| Emergency Aid Services |
Sally, a grandmother of two-Ella age 10 and David 3 years old-called Cope in crisis when her 37 year old daughter passed away suddenly from a massive brain hemorrhage. She was stressed and confused and really needed some help. Sally has worked at a local business for the past 34 years, but had exhausted all of her vacation time and savings this past year when her house burned down. She was looking for assistance on how to care for her grieving grandchildren and get the monetary support she needed, now that she was in the unexpected position of raising her grandchildren. Through Cope’s Emergency Aid services, our staff is helping Sally access the appropriate resources for child care, therapy for the children, legal guardianship, WIC, Social Security, Housing Vouchers, summer camp for the children and utility assistance.
The key to building healthy families is easing some of the stress parents’ face in their daily lives. Cope Family Center provides emergency aid and assistance to families in crisis and struggling to make ends meet by providing:
Crisis Intervention support
Linkages to partner community based organizations that provide emergency aid services (housing, food, recovery) and counseling services
Drop-in childcare - Mondays 10-12pm; Wednesdays 3-5pm
Diapers and formula
Transportation vouchers
For more information on our Emergency Aid Services, please contact Michelle Laymon at 707-252-1123 x 110. |
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