1. Parent Partners of NW Iowa Lauri Carlson Parent Partner Director E-Mail: lcarlso@mchsi.com Phone: 712-330-3849 Website: parentpartnerprogram.com

2. OVERVIEW The Parent Partner Program is designed to provide better outcomes around child abuse, re- abuse and reunification. The goal of the Parent Partner Mentor is to assist birth parents to be successful in completing case plan goals and navigate through the child welfare and substance abuse systems. Parent Partners also work with community based organizations to provide resources for families.

3. Parent Partner Digital Story Information Center for Digital Storytelling 1803 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94709 USA www.storycenter.org - http://www.storycenter.org Phone: 510-548-2065http://www.storycenter.org

4. Goal Parent Partner Mentors are selected based upon their interpersonal skills, successes and proven abilities to overcome obstacles. All Parent Partners have past involvement with the Department of Human Services due to child protection issues and have had their children removed for a time, with successful reunification. It is these experiences that make Parent Partners so beneficial to families who are currently receiving Department of Human Services due to child protection issues. Parent Partners are able to offer hope, realistic advice and advocacy for families. In addition, they form a critical link between the Department of Human Services worker, other professionals and the family.

5. Building A Better Future A curriculum for parents and professionals to support parent engagement and self-advocacy Developed by: Sandra Jimenez and Naomi Weinstein Sandra Jimenez – Annie E. Casey Foundation Trainer/Consultant E-Mail:sjimenezbabf@yahoo.com Randy Jenkins - WillJenk Consulting Services E-Mail: raj_willjenkconslt@sbcglobal.net

6. Engaging Parents Strategies to work with pregnant women and families with newborns Strategies to work with fathers Barriers these families experience

7. Providing Education And Training For Parent Partner Staff

8. Supporting Parents Strategies to work with fathers Strategies to work with pregnant women and families with newborns Barriers these families experience

9. Supporting Concurrent Planning for Parent Partner Staff

10. Parent Partner Outcomes To support parents in successful re-unification with their children To assist parents In recognizing permanency for their children when they are not ready to be parents To engage and support parents in long term recovery

11. Parent Partners of NW Iowa Lauri Carlson Parent Partner Director E-Mail: lcarlso@mchsi.com Phone: 712-330-3849 Website: parentpartnerprogram.com