1. Strong Communities Raise Strong Kids
California Parenting Institute
Rohnert Park
Family Resource Center 1

2. “The solution of all adult problems tomorrow depends in large measure upon the way our children grow up today.”
- Margaret Mead, Anthropologist

3. California Parenting Institute Rohnert Park Family Resource Center
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California Parenting Institute
Rohnert Park Family Resource Center

4. Rohnert Park Family Resource Center
California Parenting Institute “Our mission is to end child abuse and strengthen the health of children, parents and families.”
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5. California Parenting Institute History
Since 1978, California Parenting Institute (CPI) has been a parent education and children’s mental health agency serving families throughout Sonoma County.

6. CPI Services
Children today will comprise our society in the future. How we
raise them determines the health and happiness of our community.
Children’s Counseling - we provide therapy for children who have experienced abuse and trauma.
Parenting Resources: Support & Education - we use a strong child development foundation, supporting the belief that each child brings unique needs and strengths to family life.
Education - we operate a non-public school, New Directions, which provides high-quality academic and mental health services to youth ages 11 – 22.
Advocacy Efforts: Prevent Child Abuse-Sonoma County - CPI coordinates the local prevention council and the community effort to prevent and respond to child abuse. .

7. The Nature of Our Challenge?

8. Rohnert Park Family Resource Center
Sustainability
Funding
Community Needs

9. Where we are going ?

10. Rohnert Park Family Resource Center
Children’s Counseling Services
Family Resource Assistance
Parent Education and Support Classes
In-Home Parent Education and Counseling

11. What will be our guiding principles?

12. Rohnert Park Family Resource Center
Protective Factors that Strengthen Families and Communities
Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
Parental Resilience
Social Connections
Concrete Support in Time of Need
Social and Emotional Competence of Children

13. What does success look like?

14. Real Stories 14

15. Caring Communities Can Raise Healthy Kids
Caring Communities Can Raise Healthy Kids. Thank you Cotati/Rohnert Park School District Rohnert Park City Council 15