CAPA/PREPARES
CAPA/PREPARES (Childbirth and Parenting Assistance) provides an environment for parents to build loving bonds with their kids to prepare them for a healthy future. CAPA/PREPARES offers stabilizing and advocacy services to expecting and parenting individuals and families with children ages five and under. All parents, guardians, or caregivers of a child aged 0-5 are welcome!
OUR SERVICES
Concrete Needs/Services
DIAPERS, WIPES, and FORMULA ONCE EVERY 30 DAYS.
Walk-In Hours are Monday-Thursday from 10 am - 2 pm. No appointment is necessary.
For more information contact our front desk at (509)455.4896.
CLOTHING (SIZES NEWBORN - 5T) ONCE EVERY 60 DAYS.
To place an order for clothing, please allow two business days to fill your order. Pick up available during walk-in hours.
For more information or to place an order, please email capa.frontdesk@cceasternwa.org or call (509)455.4986.
OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS, ONCE EVERY 60 DAYS
Items include pack n' plays, highchairs, baby gates, strollers, baby baths, and more. (Please attach your other essential items with your clothing order).
For more information or to place an order, please email capa.frontdesk@cceasternwa.org or call (509)455.4986.
EDUCATION SUPPORT:
Education support focuses on families with children ages three to five, to prepare them for kindergarten. The program is led by a CAPA/PREPARES Education Support Specialist with over thirty years of experience in education. This provides an extra layer of support giving children the tools they need to be successful in their first years of schooling and providing ongoing support to parents navigating this new system. Education support also provides GED and ESL support for mothers and fathers.
For more information contact Sandi Nokes at Sandi.nokes@cceasternwa.org.
PARENTING CLASSES
Circle of Security® Parenting™ (COSP) teaches parents to identify, understand and respond to their child's emotional needs. Through COSP, parents discover they are capable of connecting with, loving, and raising secure children. CAPA/PREPARES offers the 8-week COSP group quarterly for parents of children aged six months to five years old.
BABY CARE 101:
Baby Care 101 is a two-week course to give expectant and newly parenting individuals/couples tools to learn how to care for their new baby.
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
PREPARED MOMS:
A weekly social support group for moms with children under the age of five. Join us in building friendships, fostering community, and supporting one another in navigating parenthood on Thursdays from 10-11:30 am.
Mothers of children aged 0-5 can attend on a drop-in basis and receive free childcare during group.
For more information or to place an order, please email capa.frontdesk@cceasternwa.org or call (509)455.4986.
CASE MANAGEMENT:
Offers parents the opportunity to have parent support, goal setting, and community resources to help them be the parent they want to be with support from our compassionate circle of security-trained case manager.
For more information contact Sarah Durrant at sarah.durrant@cceasternwa.org.
MUSIC TOGETHER in PARTNERSHIP with SONGBIRD STUDIO:
An interactive music class for children ages zero to five to attend with their caregiver.
Classes create a nurturing environment to have fun singing, dancing, playing instruments, and hearing stories.
Please fill out our intake survey!
