The Resource Connection Of Amador And Calaveras Counties Inc

ENGAGING FAMILIES, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES, & ENRICHING LIVES.

THE RESOURCE CONNECTION CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (CCR&R) PROGRAM ASSISTS PARENTS IN MAKING CHILD CARE DECISIONS THAT BEST MEET THEIR FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. PARENTS RECEIVE FREE REFERRALS TO LICENSED CHILD CARE HOMES AND CENTERS IN AMADOR AND CALAVERAS COUNTIES. THE CCR&R WORKS TO BUILD AND SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY CHILD-CARE SERVICES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CHILD CARE PROVIDER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT FOR NEW AND EXISTING CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. TO HELP PARENTS AFFORD THE HIGH COST OF CHILD CARE THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES VOUCHERS TO INCOME-ELIGIBLE PARENTS WITH A QUALIFYING NEED AT THE TYPE OF CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENT THAT BEST SUITS THEIR NEEDS. WE ADMINISTER THE CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM AND CALWORKS CHILD CARE PROGRAMS WHICH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THIS PAST YEAR WAS THE WAIVER OF FAMILY FEES AND THE ALLOCATION AMENDMENT FOR MORE CHILD CARE SLOTS IN THE CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM. THROUGH THE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, THE AGENCY SERVED: 963 CHILDREN AND 450 FAMILIES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2022. STAFF CALCULATED 6,163 PROVIDER PAYMENTS, AND TRC PAID OVER $3.5 MILLION IN CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO SUPPORT FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND ENGAGEMENT, SUCH AS PARENT EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, HOUSING, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND CHILD-PARENT ACTIVITIES. THE CCR&R HAS PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION ON ISSUES AFFECTING FAMILIES, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND CHILD CARE FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES COMMUNITY AWARENESS, SUPPORTS POLICY AND PLANNING, AND PARTICIPATES IN COLLABORATIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS RELATED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE ASSISTED FAMILIES WITH 486 CHILD CARE REFERRALS FOR 855 CHILDREN. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND REFERRALS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO 33 CHILD CARE CENTERS, 54 FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES, 12 LICENSE-EXEMPT CENTERS, AND 76 FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR LICENSE-EXEMPT PROVIDERS. OUR PROGRAM OFFERED 72 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH TRAINING, INCLUDING HOME STUDIES, TO CHILD CARE BUSINESS OWNERS AND STAFF. STAFF ASSISTED FIVE NEW FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN GETTING THEIR LICENSE AND BUSINESS OPERATING AND THREE FAMILY CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS TRANSITIONING FROM SMALL TO LARGE CAPACITY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS TO 21,900 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILIES, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS.

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS -THE RESOURCE CONNECTION EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMPREHENSIVE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 5. THESE PROGRAMS PRIMARILY SERVE FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE AND/OR HAVE A QUALIFYING NEED. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE EARLY HEAD START CENTER-BASED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 3 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS OF AGE, AND HEAD START CENTER-BASED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 5 YEARS OLD, AND A LOCALLY DESIGNED HOME-VISITING PROGRAM SERVING PRENATAL MOMS TO CHILDREN 3 YEARS OF AGE. THE FOCUS IN ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS ON THE "WHOLE CHILD" WHILE ENGAGING THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. THE RESOURCE CONNECTION OFFERS PART YEAR AND FULL YEAR OPTIONS. HEAD START PROVIDES CENTER-BASED SERVICES TO 144 PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN (3-5 YEARS OLD) THAT WERE ENROLLED, DROPPED OR COMPLETED THE PROGRAM FROM JULY 1 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30 2022. EARLY HEAD START PROVIDES INFANT/TODDLER SERVICES THROUGH CENTER-BASED, AND HOME VISITING. EARLY HEAD START CENTER-BASED SERVED 42 CHILDREN AND EARLY HEAD START HOME BASE SERVED 68 CHILDREN THAT WERE ENROLLED, DROPPED OR COMPLETED FROM JULY 1 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30 2022. THE RESOURCE CONNECTION EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ALSO RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH FIRST 5 CALAVERAS TO PROVIDE A RAISING A READER (LITERACY BASED) HOME VISITING PROGRAM TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UP TO AGE 5 AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. A TOTAL OF 29 FAMILIES RECEIVED SERVICES FROM JULY 1 2021 TO JUNE 30 2022.

INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM - THE RESOURCE CONNECTION CALAVERAS CRISIS CENTER PROVIDES SHELTER, PEER AND LICENSED COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, RESTRAINING ORDER ASSISTANCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPPORT, COURT ACCOMPANIMENT SERVICES AND HOSPITAL RESPONSE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PERSONAL SAFETY AS WELL AS VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN CALAVERAS COUNTY. RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ELDER ABUSE. THE RESOURCE CONNECTION CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES FORENSIC INTERVIEWING SERVICES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND LICENSED COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF CRIME.SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE:THE CALAVERAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER SERVED 280 CHILD VICTIMS OF CRIME, 53 OF WHICH ALSO RECEIVED FORENSIC INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO GATHER EVIDENCE IN PREPARATION FOR PROSECUTION OF THOSE CRIMES. 264 RECEIVED NO COST THERAPEUTIC SERVICES.THE CALAVERAS CRISIS CENTER PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 338 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 79 OF THOSE RECEIVED SHELTER SERVICES. OF THE 338 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED SERVICES 88 WERE MEN AND 95 WERE CHILDREN.THE CALAVERAS CRISIS CENTER PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 136 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT. OF THOSE 26 WERE MEN.THE CALAVERAS CRISIS CENTER PROVIDED RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 61 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND/OR ELDER ABUSE.