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Community Resources: Parenting
Trust Based Relational Intervention
TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.
Chances and Services for Youth (CASY)
By providing services and investing in our local community, CASY has a unique opportunity to identify and respond to the needs of clients, partnering organizations and the communities we serve. Today CASY collaborates and networks with local, state, and national non-profit organizations, businesses, and governmental/law enforcement agencies to provide cost-effective programs for infants through college-age children and their families.
CASY has resources available for both finding child care and paying for child care.
Firefly Children and Family Alliance
Firefly Children and Family Alliance is a nonprofit that has supported Indiana families and adults for generations. Our organization is built on the belief that giving kids and adults the chance to succeed creates stronger communities. We help Hoosiers overcome hardship and unhealthy behaviors. Our programs and services include child abuse prevention, home-based services, youth placement and recovery services.
Our vision is one of inclusive and healthy communities of thriving people. Our mission is empowering individuals to build stronger families and communities. And, our values are: inclusion, innovation, and impact. We seek to live out this vision and mission, and these values, through the work we do in communities statewide.
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
The Child Care and Development Fund is a federal program that helps low-income families obtain child care so that they may work, attend training or continue their education. The purpose of CCDF is to increase the availability, affordability and quality of child care.
The CCDF program is administered through the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration in the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning. The CCDF state plan outlines state and local level parameters and includes program outcomes, systems development and eligibility requirements.
PBS: Find Ways to Play
Parental engagement is crucial across the various stages of a child’s development, as it lays the foundation for their emotional, social, and intellectual growth. During early childhood, active involvement helps build a sense of security and fosters cognitive and language skills through activities like reading and interactive play. As children enter school, engaged parents support academic success by showing interest in their education, helping with homework, and maintaining communication with teachers. During adolescence, parental engagement becomes equally vital, as it provides guidance during a time of identity formation and social challenges. Maintaining open communication and showing genuine interest in their lives fosters trust and emotional resilience. Across all stages, consistent involvement by parents not only boosts the child’s confidence and self-esteem but also strengthens the parent-child bond, creating a supportive environment that encourages lifelong growth and learning.
Free and Reduced Lunch
Applying for free or reduced price school benefits is fast, easy, and secure. Obtain an application at your school or visit your school website to learn more. By applying, families may receive no or low-cost meals and could be eligible for other benefits.
Click below to learn how to apply for free and/or reduced price lunch for your child.
Kids & Screen Time: How to Use the 5 C's of Media Guidance
​​​​​Parenting around media can be hard. Technology changes rapidly and many parents didn't grow up with social media and video platforms that exist today. So, parents don't have the same understanding about how to teach our children to use digital media in the ways we would teach them to ride a bike or to drive a car. It's also worth noting that we expect the products our children use—like food or toys—to be tested for safety. But there aren't any safety regulations around technology designs right now. This means that kids are using platforms and apps that might have been designed for adults—not kids at their different stages of development.
To help, the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health developed a new approach. The 5 C's media use guidance offers easy-to-remember, age-based tips. It's based on research and what we know supports family relationships, social-emotional development and mental health. Find 5 C's tips for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, school-age children, young teens and older teens.
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