COALITION FOR FAMILIES IN LEE COUNT
507 N STEELE ST, SANFORD, NC 27330

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR QUALITY OF LIFE BEGINS WITH STRONG FAMILIES, WHICH IS WHY THE COALITION FOR FAMILIES IS DEDICATED TO FINDING WAYS TO MAKE SURE ALL LEE COUNTY FAMILIES REMAIN STRONG AND VIBRANT. WE ARE WOKING TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY, PREVENT TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND PROVIDE FOR OTHER NEEDS OF PARENTS AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN.

THE COALITION IS A BROAD BASED, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LEE COUNTY.

BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP OUTREACH: 11 SHOPS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND 2 SHOPS IN THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITY WITH - APPROXIMATELY 40 INDIVIDUALS BEING TRAINED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION OUTREACH. THE SISTER LOVE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO WOMEN WITH HEALTH AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT MAY AFFECT MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF INFANT MORTALITY. THE PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 49 WOMEN AND 43 CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. 468 HOME VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AND 1265 MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED. ZERO INFANT DEATHS WERE REPORTED AND 2 BABIES WERE BORN WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.

PARENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF TWO PROGRAMS: PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) AND ADOLESCENT PARENTING PROGRAM (AP2). THE GOAL OF BOTH PROGRAMS INCLUDES TEACHING PARENTING SKILLS, INCREASING CHILD DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE, AND IMPROVING PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS. PAT SERVED 24 FAMILIES AND 29 CHILDREN; CONDUCTING APPROXIMATELY 240 HOME VISITS, AND HOSTED 30 GROUP MEETING EVENTS. OF THE FAMILIES SURVEYED, 100% STATED THEY AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED THROUGH PAT WERE BENEFICIAL IN PARENTING. THE AP2 PROGRAM SERVED 31 PARTICIPANTS AND HELD 10 GROUP MEETINGS/EVENTS. ELEVEN PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH 10 ATTENDING COLLEGE AND 1 ENTERING THE MILITARY. THERE WERE 0 REPEAT PREGNANCIES AMONG PARTICIPANTS.

CCRR PROVIDES REFERRAL INFORMATION TO A CHILD CARE SEARCH AGENCY TO HELP PARENTS FIND QUALITY CHILD CARE. THEY ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND MATERIALS THAT WILL CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THEIR FACILITY. 340 TRAINING CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND ATTENDED BY 340 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS SERVING 1135 CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS. PREP IS 3 YEAR TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION GRANT. PREP USES AN EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM CALLED TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM (TOP). THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TEEN PREGNANCY RATES THROUGH DELAYING SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASING RATES OF CONTRACEPTIVES. 130 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY GROUPS FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 25 GROUPS PER YEAR. EACH STUDENT ALSO COMPLETES AT LEAST 20 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING. PNC FOUNDATION - GROW UP GREAT GRANT THE PNC GROW UP GREAT GRANT HELPS BUY SUPPLIES FOR MATH AND SCIENCE RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CHILD CARE CENTERS. THERE WERE 65 CHILDREN SERVED, 12 CHILD CARE TEACHERS SERVED, AND 6 CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

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