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Children & Family Commission
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401 5th Ave, Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-263-8766 |
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Public Health - Seattle and King County Announces an Opportunity to Train the Learner Using the Promoting First Relationships Curriculum
Public Health, on behalf of the King County Veterans & Human Services Levy Oversight Board, is pleased to announce a training opportunity for up to 16 individuals to participate in the University of Washington's Promoting First Relationships (PFR) Train the Learner series in 2012. PFR is an evidence based, promising practice program that focus on bonding and attachment between child and caregiver. County funding will cover the cost of the training. The PFR Train the Learner series involves intensive on the job training. Selected participants will work with families who are at-risk with children zero to three. Families must reside in King County. Participants must work in pairs with another co-worker to be eligible for training. Single applicants are not allowed.
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Home Visiting Services for Young Latino Families, Challenges and Choices ReportThe King County Children and Family Commission is pleased to release Home Visiting Services for Young Latino Families, Challenges and Choices Report. The report is an extensive study of the needs and desires of Latino teen parents and their extended families residing in King County. The intent is to help inform future investments and to assure the healthy development and self sufficiency of these young families and their children.
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The Irreducible Needs of Families in King County
- What are the irreducible needs that must be met for children and families to thrive?
- How are we, as a community, succeeding at meeting those essential needs for families with children?
In order to answer the two questions above, the King County Children and Family Commission (CFC) has undertaken a multi-year initiative to achieve the following goals:
- Clarify what we as a community believe are the irreducible — or essential — needs for all families with children;
- Propose ways to measure how families with children are doing with respect to having these needs met;
- Apply these measures to districts in King County to see where we are successful and where there are gaps in our families’ well-being; and,
- Increase the momentum to build on success and focus action in areas of families' greatest needs as measured over time.
The CFC feels an increasing urgency to ensure that the needs of all families with children are met. Through input gathered in surveys, focus groups, and work with a diverse group of advisors, the CFC’s recent work deepens the community-wide understanding of the need for a focus on the well-being of families with children.
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Mission and overview of the Children and Family Commission (CFC)
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Mission King County government will work with families, communities, and schools to create and sustain a protective and nurturing environment for the health and successful development of children. Overview The King County Children and Family Commission was established in May 1992 by the County Executive and Council. The purpose of the Commission is to:
- provide oversight and review of the County's systems that provide service to children and families;
- promote cooperation among departments;
- evaluate the effectiveness of programs that serve children and families;
- oversee implementation of policies adopted by the County Council concerning children and families; and
- concentrate on building links between the County's service system, communities, and schools.
The Commission is made up of a broad cross-section of our community including youth, parents, service consumers and professionals. Members reflect the multi-cultural diversity of King County's citizens. Several members sit on the Commision as liaisons for other County Boards and Commissions in order to share information and facilitate better integration of services. The Commission meets on the second Monday of every month at 5:30 PM at the Casey Family Headquarters located at 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, first floor conference room.
- Strengthen families, as they are self defined
- Support grassroots, community-based efforts and programs
- Give priority to consumer/customer involvement
- Ensure responsiveness to multi-culturalism
- Value diversity
- Utilize community strengths
- Promote outcome explicit/driven programs
- Emphasize coordination of systems
- Increase flexibility in services and funding
- Encourage public education and dialogue
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