appanoose, davis, & monroe counties tri-county newsletter
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What is CPPC?
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) is a community-based approach to child protection. Partnerships work to prevent child abuse, neglect, and re-abuse, safely decrease the number of out-of-home placements, and promote timely reunification when children are placed in foster care. Community members, professionals, and families work together to develop and implement local programs, services, supports, and policies that positively impact families and protect children from abuse. The long term focus of CPPC is to protect children by changing the culture in our community to improve child welfare processes, practices, and policies.
Our Strategies. . .
Family: Engage families and youth to identify strengths, resources, and supports to help families succeed.
Community: Promote cooperation and alliances to provide more accessible and relevant supports and resources for families whose children are at risk for abuse and neglect.
Shared Decision-Making: Provide leadership for collaborative efforts that promote community responsibility for the safety of children.
Policy & Practice Change: Improve policies and practices to reduce barriers and increase accessibility of services that lead to positive family outcomes. Protecting Children is everyone’s business.
Make it yours.
What We Believe. . . Parents and youth need to be full partners in shaping supports and services for themselves and their communities. Children should be with their own families, whenever possible. Families are stronger when all members, including caregivers, are safe from abuse. There is no substitute for strong families to ensure that children and youth grow up to be capable adults. Families need supportive communities to help them be strong and offer a sense of belonging. Children can best be kept safe when families, friends, residents, and organizations work together as partners. Services and supports need to be closely linked to the communities in which families live. Government alone, through Department of Human Services (DHS), cannot keep children safe from abuse and neglect. Efforts to reduce abuse and neglect must be closely linked to broader community initiatives and priorities.
Appanoose, Davis, & Monroe Counties Tri-County Newsletter
Appanoose County
Get Involved. . .
In 2012, there were 74 reports of child abuse made in
Davis County. Out of those 74 reports that were made,
25 of them resulted in action by local service providers.
Upcoming Events
Family Alliance& Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) Meeting November 13th at 12:00pm at the Drake Public Library.
NEST holds classes Tuesdays at 5:00pm and 6:00pm and Thursdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm. To join the NEST classes please contact Meho at the Appanoose County Extension office. 641-856-3885.
Meeting Information: Join us for our Family Alliance/CPPC meeting the second Thursday of each month from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at the Drake Public Library in the meeting room. Our next meeting will be November 13th, 2014. For more information about CPPC in Appanoose County contact your local CPPC Coordinator, Glenda Hamlin, at 641-856-3885 or [email protected].
Highlights from Previous Meeting: We are currently working on plans for Darkness to Light Training, Happy Bear and of course Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is April.
Davis County
Meeting Information: Join us the first Wednesday of the month at
4:30pm at Davis County Hospital in conference room D for our monthly, hour long
meeting with the Davis County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse. All
community members and service providers of Davis County are invited to attend.
For more information about CPPC in Davis County contact your local CPPC
Coordinator, Stephanie Knox, at [email protected] or 641-664-2730.
https://www.facebook.com/DCpreventchildabuse
Highlight from Previous Meeting:
The Davis County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse is working with
United Way to get all resources for families and children on the 211
database. This is a great option for creating a community resource guide
that cannot only be printed or accessed online, but also has a phone
number for direct help.
Be on the lookout for information on this community wide endeavor.
Why You Should Get Involved. . .
In 2012, there were 74 reports of child abuse made in Davis County.
Out of those 74 reports that were made, 25 of them resulted in action by local
service providers. Out of those 25 reports where action was taken, 24 were found
to involve abused children.
Let’s Make Davis County a safe place to live for every child!
Upcoming Events
4-H Clubs are currently
meeting at different days, times,
and locations. Clubs vary in focus
and strive to teach life lessons and
skills. For kids ages 4th - 12th grades.
Clover Kids is for K-3rd grade. The
group meets at the Davis County
Elementary School Cafeteria. Kids
ages K-1st grade meet the second
Tuesday of each month and 2nd-3rd
grade meets the second Thursday of
the month. The goal of Clover Kids is
to promote healthy development.
Contact Keelie Johnson for more
information on how to get your
child involved at 641-664-2730 or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/I
owa-4H-Davis-
County/285845369842
Every Monday at 4:30 NEST
meets. It is a parent education class
for those with kids age 5 and under.
Earn points by attending meetings
to get necessity child care items. For
more information contact Stephanie
Knox at 641-664-2730 or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/N
EST-ISU-Extension-and-Outreach-of-
Davis-County/240134472844784
Girl Talk is series dedicated to
facilitating communication between
5th & 6th grade girls and their moms.
The series is 4 weeks long and each
meeting lasts about two hours. Be
on the lookout for more
information! This series will be held
at the ISU Extension & Outreach
Office in Bloomfield in the spring.
Contact Stephanie Knox at
[email protected] for more
information.
Monroe County
Upcoming Events
Every Monday from 6:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesdays from 9:00-10:00am NEST is a parent education class for these with children age 5 and under. Earn points by attending meetings to get necessity child care items. For more information contact Julie Foreman at 641-932-5612 or [email protected]
24/7 DADS is a program for DADs to come and share their experiences as a child and being a DAD. Tuesday Nights at the Trinity United Methodist Church from 6:00-8:00pm. They also hold meetings in Appanoose, Davis, Jasper, Mahaska, and Wapello.
Planning the upcoming year for the special Month of April which is National Prevent Child Abuse Action Month. If you have any suggestion or question please let our council know.
Feel free to stop into our Extension Office located at 219 B. Ave West Albia Ph:641-932-5612 to ask our CYC about 4-H information and all the other programs we may offer.
Clover Club for the 2nd and 3rd Grade Monroe County students is being held every second Thursday of the Month except December and April. This is a fun club where the children come learn to work together, share, community in small groups with their peers.
Our NEST Program just went through the National Iowa Family Credentialing Program to certify our program.
Meeting Information: Join us every third Wednesday of the month at
12:00pm -1:00pm at the Monroe County Extension and Outreach office for
our monthly meeting with the Prevent Child Abuse/CPPC/ Council and
Tobacco Coalition. Lunch is served. All community members are encouraged
to join the meeting. Our next Meeting will not be the third Wednesday but
the second Wednesday this month only. November 13th. To learn more
about how to join or
Highlights from Previous Meeting:
Contact St. Mary’s Catholic Church about their SHARE Food
Program.
Please look up on the DHS Website for their NEW Reporting
Guidelines.
ACE 360 talks about Adverse Childhood Experiences. Great
information. Go to website www.iowaaces360.org
Tobacco Coalition is doing a Textron, every 11 seconds they are
going to text someone letting them know every 11 seconds
someone is taken due to smoking.
Why You Should Get Involved. . .
Child Abuse is preventable. It takes the whole community to work
together to ensure children are raised in a safe, nurturing environment.
The Monroe County CPPC Council is proudly inspiring others to create a
county and state free from child abuse.
Become more aware about how your county is involved in stopping this
abuse.