Funds were made available to local programs focusing on healthy children, healthy youth, strong families, and supportive communities. The CCF Program Committee and Community Justice Work Group, made up of community volunteers, reviewed all of the proposals and recommended funding to the CCF Board. The CCF Board in turn recommended grants to the Board of County Commissioners, who made the final funding decision. How fortunate we are to have knowledgeable and dedicated community volunteers who have given many hours reviewing grant proposals and recommending high quality programs for funding , reported Phillipa Brown, CCF Chair. This project will create a new Boys and Girls Club in the Juvenile Community Justice Detention Center, to provide opportunities for youth incarcerated and leaving detention.
CASA volunteers work with children to ensure that children have safe and permanent family homes.
The FAN is a network of health and social service providers, schools, community organizations, and individuals who collaborate year-round using comprehensive interventions to assist families. The First Step program provides early interventions to high-need kindergarten and first grade students through classroom support and home visits. The program provides universal home visitations and intensive services to selected families with newborns up to age two. The FRC creates opportunities for families to strengthen parenting skills, utilize community support services, and contribute to the development of healthy, viable communities. The Family Trax program offers parent education classes to a diverse cross section of parents throughout Deschutes County.