Programs
The Child Abuse Prevention Council strives to prevent child abuse in Contra Costa County through the coordination of services, information sharing, in home visiting and public advocacy.
The Council believes that every child has the right to grow up free from the pain and trauma of abuse.
CAPC serves as a clearinghouse for identifying, building, strengthening and coordinating a network of community members and professionals involved in the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse.
The programs, run by the Child Abuse Prevention Council, include:
- The Community Education Program trains volunteers to provide workshops on child abuse prevention, Mandated Reporting procedures and positive parenting techniques to schools, churches, service providers, businesses, and community groups.
- The Newborn Connections Program is a volunteer based home visitation program that provides a comprehensive approach to achieving and maintaining a family’s health and security through home visitation. Trained volunteers provide parents with the health resources, family support, parenting skills, and community resources needed to provide a safe and healthy home for their child.
- The Community Outreach for Parent Education Program, C.O.P.E. provides parenting information through Prenatal Parenting Kits and Postpartum Baby
Bags. The Parenting Kits offer videos and booklets that address issues on discipline, child safety, child development, finding quality childcare, early literacy and the importance of the first five years. The Baby Bags provide crucial information and local resources for caregivers on health and safety issues related to children. - The Nurturing Parenting Programs are designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting child rearing practices. The long terms goals are to prevent recidivism in families receiving social services, lower the rate of teenage pregnancies, reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, and stop the intergenerational cycle of child maltreatment by teaching positive parenting behaviors.
- The Sue Fleischer Special Needs Fund is a small cash grant designed to help meet the “special” needs of families in which children may be in jeopardy and /or need.
Surviving Parenthood Resource Directory
We offer the Surviving Parenthood Resource Directory online here.
Services
Other services we provide include information and referrals, workshops and legislative advocacy.
The Child Abuse Prevention Council also coordinates several committees in Contra Costa County:
Chair: Drug Endangered Children Task Force
Co-chair: Violence Prevention Coalition
Co-chair: Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
Convene: Child Death Review Team
Member: Child Welfare Redesign Steering Committee
Advisory member: Family and Children's Trust Committee
Member: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Safety Audit Team
Quick Links
Community Outreach for Parent Education (COPE)
Sue Fleischer Special Needs Fund
"A hundred years from now...it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."
