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Meet with a parenting coach for 50 minutes to discuss the unique goals you have for yourself, your child, and family, along with parenting strategies, and more.
Categories
Parents
One-on-One Support
Care
Caregivers
Parenting Education
Support Network
Families
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.
Categories
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.
Categories
Children
Families
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.
Categories
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.
Categories
Grieving
Navigating the System
Virtual Support
Parents
Families
Children
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.
Categories
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.
Categories
Support Network
Families
Teens
Children
Sexual Assault Survivors
Abuse or Neglect Survivors
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.
Categories
Health Education
Children
Health
Parents
Families
Teens
Education
Understand Mental Health
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.
Categories
Near Homeless
Children
Homeless
Families
Housing
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
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.
Categories
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.
Categories
Teens
Families
Children
Supplies for School
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.
Categories
Children
Parents
Education
Community Support Services
Families
Students
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.
Categories
Near Homeless
Families
Navigating the System
Community Support Services
Housing
Homeless
Children
Annual program available for graduates of Whatcom Dream's Financial Empowerment courses. Participants can shop for brand new toys and gifts at a 75% to 90% discount from the retail price.
Categories
Families
Goods
Toys & Gifts
Children
Low-Income
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.
Categories
Homeless
Near Homeless
Housing
Children
Families
Community Support Services
Navigating the System
Free community paddling session for all ages and abilities. Paddle partners and adaptive equipment are provided to increase accessibility.
Categories
Recreation
Physical Disability
Families
Your guide to recreation and educational opportunities in Bellingham. The new Playbook (formerly known as the Leisure guide) provides a complete listing of recreation activities available throughout Bellingham.
Categories
Recreation
Families
Children
Teens
Support group for family members, parents, caregivers, and friends of individuals struggling with mental illness.
Categories
Mental Health Care
Support Groups
Health
Mental Illness
Adults
Peer Support
Families
Families needing information and education specifically related to Down syndrome are provided a trained Parent Advocate to address their needs. Families are also connected to other families to develop natural peer support through fun, family-friendly events throughout the year.
Categories
Disability
Developmental Disability
Understand Disability
Families
Hope House matches families receiving services with community member donations for the holiday season.
Categories
Families
Low-Income
Toys & Gifts
Whatcom County Health and Community Services partners with community organizations and all seven Whatcom County school districts to coordinate and support prevention coalitions and community groups. These coalitions work with schools and others to increase connections and support healthy youth and families. Visit the website to learn more and get involved.
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.
Categories
Parents
Families
Family Counseling
Support Network
Counseling
Parenting Education
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.
Categories
Mental Health Evaluation
Children
Teens
Support Network
Families
Mental Health Care
A care package for those who are recently bereaved by a suicide. Included in this package are materials on grief after a suicide as well as comfort items found to be helpful by other survivors of suicide loss. These care packages are currently available for free to families living in Washington State.
Categories
Grieving
Families
Care
Support Network
Survivors
Individuals
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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Pregnant
Families
Food Benefits
Health
Nutrition
Children
Mothers
Food
Help Pay for Food
Nutrition Education
Government Food Benefits