Our approach to correcting poverty and under-served populations is not one of temporary relief, but rather long-term restoration. Project CARE Home Visitors walk alongside the children and families we serve; providing them with the tools and knowledge that will lead to self-sufficiency. With these resources come life coaching, skill building, and parenting classes. In addition, we host a Provider Network comprised of area service providers. The Provider Network ensures that local providers can work collaboratively to provide comprehensive wraparound services and eliminate service duplication. We believe that when parents take the right steps to improving quality of life at home, children will benefit greatly in the long term, ultimately leading to the prevention of negative behaviors and harmful lifestyles.
For more information about Project CARE, contact Lacey Matney at (417)-355-3005 or lmatney@theallianceofswmo.org
Educare is a program providing support to area child care providers. Educare eligible providers are: faith-based, home-based with four or fewer children, or licensed family child care accepting DSS subsidy. Educare supports these providers through technical assistance, coaching, and training. The program’s goal is to provide services to improve the quality of child care and early learning programs. Each center receives personalized visits. During these visits we help you identify what your stress points are, or gaps were extra assistance is needed. Some ways the program can help are:
- Incentives
- Support group trainings (most with MO Workshop Calendar credits)
- Learning bags
- Prop boxes lending program
- Our monthly newsletter
- Plus more!
For more information about Educare, contact Kim Burnett at (417)-782-9899 or kburnett@theallianceofswmo.org
Many childhood accidents and injuries are unnecessary and easily avoidable. By partnering with local schools and organizations, Safe Kids works to educate children and parents in a variety of safety-related areas by offering informational assemblies and presentations related to:
- Fire safety
- Bicycle safety
- Pedestrian safety
- Seat belt safety
- Water safety
- Gun safety
- Plus more!
Safe Kids also conducts monthly car seat checks, in which certified technicians verify that seats are properly installed. Car seats and booster seats are also distribute during monthly car seat checks. To sign up for a Car Seats Basic Workshop, click here.
For more information about Safe Kids, contact Mark Box at (417)-782-9899 or mbox@theallianceofswmo.org
By partnering with the Division of Youth Services, the youth mentoring program matches at-risk teens with qualified mentors who can assist them in making good decisions that lead to positive outcomes. Our mentors engage their mentees in a variety of structured activities to provide safe and healthy alternatives to unsafe and risky behaviors.
For more information about our Youth Mentoring program, contact Marlissa Diggs at (417)-782-9899 or mdiggs@theallianceofswmo.org