Prevent Child Abuse California

THE MISSION OF PREVENT CHILD ABUSE CALIFORNIA (PCA CA) IS TO REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

CALIFORNIA FAMILY RESOURCE ASSOCIATION: THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY RESOURCE ASSOCIATION (CFRA) IS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS (FRCS) AND NETWORKS. CFRA'S VISION IS A STRONG, COHESIVE NETWORK THAT PROMOTES THE SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES IN ALL CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. CFRA'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN MEMBER-DRIVEN STATEWIDE NETWORKS; CONVENE FAMILY-STRENGTHENING LEADERS FOR NETWORKING AND WORKING TOWARD A SHARED VISION; AND COMMUNICATE TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE STATE THE VALUE OF FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, NETWORKS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. CFRA ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY ADVOCATING - CONTINUE ON SCH O

FOSTER YOUTH INITIATIVE: CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER YOUTH, LIKE FOSTER YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, ARE AT GREATEST RISK FOR POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT AFTER EMANCIPATION. ONLY 50% OF YOUTH LEAVING FOSTER CARE GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE ARE LESS LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE PREP CLASSES EVEN WHEN THEIR SCORES AND GRADES ARE AS GOOD AS NON-FOSTER YOUTH (15% VS. 32%). FIFTY-ONE PERCENT ARE UNEMPLOYED WITHIN TWO TO FOUR YEARS OF EMANCIPATION BECAUSE THEY LACK BASIC PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, FOSTER YOUTH ARE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN ADULTHOOD IF THEY HAVE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CARING ADULT WHO TEACHES THEM LIFE SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF SCHOOL SUPPORT, - CONTINUE ON SCH O

STRATEGIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: IN 2021, PCACA AND THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPANDED ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CALIFORNIA COUNTIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE UNIFIED COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PLAN DEVELOPED BY A COUNTY-WIDE MULIT-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AT THE START OF 2021, STRATEGIES PROVIDED TA SUPPORT TO 21 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE FACILITATION SUPPORT, ASSISTING WITH DATA AND INFORMATION GATHERING, COACHING COUNTY LEADERSHIP, AND HOSTING WEBINARS WITH NATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. - CONTINUE ON SCH O

PREVENT ABUSE THROUGH HOME VISITATION: PREVENT ABUSE THROUGH HOME VISITATION (PATH), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY FIRST 5 COMMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE SITES, ENROLLED 23 AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITATION MODELS. IN 2021, 122 HIGH NEED PARENTS STARTED PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH HOME VISITATION AND 76% (93) COMPLETED THE DOSAGE LEVEL OF AT LEAST 12 HOURS. 100% OF PARENTS SERVED 12 HOURS OR MORE HAD NO REFERRALS TO THE COUNTY CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. DURING THIS YEAR OF CONTINUED COVID-19 CHALLENGES, PATH PROVIDED 864 PARENTS FAMILY STRENGTHENING SERVICES IN AREAS SUCH AS FOOD SECURTY AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO ENSURE THEY HAD CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN TIMES OF NEED. FIRST 5 SERVICE CORPS: FIRST 5 SERVICE CORPS PARTNERED WITH COUNTY FIRST 5 COMMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE SITES TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, LITERACY, AND MATH SKILLS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DURING THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE. THE PRIMARY OUTCOME IS TO PREPARE CHILDREN TO BE READY TO LEARN WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL. SERVICES INCLUDE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SKILLS BUILDING THROUGH HOME VISITS, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER GROUPS, AND CLASSROOMS. PREVENT CHILD ABUSE CALIFORNIA SERVES AS THE INTERMEDIARY UNDER CONTRACT TO THE CALIFORNIA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION. DURING 2021, 36 MEMBERS PROVIDED PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES TO 608 CHILDREN OF WHICH 366 COMPLETED AT LEAST 36 HOURS OF EDUCATION. OF THE 366, 95% OF CHILDREN MET AGE- APPROPRIATE SCHOOL READINESS MILESTONES IN ONE OR MORE AREAS THEY HAD NOT INITIALLY MET: 79% DEMONSTRAED GAINS IN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS, 77% DEMONSTRATED GAINS IN NUMERACY (MATH) SKILLS. AND 75% DEMONSTRATED GAINS IN LITERACY. TRAINING: PREVENT CHILD ABUSE CALIFORNIA TRAINED 121 STATEWIDE AMERICORPS MEMBERS SERVING IN THE FIRST 5 SERVICE CORPS, FOSTER YOUTH INITIATIVE, AND PREVENT ABUSE THROUGH HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS. THE REQUIRED TRAININGS ENSURE MEMBERS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE PARENTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES AND FOSTER A COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SERVICE. TRAININGS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTING, BOUNDARIES AND CONFIDENTIALITY, CASEY LIFE SKILLS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, NURTURING PARENTING, PROTECTIVE FACTORS, EARLY LITERACY, MATH AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL-COGNITIVE SKILLS AND CHILD/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. 88% (106) OF MEMBERS INCREASED THEIR SKILLS BY 10%.