Assist with linking families who have children with disabilities to supports and services

Assist with coordinating vendor shows, tracking product, and other administrative duties as needed. Roast/package coffee, educate customers about the coffee roasting process and assist with bean selections.

Visit with families in their homes providing support to parents while pregnant or with newborns and continue through until the enrolled child is age 5. Use evidence based approach via the HFA model for preventing child abuse along with Growing Great Kids Curriculum. Focus on strength based approach to parenting and positive parent child interactions with age appropriate activities. Make referrals to community resources and connect with mental health and health care as necessary.

I have provided training for the Quality School Age Care training, which is a 10 hour training.

Assisted with tracking and spending grants from 9 Early Childhood Iowa boards to assist with providing training and support to child care providers in 10 Iowa counties.

Create a vision/mission for a newly forming child abuse prevention council though the guidance of the Strengthen Rural Iowa capacity building grant and submit for a 501c3 with an established board.

To promote and support recreational opportunities for at risk youth with youth and community collaboration. All training came from the Iowa State of Promise AmeriCorps program using positive youth development techniques. Programs developed were the Special Olympics Young Athletes and Unified Golf programs, and a state of the art skate and BMX urban park was developed with youth participation and input. Youth also participated in monthly community improvement projects.