Drop-In Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9 am – 12 pm and 1 – 7 pm, Tuesday, 9 am – 5 pm, Friday 9 am – 12 pm
Western Addition Family Resource Center (WAFRC) has been serving families in the Western Addition neighborhood since 2007. Our comprehensive services are geared to be responsive and flexible enough to address each family’s unique and individual needs. We work collaboratively with families to create service plans that empower and support families to strengthen social, emotional and physical well-being.
Services Provided
| Classification | Service | Description | How to Access |
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| Community Connections | Workshops and classes | WAFRC conducts monthly workshops with the focus on parenting and preparation of children ages 0-5 for school. | Drop-in, by registration |
| Community Connections | Family and community events | The WAFRC hosts monthly family/community events such as Dinner & A Movie. During this event, parents and their children are able to connect, meet other families and create long lasting memories as they enjoy movies and meals together. | Drop-in |
| Community Connections | Information and referrals | Staff are able to refer families to obtain resources based on their need. | Drop-in, by appointment |
| Parenting Advice and Skill Building | Infants and babies playgroup | WAFRC offers parent and infant/child groups for parents and infants (0-18 months). The Parent Infant group focuses on strengthening parents’ knowledge, skills and capacity to increase literacy, parent-child emotional bonding and social emotional skills of the child, while encouraging healthy child development. (Spanish and English) | By registration |
| Parenting Advice and Skill Building | Childrens playgroup | WAFRC offers parent and infant/child groups for children (18 months-5 years). The Parent Child Group focuses on strengthening parents’ knowledge, skills and capacity to increase literacy, parent-child emotional bonding and social emotional skills of the child, while encouraging healthy child development. (Spanish and English) | By registration |
| Parenting Advice and Skill Building | Parent education | Parenting Education classes: Triple P Positive Parenting Program is offered throughout the year in in three 13 week cycles. (English and Spanish) | By registration |
| Parenting Advice and Skill Building | Support groups | All groups are free and provide an opportunity for all to be connected with others and share healthy conversations around various topics related to the specific groups. (English and Spanish)
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Drop-in |
| Parenting Advice and Skill Building | Developmental screening | WAFRC offers the Age & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) for families with children ages 0-5 ½. This questionnaire assesses the developmental performance of children in the areas of communication, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem solving and personal social skills. (English and Spanish) | By referral |
| Formal Supports | Family advocacy/case management | Families can either be referred for case management services or receive them as a walk-in client. Our case management team is bilingual (English and Spanish). If there are clients who are in need of services, but speak any language other than English or Spanish, the WAFRC case management team will work diligently to connect the family with someone who can translate their language. | Drop-in, by appointment or referral |