We believe in supporting children and families who have entered the public child welfare system so they can fully realize their potential. When possible, our goal is to reunite parents and their children quickly and provide them with the tools they need to be successful.

Our Parents for Parents program (P4P) connects parents who have successfully navigated the child welfare system to parents who have recently become engaged with Child Protective Services. Click here to view report that shows the positive impact of the Parents for Parents program on reunification rates. 

Our goal is to provide early outreach, education and support to parents who have entered the dependency system so they can be reconnected to their children. We also provide parent allies with leadership and gateway employment opportunities as they provide support, knowledge and mentoring to parents new to the system.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on starting a parents for parents program in your state, contact director of FAMILY IMPACT, HEATHER CANTAMESSA:
(509) 440-3663 OR HEATHER.CANTAMESSA@chs-wa.org.

for support or questions regarding washington state p4p sites, please contact statewide family impact manager, ambrosia eberhardt: (509) 310-3020; ambrosia.eberhardt@chs-wa.org.

For parent ally support in Washington state, please contact the appropriate P4P coordinator in your county listed below: