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Provides families with information and referrals to licensed child care facilities and supports child care providers through coaching, technical assistance, behavioral consultation, and professional development opportunities.
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Help Find Childcare
Daytime Care
Childcare
Children
A permanent, nationwide Summer EBT program to support children who lose access to free and reduced-price school meals during the summer months. Provides $120 in food benefits to each eligible child. For updates and application information, sign up for text-based alerts at textsunbucks.dshs.wa.gov.
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Food
Teens
Children
Help Pay for Food
Government Food Benefits
Food Benefits
Early childhood preschool programs provide a language-based curriculum to students ages 3-4 who have been identified with developmental delays and qualify for special education services. Programs provide direct, integrated, and/or consultative services to students with mild to moderate disabilities in general education. Contact your school district to apply.
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Education
Preschool
Developmental Disability
Disability
Learning Disability
Children
Provides a positive and safe place for non-custodial parents to visit their children in the presence of a third person responsible for observing and ensuring the safety of those involved.
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Mediation
Families
Parents
Children
Teens
Provides a continuum of culturally relevant support services to children and families of the Lummi Nation in the area of foster care, alternative parental care, and intervention/prevention.
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Children
Families
Provides high quality, affordable childcare for children 1 month to 5 years old from families of all income levels. Tuition assistance available, DSHS/TANF assistance accepted.
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Childcare
Children
Preschool
Provides an array of advocacy and case management services to Nooksack children and families involving child welfare, domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Programs include Indian Child Welfare Program and Independent Living, Extended Foster Care, Tl’ils Ta’á’altha Program, Men and Boys Outreach and Advocacy Program, Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program, and Child Protection Team.
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Children
Families
Immediate Safety
Foster Youth
Adoption & Foster Care
Sexual Assault Survivors
Domestic Violence Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Physical Safety
The death of a family member, friend, or other significant person is a lifelong loss for children. The Grief Support Resource Library was created as an online tool for those supporting a child who is grieving.
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Grieving
Navigating the System
Virtual Support
Parents
Families
Children
Summer camp programs for grades 1-8. Activities include all-day outdoor adventures, mentor-facilitated learning and discovery, and wilderness skills development.
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Children
Day Camp
Recreation
Teens
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
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Children
Navigating the System
Homeless
Housing
Community Support Services
Near Homeless
Families
Victim advocates support child victims of abuse and families throughout the entire process. They offer emotional support, victim's rights information, assist in finding resources, and provide help every step of the way.
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Support Network
Families
Teens
Children
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
A screening to identify any factors that may interfere with a child’s learning, growth and development. The screening is also provided to help parents identify their child’s strengths and weaknesses and provide home suggestions and/or further evaluation if needed in any area of concern. Any child, birth to five, whose family or care givers would like more information about their child’s development can contact their local school district to receive a free Child Find Screening.
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Learning Disability
Children
Disability Screening
Preschool
Developmental Disability
Understand Disability
Disability
Youth suicide prevention program with trainings designed by youth and the community. Training is based on current suicide prevention research, and aims to open up a conversation about suicide, help combat stigma surrounding mental illnesses and suicide, and help others learn how to identify and intervene with a loved one.
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Health Education
Children
Health
Parents
Families
Teens
Education
Understand Mental Health
Children of adult learners grow in their reading, writing and math skills while attending the Making SMILIES Learning Pathways class.
Serves students experiencing homelessness. This program is designed to reduce isolation, maximize stability and maintain consistency for this population of children and youth. Contact the liaison in your school district for support.
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Near Homeless
Children
Homeless
Families
Housing
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Evidence-based classroom program that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. The program is designed for children ages 5 to 13.
Counseling services available to children and teens.
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Care
Mental Health Care
Counseling
Children
Teens
Counseling services available to children and teens.
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Care
Mental Health Care
Counseling
Children
Teens
Individually tailored occupational therapy to meet each child’s unique needs. Services include free initial consultation, evaluation, private occupational therapy, and Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) therapy intensives.
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Children
Occupational Therapy
A free Parents’ Day Out/respite program where kids with all types of special needs have fun while their caregivers get a break. Participants and their siblings have opportunities to make new friends, play games, do crafts, hear children’s stories, enjoy music, and more, while their parents get a break from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities. Call for schedule.
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Children
Care
Daytime Care
Relief for Caregivers
Families
Parents
Disability
For more information about what back-to-school resources are available in your area, contact The Salvation Army in Bellingham.
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Teens
Families
Children
Supplies for School
On-going therapy services provided for any child victim who has received services from Dawson Place, up to the age of 22 depending on the needs of the client. Group, individual, and family therapy sessions also available.
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Family Counseling
Individual Counseling
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Mental Health Care
Sexual Assault Survivors
Children
Group Therapy
Teens
Care
Counseling
Mental health assessments are provided to all child victims of abuse.
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Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Mental Health Care
Counseling
Mental Health Evaluation
Sexual Assault Survivors
Teens
Children
Provides resources and support for families and medical professionals looking for services for children birth to 21 in Whatcom County with known or suspected special health care needs.
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Disability
Navigating the System
Children
Health
Developmental Disability
Library-created learning resources for both parents and educators to help children become their best selves. Resources include Early Literacy Kits, Preschool Theme Kits, Baby Boxes, People of the Salish Sea Curriculum Kits, homeschooling resources, and more. Additionally, call your local branch to schedule a school visit to the library, or to request a library visit to your school.
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Children
Parents
Education
Community Support Services
Families
Students