In this issue:
January was Positive Parenting Awareness Month! Read how Cope engaged with our local and state governments to advocate for positive parenting programs.
Valentine's Day is almost here! Read some ways to show your child love this Valentine's Day and beyond.
Program Spotlight: See photos from our Family Connection Vision Board Event.
Sign up for upcoming volunteer opportunities!
As the official day of love, Valentine's Day is a special reminder to be intentional about the ways we show our children love and affection. Beyond the candy and cards, there are simple but meaningful ways to make your child feel valued, loved, and cherished. Read below for some small but impactful ways to tell your child "I love you" this Valentine's Day and beyond.
On January 23rd, Cope’s Triple P Team visited the Capitol for a day of advocacy. Triple P teams from around the state, coming from as far as San Diego, met with our California Legislators to encourage them to prioritize positive parenting in budget and policy decisions. Our Cope team was joined by other Napa County agencies delivering Triple P, including UpValley, Child Start, and Parentscan.
NAPA, CA – Cope Family Center, a member of the Napa County Triple P Collaborative (NCTPC), announced that the Napa County Board of Supervisors and the California Assembly have both recognized January as Positive Parenting Month, highlighting the importance for parents and caregivers to develop warm, nurturing relationships with their children and teens and become more confident as parents.
As a positive way to kick off the new year, our Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program hosted a Group Connections event for families to create their own vision boards! Families and Home Visitors gathered at Cope to sift through a heaping collection of magazines and stationary to create vision boards for the new year.
NAPA, CA – Cope Family Center has earned a prestigious endorsement from Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. (PATNC) as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top-performing home visiting affiliates within Parents as Teachers’ international network.
Being named a Blue Ribbon Affiliate affirms that Cope is a high-quality member of the home visiting field, implementing the evidence-based Parents as Teachers model with fidelity. Families in the Napa community are positively impacted by the services delivered by this program.
With the help of our generous donors and volunteers, Cope's annual client holiday party was once again a fun and festive celebration for the families in our programs! Families gathered at Cope to celebrate the season with their family support specialist or parent educator and enjoy in some holiday fun. Families enjoyed hot chocolate, crafted holiday paper trees, and took family portraits before a seasonal backdrop in our resource center.
The holiday season can be a joyful and exciting time of year, but it can also be a source of stress, especially if you are attempting to achieve a vision of the "perfect" winter holiday. Thankfully, there are ways to minimize stress during the chaos of the holiday season. Read below for some tips to help you manage the overwhelm.
For more than 20 years, Cope Family Center has been privileged to have the support of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) which has contributed almost $5 million in that time. This generosity has transformed the lives of thousands of children and their families and helped build a stronger community for all. We are grateful to report that NVV recently announced their support will continue with a grant of $250,000.
In this issue:
It's back to school season! Learn some helpful back to school tips to help you and your child with the transition.
Parenting classes now enrolling! Sign up for fall session.
Learn how you can support Cope through Be Bubbly's Be Generous campaign!
An opportunity to help children and families
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By affirming LGBTQ+ identities and passing laws in support of the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ children and youth are better protected. Anti-LGBTQ+ laws and rhetoric actively harm children in the community, and anyone who cares about the wellbeing of children and youth should oppose this hateful and discriminatory legislation.
Los días de Juego Arcoíris comenzaron en 2019 a través de un proyecto de First 5 Napa County que buscaba ayudar a nuestres families LGBTQ a sentirse seguras, visibles y conectadas. En los últimos 4 años, las reuniones han crecido para incluir horas de cuentos virtuales (como una forma de mantenerse conectado durante la pandemia de COVID 19), manualidades y desfiles infantiles. Se han expandido más allá de los patios de recreo para reunirse en pistas de boliche y caminatas por los preciados espacios al aire libre de nuestro condado. Son un espacio donde les families LGBTQ y les families aliades pueden construir comunidad.
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