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EVERETT <br /> WASHINGTON <br /> City of Everett Human Needs Grant <br /> January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 <br /> Exhibit A <br /> Program Summary <br /> Organization&Program: YWCA: Parents For Parents Program <br /> The Parents for Parents Program is an early engagement,parent mentoring and education program that promotes the <br /> safe and timely reunification of children with their parents,or an alternative permanency outcome when <br /> reunification is not a viable goal. The program serves families who are newly engaged in the dependency system. <br /> The Parents For Parents' Parent Ally Mentor engages parents early in the dependency process through education and <br /> peer support from Parent Allies who have successfully navigated the child welfare system themselves.Parents <br /> receive information and support to navigate the dependency system and,whenever possible,to safely reunify with <br /> their child(ren),as well as to understand and provide their child(ren)with resources to promote their optimal <br /> development. The 3 components of the P4P are:Parent Ally support at the 72-hour Shelter Care Hearings, <br /> Dependency 101 and 201 classes and ongoing peer-to-peer mentorship at following court fact findings meetings. <br /> The Parent For Parent Program has achieved status of a Promising Practice from Washington State Evidence Based <br /> Practice Institute. <br /> 2019 Human Needs Contracts 7 <br />