FAMILIES STRONG. LAST YEAR - 598 FAMILIES RECEIVED PARENT EDUCATION AND MENTORING SERVICES AT CPI. OUR RESOURCE NAVIGATORS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS PROVIDE SHORT-TERM ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS, LINKING THEM TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING, CHILD CARE, EMPLOYMENT, AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. LAST YEAR, FAMILIES UTILIZED OUR FREE DIAPER SERVICE 3,210 TIMES. 787 FAMILIES ALSO BENEFITED FROM OUR OTHER CONCRETE SUPPORTS PROGRAMS INCLUDING FOOD, GAS, AND UTILITES ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION/BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE AT OUR TWO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER LOCATIONS.Counseling Services: AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AT CPI IS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE CHILDREN AND FMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CHILD & FAMILY COUNSELING CLINIC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGED 0-18 AND THEIR FAMILIES. LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TO 145 CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO STRENGTHEN PARENTAL RESILIENCE, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN.School-Based Services: NEW DIRECTIONS IS OUR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS AGED 12-22. OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY IN SCHOOL DUE TO TRAUMA, AND NEED THE SUPPORT OF A SMALLER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT WITH INTEGRATED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING SERVICES. NEW DIRECTIONS COLLABORATED WITH 12 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION LAST YEAR IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS WORKING TOWARDS THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GOALS. LAST YEAR 100% OF THE SENIOR CLASS GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL OR COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. OUR SCHOOL-BASED THERAPISTS PROVIDED 758 COUNSELING SESSIONS ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THROUGH OUR TEAM SUCCESS AND JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAMS.Child Abuse Prevention Council: SINCE 1978, CHILD PARENT INSTITUTE HAS BEEN LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE IN SONOMA COUNTY. WE NOT ONLY TREAT VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE CRUCIAL SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PREVENT IT. CPI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCILS FOR BOTH SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES.