SELF: Support for Early Learning and Families

	CLARK COUNTY & SW WASHINGTON

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SELF Partners Arc of Clark County / PRIDE for Kids Claire Welander, claire@arcofclarkcounty.org 6511 NE 18th St Vancouver, WA 98661 360-759-4917 PRIDE for Kids is birth to three Early Intervention Program providing physical, occupational and speech therapy and special education for children with developmental disability delays within a parent participation model. Battle Ground School District Alf Langland, Box 200 Battle Ground, WA 98604 360-885-5300 langland.alf@bgsd.k12.wa.us Public schools, K-12; early intervention/early childhood services for 3-5 year olds Children's Home Society of Washington Vancouver Family Resource Center (FRC), East County FRC, North County FRC Bridget McLeman 309 W 12th Street Vancouver, WA 98660 360-695-1325 ext. 4232 BridgetM@chs-wa.org Family Resource Centers, family support, parent education, youth behavioral skill development, youth sexual minorities services, early childhood development, advocacy, counseling, parent school involvement, grandparents raising grandchildren. Clark College Laurie Cornelius, Child & Family Studies Program 1800 East McLoughlin Vancouver, WA 98663 360-992-2398 lcornelius@clark.edu Higher Education (Early Childhood and Family Life Education), Child and Family Studies Program with child care services, early intervention services model family child care homes, and parent participation classes. Clark County Community Network Carol Hall, Coordinator ESD 112, 2500 NE 65th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98661 360-750-7500 x275 carol.hall@esd112.org Connects parents and other citizens with children, youth, families, and community institutions that support health and safety with focus on prevention of child abuse and child neglect. Clark County Health Department John Wiesman 2000 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, WA 98663 360-397-8472 john.wiesman@clark.wa.gov Public health, maternal support services and parenting education. Columbia River Mental Health Services Nancy Parker Office: 6926 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver PO Box 1337 Vancouver, WA 98666 360-993-3000 nancyp@crmhs.org Providers of caring, competent and comprehensive mental health services for children, families, adults and seniors. Division of Child Care and Early Learning (DCCEL) State of Washington Darcy Taylor Office: 907 Harney Street, Vancouver, WA Mailing: PO Box 9809, Vancouver, WA 98666 360-993-7938 tdar300@dshs.wa.gov Responsible for the licensing of Clark County child care centers and family child care homes. Early Choice Pediatric Therapy, PLLC Robin Pelletier 360-750-5850 208 W 36th Street Vancouver, WA 98660 Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy services to children birth to 18 years of age. Emphasis on parent support, advocacy and resource awareness. Educational Services District 112 Debbie Ham 2500 NE 65th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98661 360-750-7500 ext. 330 debbie.ham@esd112.org Child care resource and referral, child care provider education and support, parenting support, resource linkage, early learning and Kindergarten transition program, and early intervention services. Educational Opportunities for Children and Families (EOCF) Doug Lehrman, dougl@eocwa.org 10621 NE Coxley Drive Suite 207 Vancouver, WA 98662-6122 Mailing address: PO Box 821110, Vancouver, WA 98682-0025 360-896-9912 Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program, Protective Payee, HotShots Youth Sports, and other services supporting low-income children and families. Evergreen School District Melinda Jennings 13501 NE 28th PO Box 8910 Vancouver WA 98668 360-604-4024 mjenning@egreen.wednet.edu Public schools, K-12; early intervention/early childhood services for 3-5 year olds. Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (FVRL) Doreen Turpen, 360-695-1561, dturpen@fvrl.org 1007 East Mill Plain Vancouver, WA 98663 Public library services, bookmobile, read and play programs. Literacy kits. Southwest Washington Child Care Consortium (SWCCC) Dawn Mattson, 360-750-7500, dawn.mattson@esd112.org 2500 NE 65th Ave Vancouver, WA 98661 The consortium operates 23 centers in two counties serving 1,600 children and 2,800 parents utilizing more than 200 employees. Southwest Washington Medical Center Mary Paeth mpaeth@swmedctr.com 360-514-6788 Medical Center: 400 NE Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver, WA 98664 Healthy Steps Women's and Children's Center: 6100 NE 4th Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661 PO Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668 Non-profit medical center that provides health services including well-child checks and immunizations, nutrition, prenatal care, and community health education/prevention. Vancouver Children's Therapy Center (Innovative Services NW) Jeanne Mack 10401 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Suite #101 Vancouver, WA 98662 360-892-5142 jmack@innovativeservicesnw.org Early intervention services, age 0 to 3; physical, occupational, speech, and pre-school therapy services; parent education evenings; pre-school and child care programs. Private therapy services, age 3-18. Vancouver Housing Authority Connie Sherrard csherrard@vhausa.com 500 Omaha Way Vancouver, WA 98661 360-992-0207 Subsidized housing, family support, play group and self-sufficiency services. Vancouver School District Becky Hansel Office: 2901 Falk Road, Vancouver, WA PO Box 8937 Vancouver, WA 98668 360-313-1000 becky.hansel@vansd.org Public schools, K-12; early intervention/early childhood services for 3-5 year olds. Washington State University - Vancouver Karen Peterson, 360-546-9733, petersok@vancouver.wsu.edu 14204 Salmon Creek Avenue Vancouver, WA 98686 Higher education (Human Development and Early Childhood), child care center. YWCA of Clark County Connie Arant 3609 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98663 360-696-0167 carant@ywcaclarkcounty.org Children's advocacy, foster care transition, homeless child care, domestic violence shelter and services. Early Learning Resources Early Head Start National Resource Center @ ZERO TO THREE (EHS NRC) Jennifer Boss 2000 M Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036-3307 202-638-1144 ext. 642 jboss@zerotothree.org The Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC) is a storehouse of early childhood expertise that promotes the building of new knowledge andthe sharing of information by: Linking and actively engaging the Early Head Start and the Head Start community through opportunities in coordination with the Head Start Bureau's On-line Learning Center, to share resources and learn from one another in a variety of venues; Creating, collecting, and dissmeninating information relevant to comprehensive early childhood programs that istimely, accessible, and easy to use; and Providing professional development opportunities for the Early Head Start and Head Start community through face-to-face meetings and state-of-the-art distance learning experiences. Eastern Washington University (EWU) Karmel Shields 14204 Salmon Creek Blvd, Vancouver, WA 360-546-9084 kshields@mail.ewu.edu Part-time program to achieve Masters of Social Work. Collaborations with child welfare, public health, public health, early learning and other services. Foundation for Early Learning (FEL) Garrison Kurtz, Program Director 615 Second Avenue, Suite 525 Seattle, WA 98104 206-525-4801 ext. 28 garrison@earlylearning.org FEL makes investments in three critical areas: collaborative programs or projects that build or strengthen effective community systems for early learning; efforts that support early childhood educator training; and campaigns to increase public awareness and engagement in early learning. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) membership@naeyc.org 1-800-424-2460 NAEYC is the world's largest early childhood education organization with over 100,000 members. Southwest Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (SWAEYC) Twilly Moody twillym@eocwa.org 360-694-3645 PO Box 70171 Vancouver, WA 98685 SWAEYC is the local affiliate chapter of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). SWAEYC advocates for children, provides training opportunities, and supports professionals in the field of Early Childhood Education. SWAEYC is the local organization for those who work with young children and their families. Zero to Three 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 202-638-1144 National Center for infants, toddlers and families. The nation's leading resource on the first year's of life.
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