CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INC
3108 WEST AZEELE STREET, TAMPA, FL 33609 cfctb.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS SERVE NEARLY 40,000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS EACH YEAR. CFC IS COMMITTED TO SERVING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS OLD, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT 0-5 YEAR-OLD

CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN IS ONE OF THE ONLY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON PREVENTING ABUSE & NEGLECT BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGIN. FOUNDED IN 1977 WITH A FOCUS ON TREATING ABUSE, WE SHIFTED OUR FOCUS

PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) IS RELATIONSHIP-BASED AND PARENTING-FOCUSED. IT IS BROUGHT TO PARENTS IN THEIR HOMES BY TRAINED PARENT EDUCATORS WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP THEM BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS AS THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN. PARENTS THEN BECOME TEACHERS THROUGH THIS INTERACTION, PLAYING WITH, AND ENJOYING THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEIR CHILDREN STAND A BETTER CHANCE OF BEGINNING SCHOOL FULLY READY TO LEARN AND SUCCEED. THE PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY EQUIPS FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION NEEDED TO REDUCE PARENTS STRESS AND POTENTIAL ABUSE. PAT USES A RELATIONSHIP BASED APPROACH AND HOME VISITATION MODEL THAT HELPS CHILDREN GROW UP HEALTHY, SAFE AND READY TO LEARN IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS. PAT PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT, THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THAT ALL PARENTS

POSITIVE PARENTING PARTNERSHIP (P3): BALANCING RELATIONSHIPS, PARENTING AND FINANCES IS CHALLENGING FOR ALL CAREGIVERS P3 PROVIDES INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO POSITIVELY IMPACT MARRIAGE AND COUPLE STABILITY; HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PARENTS, PARENTING SKILLS, FINANCIAL HEALTH; AND INCREASE PARENTING CONFIDENCE. P3 USES TRIPLE P, WHICH IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING AND FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PREVENT, AS WELL AS TREAT, BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS. IT AIMS TO PREVENT PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY ARISE AND TO CREATE FAMILY ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. TRIPLE P HELPS PARENTS REPLACE INEFFECTIVE PARENTING STRATEGIES WITH EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ENCOURAGING POSITIVE CHILD BEHAVIOR. THESE NO-

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS (ECP) - ALL CHILDREN NEED AND DESERVE SECURE AND WELL-ATTACHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS, A SAFE AND NURTURING HOME ENVIRONMENT, AND THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. ALL PARENTS/CAREGIVERS NEED AND DESERVE RESPECT FOR THEIR STRENGTHS AND COMPETENCIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO BECOME THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND BEST TEACHER. ECP OFFERS PARENTS/CAREGIVERS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND CONNECT WITH OTHER ADULTS, AND SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WHEN NEEDED TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY ON TRACK. ECP IS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO SUPPORTING CAREGIVER-CHILD ATTACHMENT, OPTIMAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND PARENTAL RESILIENCY. BECAUSE PARENTING IS A LEARNING PROCESS THAT BEGINS EVEN BEFORE THE BABY IS BORN

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