Knowing where and how to begin developing parent involvement skills and
confidence is not a simple process. The networks and community connections that parents have may strongly influence their approach to becoming involved in their children’s education. But not all approaches are equally effective or appropriate for students, parents, or families. A number of organizations provide guidance, advice, and training to parents in how to become effective and positive influences in the educational arena. This section provides several well-known and established parent involvement training organizations.
http://www.latinoliteracy.com/
The Latino Family Literacy Project offers staff development training workshops for parent involvement to teachers who work with Latino parents and their children in building a regular family reading routine and developing strong English-language skills.
http://www.parentcenternetwork.org/national/aboutus.html
The ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center (NPTAC) provides Parent Centers, Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and
Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), with innovative technical assistance, up-to-date information, and high quality resources and materials. A major goal of the ALLIANCE National PTAC is to build the capacity of Parent Centers in order to improve results for children with disabilities ages 0 -26 in rural, urban and suburban areas and from underrepresented and underserved populations.
http://piqe.org/
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) creates partnerships between parents, students and educators to further students’ academic success. As a result of their work in parent engagement, more than 1.5 million under-served student's
educations have been enhanced since the inception of the organization in 1987. Public schools value this organization as well as parents. Students have benefited from PIQE as a springboard to their own personal and career success.
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Helpful Resources and Numbers 24 HR Hotlines
The resources in this section cover a broad spectrum of basic services and are not associated in any particular way with education. Given the fundamental nature of these community resources, contact information is provided in both English and Spanish. The decision to provide bilingual contact information is based on an assumption that parents and families who access these community resources may be English-language learners, or may speak only Spanish. The objective is to ensure that language is not a barrier to access to services.
While these resources represent the local area served, they can be easily adjusted for other LEA’s when implementing the parent workshops or developing resource lists.
Health Services
Corner of Hope – Homeless Clinic 1130 6th Street, Modesto 491-5550 CHDP (Child Health & Disability Prevention) 820 Scenic Drive, Modesto
Physical Examination Appts. 558-8860
Immunization Info 558-4818
Golden Valley Dental 1114 6th Street, Modesto 576-8310 Golden Valley Health Center 1114 6th Street, Modesto 576-2845
MOM Mobile (mobile medical services) 480-4416
Financial
Alliance Worknet 558-2100
Community Services Agency 251 E. Hackett Road, Modesto
TANF/Food Stamps/Medi-Cal 558-2777
Employment Development Department 576-6118
Social Security Office 1521 N. Carpenter Road, Modesto 523-2670
Counseling Services
Center for Human Services 1700 McHenry Avenue Suite 11 526-1440 Family Support Network 1405 West “F” Street, Suite A, Oakdale 847-5121
144 Haven Women’s Center Domestic Violence Crisis Line main line 524-4331 619 13th Street, Modesto
Outside Modesto 800-834-1990
La Familia Counseling Program 523-2860
Parents United Molestation/sexual abuse 524-4858 610 14th Street, Modesto
SBHC (Stanislaus Behavioral Health Center) Emergency Services 558-4600 1501 Claus Avenue, Modesto
Sierra Vista Child and Family Services 1400 K Street, Suite F, Modesto 523-4573 Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (Drug & Alcohol Treatment) 525-7442 800 Scenic Drive, Modesto 95354
Stanislaus Recovery Center (SRC) (Drug & Alcohol Treatment) 541-2121 1904 Richland Avenue, Ceres
Legal
CA Rural Legal Assistance 577-3811
Family Law Center 529-2382
Mexican Consulate 916-441-
3287
US Immigration Services 800-375-
5283
El Concilio 523-2860
24 Hour Hotline Services
Adult Protective Services 800-336-4316 / 558-2637
California Missing Children’s Hotline 800-222-3463
Child Abuse/Neglect (Emergency Response) 800-558-3665 / 558-5663
Children’s Center Crisis Line 577-4413
Domestic Violence 800-834-1990 / 577-5980
Emergency Mental Health Services 558-4600
Hutton House 526-5544
National Runaway Switchboard 800-RUNAWAY / 800-786-2929
Poison Control 800-222-1222
Youth Crisis Line 800-448-4663
Housing and Shelter
United Way Information and Referral 572-2255
422 McHenry Ave, Modesto
American Red Cross Shelter for disasters, shoes for children 523-6451 1230 6th Street, Modesto
Children’s Crisis Center Emergency shelter and childcare for children 0-17
Sawyer House 577-4413 Oakdale/Guardian House 845-3910 Crickets House 573-8770 Marsha’s House 578-3180 Verda’s House 656-7783 Guardian House 845-3910
145 Community Housing and Shelter Services Emergency shelter for homeless families 527-0444 823 15th Street, Modesto 95354
Housing Counseling/Search 527-0444
Rental Assistance 527-0415
Laura’s House, Sober Living 523-0393
Family Promise Shelter for families with minor children 549-9454 2301 Woodland, Modesto
Haven Women’s Center Shelter for battered women and their children 524-4331 619 13th Street Suite I, Modesto 95354
24 hour Crisis line 577-5980
Housing Authority of Stanislaus County Section 8, subsidized and low income housing 557-2000 1701 Robertson Road, Modesto
Interfaith Ministries 120 Kerr Ave, Modesto 572-3117 Redwood Family Center – Sober living for women and children 550-7352 Santa Fe Emergency Winter Shelter – Shelter for families with minor children 527-3117 Modesto Union Gospel Mission Emergency shelter for men women and children 529-8259 1400 East Yosemite Blvd., Modesto 95354
Food & Clothing
The Salvation Army Food bank, Modesto residents only 523-7577 625 I Street (7th and I Street), Modesto 95354
Hot Lunch Mon – Fri 12:15 – 1:00 Breakfast Sat 8:00–8:45 (except 1st Sat of month)
873 Lander Avenue, Turlock 667-6091
Community Sharing Christian Center Tuesday 8:00 – 11:30 847-3401 579 Center Street, Oakdale
Interfaith Ministries Food provided Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 11:30 572-3117 120 Kerr Avenue, Modesto 95354 Clothing Mon – Thurs 1:00 – 3:30, call for details
United Samaritans Foundation Food, clothing, household goods, mailing address 668-4853 220 S. Broadway, Turlock
Love Center Supplemental food Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 5:00 538-9700 617 Winmore Way, Modesto
WIC (Women Infants and Children) 558-7377
251 E. Hackett Rd, Modesto
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