| Agency Name: BAYSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER Program Name: Ready, Set, Go (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: Bayside Community Center Program Description: Provides parent education, early literacy and information supporting healthy behaviors using the ’Parent as Teachers’ model as well as the ‘California 5-A Day plan’ for nutritional benefits. ‘Ready to Succeed’ parent-child interactive classes focus on me...more Eligibility: Families with children under the age of 3. Language : Spanish , Vietnamese , English |
| Agency Name: CATHOLIC CHARITIES Program Name: Parents as Teachers (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: CATHOLIC CHARITIES REFUGEE SERVICES, CENTRAL SAN DIEGO Program Description: Delivering a home-centered, age-specific curriculum, Parent Educators share knowledge and skills regarding early childhood development and literacy with refugee & immigrant families and CalWORKs families, in order to demonstrate that “all parents are thei...more Eligibility: Families with children under the age of 6 and pregnant women in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Language : English |
| Agency Name: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO Program Name: Peaceful Parenting (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE NORTH COUNTY COASTAL OFFICE Program Description: Provides parent education, coaching and early learning support for parents with children under the age of 5 under three components: 1) Peaceful Parenting - Parent education classes, 2) Peace in Home - Focusing on parents that have completed Peaceful Paren...more Eligibility: Parents with children under the age of 6. Language : English Notes: Program Frequency: Peaceful Parenting – 6 weekly 2 hour classes; Peace in the Home – an additional 4 sessions for parents needing additional support following completion of Peaceful Parenting; Let’s Play – 23 weeks of biweekly home visits by senio...more |
| Agency Name: NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY Program Name: WOWmobile (Words on Wheels) (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: NATIONAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY Program Description: The WOWmobile travels throughout National City neighborhoods providing family literacy services to families with children under the age of 6. The WOWmobile visits preschools, in-home day care providers, Headstart sites, Family Resource Centers, and apart...more Eligibility: Families with children under the age of 6. Language : Spanish , English |
| Agency Name: NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Name: Project Parenting (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: OCEANSIDE-CARLSBAD HEALTH CENTER, NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Description: Parenting classes are offered for caregivers of children under the age of 6 addressing issues related to behavior, stress, isolation, lack of parental support as well as improved relationships between child and caregiver. Childhood obesity and literacy ar...more Eligibility: All families with children under the age of 6 in North Inland and North Central San Diego. Language : Spanish , English Notes: Parenting classes meet once a week for 6 weeks. One time "Specialty Classes" offered for fathers and grandparents in the evenings and on weekends. |
| Agency Name: NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Name: Project Parenting (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: RAMONA HEALTH CENTER, NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Description: Parenting classes are offered for caregivers of children under the age of 6 addressing issues related to behavior, stress, isolation, lack of parental support as well as improved relationships between child and caregiver. Childhood obesity and literacy ar...more Eligibility: All families with children under the age of 6 in North Inland and North Central San Diego. Language : Spanish , English Notes: Parenting classes meet once a week for 6 weeks. One time "Specialty Classes" offered for fathers and grandparents in the evenings and on weekends. , Call - (760) 736-8661 Service/Intake |
| Agency Name: NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Name: Project Parenting (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: SAN MARCOS HEALTH CENTER, NORTH COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES Program Description: Parenting classes are offered for caregivers of children under the age of 6 addressing issues related to behavior, stress, isolation, lack of parental support as well as improved relationships between child and caregiver. Childhood obesity and literacy ar...more Eligibility: All families with children under the age of 6 in North Inland and North Central San Diego. Language : Spanish , English Notes: Parenting classes meet once a week for 6 weeks. One time "Specialty Classes" offered for fathers and grandparents in the evenings and on weekends. , Call - (760) 736-8661 Service/Intake |
| Agency Name: REGIONAL PERINATAL SYSTEM Program Name: Kit for New Parents: San Diego Welcome Baby Program Site Location Name: REGIONAL PERINATAL SYSTEM Program Description: Manages the distribution and evaluation of the Kit for New Parents for the First 5 Commission of San Diego. Works with Distribution Partners (hospitals, community clinics, physician offices, home visit programs, WIC programs, public health and safety prog...more Fees: No fees charged. Intake: For Kit, phone toll free numbers. For information on becoming a Distribution Partner, phone the Administration number. Language : Spanish , English Program Hours/Days: 8:00 am till 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday |
| Agency Name: SAN DIEGO YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Program Name: Options for Health (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: SAN DIEGO YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Program Description: Provide health & nutrition education for pregnant women and parents ages 12-25 and their children. Fitness activities such as pre/post-natal yoga, belly dancing and hip-hop aerobics are provided each week in addition to cooking classes and recipe modific...more Eligibility: Pregnant women or parents who are between the ages of 12-25 with children under the age of 6. Language : English Program Hours/Days: Program hours, days and location varies, please call directly for more information. |
| Agency Name: SAY SAN DIEGO Program Name: Our Kids Count (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: HEALTHY START MILITARY FAMILY CLUSTER Program Description: Provides a program for active duty families with children pre-kinder under age 5 years that focuses on parent/child activities, parent to parent support, and information about child development. The program also welcomes parents-to-be. Phase I consists of...more Eligibility: Active duty military families with children under the age of 5 residing in the Murphy Canyon, Serra Mesa, Chesterton Family Housing, The Village at NTC or Gateway Village military housing units. Language : Spanish , English |
| Agency Name: SAY SAN DIEGO Program Name: Start Smart (First 5 FP) Site Location Name: CLAIREMONT COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER Program Description: Provides a program for families with children pre-kinder under the age of 5 that focuses on parent/child activities, parent to parent support, and information about child development. The program also welcomes parents-to-be. Phase I consists of an 8-class...more Eligibility: Limited to families with children under the age of 5 (prior to Kindergarten entry). Intake: Language : Spanish , English Notes: Classes held once a week for 12 weeks. |
| Agency Name: ST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE Program Name: Project LEAP (Literacy Empowerment Activities for Parents) Site Location Name: ST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE Program Description: Provide homeless parents, who are living at the Village’s transitional housing facility for families and have at least one child age 0-5, with an array of opportunities to partner with their children, child care staff, and other parents to give their chil...more Eligibility: Homeless parents with children ages 0-5 residing at St. Vincent de Paul Village’s transitional housing facility. Language : Spanish and English with interpreter services available for Chinese, Tagalog, French, and American Sign Language , English Notes: Home visits take approximately 10 weeks to complete (1 theme box per week, 5 activities at 1 activity per day); Parent and Child Together Time is a five-week experiential class; Parent Participation requires parents to spend at least one hour per week in ...more , Call - (619) 233-8500 x1180 Service/Intake Program Hours/Days: Hours and days vary. Call for more information. |
| Agency Name: UCSD COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS Program Name: Neat at 2 (Nutrition Education Aimed at Toddlers and Animal Trackers for ages 2-4) Site Location Name: UCSD Community Pediatrics - First 5 South Program Description: Promotes children’s optimal physical health through coordination, oversight of nutrition, and physical activity education services for caregivers of children ages 2-4. Eligibility: Parents/Caregivers of children ages 2-4 years old, with emphasis on families in priority zip codes defined by First 5’s HDSC-program (91910, 91911 West Chula Vista, 91932 Imperial Beach, 91950 National City, 92154 Nestor, 92173 San Ysidro). Fees: No fees charged. Language : English , Spanish (predominantly) Notes: Developmental screenings: PEDS or ASQ, if not already completed. Program duration: 1 enrollment class, followed by 10 weekly, 90-minute classes, and home visits at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after completion of class series. |
| Agency Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Program Name: Off to a Good Start Site Location Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Program Description: Parent education workshops to assist parents of children 0-5 in various topics including: promote social-emotional health; how to make home environments safe and nurturing; understanding stress; discipline tools; school readiness; language and learning; a...more Eligibility: Families with children 0 -5 residing in HHSA South and Central regions; Pregnant and parenting teens from throughout the County. Target audience is English language learners, immigrant families, and/or those with low literacy. Language : Spanish and English classes available. Notes: Varied and flexible; one to twenty-one 90-minute hands-on workshops, provided weekly, bi-monthly or monthly depending on needs of individual site. |
| Agency Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Program Name: Off to a Good Start Site Location Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Program Description: Parent education workshops to assist parents of children 0-5 in various topics including: promote social-emotional health; how to make home environments safe and nurturing; understanding stress; discipline tools; school readiness; language and learning; a...more Eligibility: Families with children 0 -5 residing in HHSA South and Central regions; Pregnant and parenting teens from throughout the County. Target audience is English language learners, immigrant families, and/or those with low literacy. Language : Spanish and English classes available. Notes: Varied and flexible; one to twenty-one 90-minute hands-on workshops, provided weekly, bi-monthly or monthly depending on needs of individual site. |
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