Welcome!

Welcome!

Important
Community Notices

 Special Trainings
 and Events

Parenting
Education Classes

Siskiyou
Imagination Library

Commission Public Hearing Agenda
Commission Meeting Agenda

Mission & Vision

Our Mission

First 5 Siskiyou invests in the future of young children and their families in Siskiyou County with the goal of promoting the health and well-being of young children during their most critical years of development, from the prenatal stage through age five.

Our vision is to support parents of young children in nurturing healthy development, love of learning, and to be able to enter school as active learners.

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PRIORITIES

Our focus
is outlined in these areas:

First 5 Siskiyou Children and Families Commission funding is from revenue from the voter approved Proposition 10, passed in 1998, adding a tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to improve services and resources for children in the most critical time in their lives – the first 5 years.

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Improve Family Well-Being

Increase resources for families to optimize the critical role they play in the emotional, physical, and social development of their children.

Enhance Early Learning and Development

Promote and optimize children’s development and learning both inside and outside the home by improving access to high quality early care and education programs.

Improve Child Health

Provides screenings, resources, and education so that each child is healthy, well-nourished, and is in a nurturing, safe, and stable environment.

Strengthen Family, Community Support, and Partnership

Create and enhance collaborations for effective and efficient collective impact.
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Mark Your Calendar

Upcoming Trainings

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March

Introduction to Stress, Trauma, and the Failure of Fear-based Intervention

 

Presented by Bryan Post, MSW

5:30 – 8:00pm

 

Location: Church of the Nazarene

415 Evergreen Lane, Yreka

 

Download flyer here ~ Register here

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March

Stress, Trauma, and the Failure of Fear-based Intervention

 

Presented by Bryan Post, MSW

9:00 – 3:30pm

 

Location: Weed Community Center

161 E. Lincoln Avenue, Weed

 

Download flyer here ~ Register here

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March

Motivational Interviewing for Successful Relationships

 

 

Presented by Jason Wilcox, LCSW

5:30 – 7:30pm

 

Location: Miner’s Inn Convention Center

122 E. Miner Street, Yreka

 

Download flyer here ~ Register here

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March

Motivational Parenting – Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors

 

Presented by Jason Wilcox, LCSW

5:30 – 7:30pm

 

Location: Mt. Shasta Elementary School

501 Cedar Street, Mt. Shasta

 

Download flyer here ~ Register here

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March

Motivational Parenting – Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors

 

Presented by Jason Wilcox, LCSW

6:00 – 8:00pm

 

Location: Tulelake/Newell FRC

810 Main Street, Tulelake

 

Download flyer – To register, call 667-2147.

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April

The Importance of Self-Regulation: How to Support Children, Youth, and Adults in Developing this Skill

 

Presented by Ce Eshelman, LMFT

9:00 – 4:30pm

 

Location: Miner’s Inn Convention Center

122 E. Miner Street, Yreka

 

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June

Framework for
Understanding Poverty

 

 

 

Presented by Jodi Pfarr, M.Div.

9:00 – 4:00pm

 

Location: Miner’s Inn Convention Center

122 E. Miner Street, Yreka

 

Download flyer of Upcoming Trainings

Classes and Special Activities

Parenting Classes, Workshops, & Special Activities— Coming Soon!

The next fun skating event, and last for this season, is February 16th!
Hope you can join us!

These classes are ongoing with open enrollment!
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For Your Information

Newsletters

This month’s Parenting Together Newsletter, courtesy of Oregon Parenting
Education Collaborative (OPEC), is all about starting the New Year with Healthy Practices! There are many things you can do for your family to promote healthy practices. Eat a healthy, balanced diet, move and exercise, talk about your feelings, and manage stress. In this Newsletter, there are some reminders and easy tips you can use (in addition to getting your flu shot!) to practice to promote healthy living in the New Year. Research past newsletters here.

These monthly newsletters are great research-based resources available to parents and educators!

Parenting Together - January 2020 - English
Parenting Together - January 2020 - Spanish
CalFresh Newsletter - January 2020
Food Hero Monthly ~ Oats - January 2020
HOTM ~ Broccoli ~ January 2020 ~ English
HOTM - Brócoli - Enero 2020 - Espanol

The Imagination Library
is now available in Siskiyou County!

Through this program, children ages birth to five receive by mail a new,
age-appropriate book every month. Our goal is to foster a love of reading
in preschool children and ensure that every child has books.

The Imagination Library is now available in Siskiyou County!

Through this program, children ages birth to five receive by mail a new, age-appropriate book every month. Our goal is to foster a love of reading in preschool children and ensure that every child has books.
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Testimonials

What People are Saying

“I want to say thank you for the wonderful backpacks for the kindergartners for next year — my daughter loves it!”
Amanda L.

“It has impacted my child in a very positive way by making her feel important and able to open up and express her feelings and emotions. I’m more inclined to seek input from my child — we understand each other better.” A parent’s response to “How has your participation in this series impacted your child?” on an Evaluation at completion of the REHC series at Grenada Elementary School.”
A Parent's Response

“I was super-surprised to receive all of the gifts and gift bag from a nurse at Fairchild Medical Center when my son Derrik was born — thank you very much! I’ve already read all of the books to Derrik and his big brother Darren — we appreciate them very much and also all of the educational information about parenting and development.”
Laura P.

Vroom was created to help you make the most of the moments you already share with your child and to support you on your brain building journey. It is based on the latest early brain development research and was designed to layer onto your existing routines. With each short activity, you teach your child the life skills that help them thrive! Click here and see for yourself how Vroom tips are fun and easy to use!
Vroom was created to help you make the most of the moments you already share with your child and to support you on your brain building journey. It is based on the latest early brain development research and was designed to layer onto your existing routines.
Help Me Grow California supports success for all children by helping families and professionals with outreach and education about available community resources. By strengthening protective factors in families, Help Me Grow supports parents and caregivers to better understand and promote their child’s developmental milestones and encourages their readiness to learn and succeed in school. Click here to visit their website!
Help Me Grow California supports success for all children by helping families and professionals with outreach and education about available community resources. By strengthening protective factors in families, Help Me Grow supports parents and caregivers to better understand and promote their child’s developmental milestones and encourages their readiness to learn and succeed in school. Click here to visit their website!
ZERO TO THREE works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development. The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. Learn how the earliest relationships with caregivers can promote healthy brain development, how young children build social and emotional skills, and ways you can support language and literacy development starting from birth.
Vroom was created to help you make the most of the moments you already share with your child and to support you on your brain building journey. It is based on the latest early brain development research and was designed to layer onto your existing routines.
Our mailing address is:

P.O. Box 845
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067

Phone: (530) 918-7222
Email: allaboutthekids@first5siskiyou.org