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Mission: Prevention Works! is a coalition that promotes
positive childhoods in Clallam County

PW! Update / First Teacher: March 14, 2023

Announcements

Kids Fest March 11th was a great success!!!

It was so good to get together for activities for the kids!!! Thank you to all the programs who attended to share your information with kids and their parents!

Watch for a Block Fest Training coming soon to Clallam County!

Welcome to our new subscribers!!! - Please be sure to send information you would like to share to tracey@pw4kids.org

Calendar & Events

Wednesday March 22, 2023 10 am-1 pm

Prevention Works! Child Care Task Force at JOB FAIR at Vern Burton Community Center 308 E. 4th St. Port Angeles

Representatives from Prevention Works! will have information on becoming Child Care Providers. There is GREAT need for Child Care in Clallam County - have you ever thought you might want to “play” all day at work? There is financial assistance available to help meet requirements!

We will also have current listing of open positions!!!

More information here: Clallam County Spring Job Fair '23 - Mar 22, 2023 - Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce

JOB OPENINGS IN CHILD CARE for Job Fair 3/22

COMFORT AND COZY CHILD CARE CENTER

C & C Kids Afterschool Enrichment Program

Pacific Northwest Discovery Academy

Contact Lizzy: #360-457-6277

comfortandcozy@hotmail.com

Substitute Teachers (ages 1-12)

FIVE ACRE SCHOOL

Contact: Trenton Goss #360-681-7255

Preschool Teacher (ages 3-5)

LOWER ELWHA CHILD CARE

Contact: Bobi Clark/Deann Lester #360-504-3141

2-Full Time Teachers

Toddler Teacher

Elwha.org/employment-opportunities

OLYCAP EARLY CHILDHOO SERVICES (HEAD START/EARLY HEADSTART

Contact: Tammy Lidster #360-452-4726 Ext. 6261

Teaching Assistants Sequim/Port Angeles

Cook/Kitchen Aide Port Townsend/Port Angeles

Family Service Specialist Port Angeles

Mental Health Consultant Clallam/Jefferson Co.

SEQUIM LITTLE EXPLORERS LEARNING CENTER

Contact: Helana Coddington sequimlittleexplorers@gmail.com

Teachers 11:00-5:30 pm

2:00-6:00 pm

YMCA

Contact: Sarah Hinis #360-452-9244 Ext. 105

Teaching Assistant

CHILD CARE JOB REQUIREMENTS

• TB test

• Background Clearance

• MMR vaccination

• CPR/First Aid/Blood Borne Pathogen Training

• Food Handler’s Card

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THESE REQUIREMENTS!!!

For information CONTACT ANNA KING aking@pencol.edu

MARCH 25th Sat. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and MARCH 26th Sun. 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

ONLINE Live - Virtual

2023 Equity in Family Engagement Conference

You are invited to learn from national and WA state experts on equitable family engagement practices in schools. This unique conference will bring the perspectives and expertise of those who work in the education field as well as from parents and community members who support school-family partnerships for student success. Spanish interpretation for some workshops available.

Who should attend?

Educators, administrators, parents, family members, community partners, policymakers, early learning professionals, family engagement coordinators, and school board members.

Cost: $150 per person
Subsidized rates are available for parents. Contact: events@wastatepta.org
Purchase Orders – contact events@wastatepta.org
8 WA State approved Clock Hours for K-12 educators.
8 Inservice (STARS) training hours for Early Learning educators

March 30, 2023 9 a.m. PT

Countering Bias and Promoting Black Joy in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

From Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

Please join us for the rollout of our first in the series of resources to support infant and early childhood mental health consultants and supervisors to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for children and families in Tribal, African American, Latine, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The resources include promising practices aligned with the Revised IECMHC Competencies to strengthen culturally and linguistically responsive IECMHC practices. The first webinar, Countering Bias and Promoting Black Joy in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation will be held March 30, 2023 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET. As Mental Health professionals, we have the opportunity to support educators in creating learning environments that cultivate joy and disrupt bias for young Black children.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023 AT 9 AM – 4 PM

Being an Ally in Indian Country

The Akalat Center, Lapush, Wa

Parenting

Parenting Journey will be starting our next class, April 6th!

What is Parenting Journey?

-12 week course, with emphasis on looking into your own childhood, how you were raise, and how that effects how you raise your children.

-We have onsite childcare during class.

-We start each week with a family style meal all together.

-Through the Journey, we explore how to become #chainbreakerparents while building community with our peers.

What PJ(Parenting Journey) is not:

-a drop in class that you can come and go as you please. We ask that you commit to all 12 weeks.

-a behavior modification class to address child behaviors. (I know a couple great ones, that I can refer you to, however!)

Contact Deidra Delgado at 360-477-2154 to get on the list.

How much screen time should kids get? – Active For Life

Just the other day, our big television screen stopped working. No shapes or colours danced across its surface. It loomed silently over us every time we walked through the living room. At first my kids were in denial. They tried every strategy to resurrect the large screen, but no luck. When I declared it was truly broken, my kids were angry. How dare the TV die! They asked me to buy them a new one, and I said no. They asked me to fix it, and I said I’d look into it. I caught them sitting on the couch staring despondently at the black television. My toddler kept running into the living room yelling “Show-show! Oh nooooo!” and bursting into tears. The whole situation was comical and eye-opening. In the end, the TV did get fixed and those long three days without our big screen TV taught me a few things about screens and kids.

Read entire article here….

Olympic Nature Experience covers all ages 3-10

Check out their programs at https://www.olympicnatureexperience.org/

Infants/Toddlers

Dolly Parton Imagination Library for Children Birth to 5 yrs.

Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation has mailed well over 100 million free books in Australia, Canada, The Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Sign up to receive 1 book every month for free!!

Preschool

1000 Books Before Kindergarten - North Olympic Library System (NOLS)

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to regularly read aloud to their children. Read 1,000 books with the children in your life before they begin kindergarten and instill key language and vocabulary skills. All children up to age 5 are encouraged to participate.

AWESOME pretend play idea! Plant a real garden for use with toy animals, LEGO figures, etc. So fun! >>

School-Age

Parent Tips and more…

Read to little kids and big kids.

It's cozy reading to little ones on your lap, cuddling next to you, or falling asleep in bed as you enjoy picture books together. Children will remember the closeness as well as the story. And many kids still enjoy read-alouds well after they learn to read on their own. They benefit from hearing the rhythm of the language, learning correct pronunciation, asking questions, and getting to relax and just take in the story.

50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others open kids' minds to cultures beyond their own. And some are recent releases that have the timeless quality of classics -- the kind that get handed down to siblings and passed around classrooms. Whether you have a reluctant reader or a budding bookworm, consider these surefire, kid-tested titles. (We've included a few rated best for 12 and up for the precocious readers out there!) For more great picks, check out our Best Book Series and Best Book Series for Early Readers.

Want more? Check out our Summer Reading List to build your kid's personal library.

Map Activities for Kids! >>

Exploring maps, even casually, helps kids develop an understanding of their place in the world, as well as strengthen spatial reasoning skills. And learning about how maps work doesn't have to be hard, as these fun map activities for kids demonstrate. Click link or image to see map activities for preschool and elementary age kiddos.

Employment Opportunities

First Step Family Support Center

• Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) – Case Manager 30 hrs/week (pdf)

• Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) – Case Manager 40 hrs/week (pdf)

Peninsula College

• Early Childcare Specialist 1

OlyCAP

• Teacher Assistant (Port Angeles)

• Teacher Assistant (Sequim)

• Kitchen Aide (part-time Head Start)

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

• Early Education Coach

• Head Start Floating Teacher Aide

• Head Start Part Time Shadow Teacher

• Head Start Shadow Teacher

• Child Care Assistant - On-call Substitute

• Child Care Lead Teacher Toddler

• Teacher - Bus Aide

• Bus Driver Teaching Assistant

• Head Start Floating Teacher Aide

• HEAD START PART TIME SHADOW TEACHER

• SUBSTITUTE KITCHEN ASSISTANT

Job Openings | Quileute Tribe (quileutenation.org)

• Head Start Director – Open Until Filled

• Lead Teacher Childcare – Open Until Filled

• Health Family Services Manager – Open Until Filled

• Head-Start Teacher Assistant – Open Until Filled

Employment/Jobs – Makah Tribe

• Teacher Assistant (closes 3-23)

• Teacher-Family Coordinator (closes 3-23

• (3) Child Care Provider (Closes 3-20)

• Child Care Teacher (Closes 3-20)

Grants & Funding Opportunities

Medicaid Information for Families

As Medicaid renewals start up again, we’re rolling out an educational toolkit to ensure our community members renew their Medicaid coverage or learn about other plan options available to them and their families.

Molina’s toolkit has several components:

1. Education about the importance of updating contact information [Attached]

· Update Your Contact Information Flyer

2. Molina-specific educational materials to help your patients and community members renew Medicaid or choose new coverage through one of our other affordable health plan options [Attached]:

· Medicaid Renewal Information Flyer

· Medicaid Renewal Information Postcard

· Available Plan Options Flyer

· Medicaid Renewal Display Posters (sizes 8.5x11 and 11x17)

We encourage you to use our educational materials and share them with community members and/or display them as you see fit. If you require materials in an alternate language, please let us know. As our partner, supporting this work will help to increase our enrollment and connect those in need with the highest quality care, ensuring those you serve maintain health coverage.

Like you, Molina is committed to delivering exceptional care to those who need it most. It’s our mission and privilege. As you keep enhancing our members’ lives with caring treatment and support, we appreciate the opportunity to continue our partnership with you.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can be of further assistance.

Chrystal M. Patterson (She/Her/Hers) | Community Engagement Specialist
Growth & Community Engagement
Molina Healthcare of Washington, Inc.
Chrystal.Patterson@MolinaHealthcare.com

• Molina Medicaid Renewal Information Flyer.pdf(~333 KB)Options

• Molina Medicaid Renewal Information Postcard.pdf(~267 KB)Options

• Molina Update Your Contact Information Flyer.pdf(~6.6 MB)Options

• Molina Available Plan Options Flyer.pdf(~330 KB)Options

• Molina Medicaid Renewal Display Poster 8.5x11.pdf(~729 KB)Options

• Molina Medicaid Renewal Display Poster 11x17.pdf(~4.2 MB)Options

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