The PRFRC is a resource center, offering computer access, cooking classes, food pantry, laundry facility, parenting classes, planned parenthood, resume writing, support groups, and family fun night. Strengthening Families Program
Strengthening Families is one of the many services Youth for Change provides to youth on the Ridge. Strengthening Families is located at 1007 Bille Road, The Family Plac
e and serves families with children ages 0-5 in all capacities. We provide fun and interactive Tot-Time, and offer assistance to families in need to ensure family stability. Vision: For all Ridge families to be happy, healthy, thriving and actively engaged with each other and the community, with children reaching their full potential. Mission: To effectively collaborate with community partners to provide services and resources that empower, strengthen and preserve families with children in order to equip them to succeed socially, emotionally, physically and financially.
5 Protective Factors:
Parental Resilience: This means be both strong and flexible. Be able to handle life’s challenging situations. Bounce back when we get knocked down. Positive Social Connections: Parents need friends and family members to have their back; people they can go to when in need. Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development: Being a great parent is part natural and part learned. Children don’t come with a manual; we need to have tools in our parent toolbox. Social and Emotional Competence of Children: Parents need to help their children communicate. Social and emotional skills are things like dealing with conflict, making friends, expressing your emotions in a positive way. Concrete Supports in Times of Need: Everyone needs help sometimes. It also means getting help with your role as a provider. Programs we Offer:
Parenting Classes: Parenting classes are provided by Butte College– Foster Kinship Program and are FREE of cost. Classes are Fridays from 9-12pm
Tot-Time and Tiny Tots: Parents and children interact in age appropriate, fun and educational activities. Tot Time is every Monday (except holidays) from 11:15-12:15 and Tiny Tots is the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10am-10:30am. Parent Time: Parents can talk, cook, and learn crafts together in a fun and safe environment. All of our activities encourage engagement parent to child relation building parent to parent. Creating Change:
Parent Advisory Council: Parents meet and discuss ideas that they would like to see in our program and our community. The goal is for parents to have a voice on the Ridge. Ideas will then be brought to the attention of local decision makers. All community members are welcome to attend. Strengthening Families Network:A group of community representatives from childcare to community service providers with the goal of connecting services and using resources to provide effective services to families with children ages 0-5. Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of the month at 1:00pm at 1007 Bille Road.
