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Families often feel stress and distress with the challenges of changing family dynamics: the blending of households, co-parenting after divorce, adoption or fostering, loss of a family member, or caring for aging parents. Family counselors can help find solutions, facilitate discussion, and replace frustration with effective strategies.
The EcSA program helps families achieve financial success by paving a path to build a meaningful career and create confidence through financial literacy. Families with children who receive SNAP benefits are eligible to enroll.
Helps eligible families pay for child care. When a family qualifies for child care subsidy benefits and chooses an eligible provider, the state pays a portion of the cost of child care. Parents may be responsible for a copayment to their provider each month.

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Help Pay for Childcare
Low-Income
Families
Children
Childcare
Comprehensive behavioral health services and supports for Medicaid-eligible individuals aged 13-20 with complex behavioral health needs. Services include assessment, treatment, and support services.

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Teens
Children
Mental Health Evaluation
Support Network
Families
Mental Health Care
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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Domestic Violence Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Families
Physical Safety
Immediate Safety
Children
Foster Youth
Adoption & Foster Care
Sexual Assault Survivors
Strengthening families and students by helping them with basic needs and linking them to local resources. Resources include basic needs, such as food, clothing and housing; school supplies; energy assistance; GED and ELL classes; family literacy; domestic violence resources; and medicaid enrollment.

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Children
Clothes for School
Families
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
View online resources or call the Family Center for help finding the right program to help your family pay for child care.

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Daytime Care
Care
Childcare
Help Pay for Childcare
Children
Families
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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Understand Mental Health
Health
Health Education
Children
Parents
Education
Families
Teens
Free cloth diaper distribution program available to qualifying families who complete the application online or in person. This program helps families who are experiencing diaper need to switch to reusable diapers, by providing an initial loaned supply of cloth diapers.

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Families
Diapers & Formula
Baby Supplies
Provides dental care to children, pregnant women, and the parents of children who are UCNW patients.
Meals served Monday through Friday in a variety of ways: Sit & Sup congregate meal, hot to-go meals, frozen meals, and delivery Senior Mobile Meals. $6 for fresh meals, $5 for frozen.
A state agency that investigates reports of child abuse and neglect.
As part of the larger PREPARES program, St. Joseph Catholic Church organizes a regular drop-in event to provide diapers, wipes, and other family supplies. All are welcome to receive support and attendees can sign up for more support through PREPARES state program.

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Home Goods
Families
Baby Supplies
Diapers & Formula
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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Supplies for School
Students
Families
Parents
Community Support Services
Children
More Education
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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Supplies for School
Students
Families
Parents
Community Support Services
Children
More Education
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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Supplies for School
Students
Families
Parents
Community Support Services
Children
More Education
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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Supplies for School
Students
Families
Parents
Community Support Services
Children
More Education
A free, supportive program for women having their first baby. When you enroll in NFP, you are connected with your own personal nurse who visits with you during pregnancy and until your baby turns two years old. This program has been proven to benefit the health and well being of families. First time low-income moms in Whatcom County can enroll in the program prior to their 28th week of pregnancy.

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Postnatal Care
Family Planning
Health
Mothers
Families
Pregnant
Home Visiting
Early Childhood Intervention
Maternity Care
CAP provides services to children and adolescents from birth to 22 who have been sexually abused or witnessed a homicide or violent crime. Specially trained clinicians help children, adolescents, and their families figure out the most effective way to move past their traumatic experiences and toward happy and fulfilling lives.

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Counseling
Domestic Violence Survivors
Sexual Assault Survivors
Support Network
Children
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
Survivors
Families
Teens
An intensive treatment program that works with parents and children together to improve the quality of the parent-child relationship and to teach parents the skills necessary to manage their child's severe behavior problems. Appropriate for children ages 2 to 7 with behavioral concerns.

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Counseling
Family Counseling
Families
Parents
Support Network
Parenting Education
Provides support for the caregivers/parents of foster and adoptive families. Services include grants for fostering or adoption, monthly support group, and training and resources.

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Support Network
Support Groups
Post-Adoption Support
Families
Adoption & Foster Care
Adoption & Foster Parenting
With no cost for families that qualify, Opportunity Council offers preschool services throughout Whatcom County for children between the ages of 3 and 5.
WIC is a supplemental food and nutrition/breastfeeding education program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children eat well, learn about nutrition and breastfeeding, and stay healthy.

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Food
Government Food Benefits
Help Pay for Food
Nutrition Education
Nutrition
Food Benefits
Health
Pregnant
Mothers
Children
Families
Therapy services for individual adults, children and adolescents, couples, families and groups.

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Family Counseling
Group Therapy
Counseling
Care
Mental Health Care
Individual Counseling
Families
Children
Individuals
Teens
A special Head Start program serving infants, toddlers, and pregnant parents in Whatcom County. Services include prenatal education, health and nutrition services, family development support, and home visits focusing on child development and quality early education. This program is for income eligible families.

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Children
Families
Early Childhood Intervention
Parenting Education
Parents
Home Visiting
Head Start
Education

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