Parent and other caregiver services
We provide infant-parent therapy and counseling for mothers and fathers and other primary caregivers, including:
- Grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts and uncles, great aunts and uncles, older siblings, and other family members caring for young children
- Foster parents, official and unofficial
- Domestic partners of parents of young children
Parents and other caregivers may be of any age or ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Services are provided in English and Spanish.
Wraparound Services
Families seeking help for their infant or young child are sometimes involved with several different systems, such as social services, schools, and other agencies. They may need help coordinating all of these services. A family facing this problem may be eligible for wraparound team services. A wraparound team can be developed with the family’s help that brings workers from different systems together with friends of the family to find solutions that are acceptable to the family and in the best interest of the child.
Also, for special groups of parents and other caregivers, Early Childhood offers:
Time for Dad
Fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who want to learn more about parenting and build better relationships with their children can join this group. It meets one evening a week at our Family Center and is led by experienced child/parent therapists who are fathers.
If you are interested, call Early Childhood at 510.412.9200 and say that you would like to join. Time for Dad is also available to fathers who are working on reunification with their children. Ask your Contra Costa County social worker about this group.
Coronado Grandparents’ Group
Grandmothers, grandfathers, and other relatives who are caring for young children can share their concerns and support each other by joining the Coronado Grandparents. This support group meets weekly at the Coronado YMCA at South 20th and Maine Streets in Richmond and is led by a licensed child therapist. Support between meetings is provided by an outreach worker who is a grandmother caring for young children and a member of the group.
Call 510.412.9200 about other grandparents groups we are developing in other parts of West County.
If you would like to be part of any of these groups, call Early Childhood at 510.412.9200 and say that you would like to join.