• Scholarships
• PSP
• California Adult & Child
Food Program (CACFP)
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Since 1988, NBCC has been a member of the national network of Parent
Services Project (P.S.P.). P.S.P. promotes parent participation, encourages
active involvement in their child's development, and fosters leadership,
decision-making and advocacy. Through NBCC's family support services
parents can improve their parenting skills and develop a broader
understanding of early child development, gain access to community
services, increase their participation in their child's education, and maintain or
seek employment.
NBCC is unique as it serves families from a wide spectrum of incomes and
cultures. This diverse population contributes to the wholistic approach to
cultural awareness and understanding. NBCC's P.S.P. includes an active
"peer support" and "mentoring" component, where parents work together on
issues that are relevant to their lives. Through NBCC and P.S.P., parents
attend training's on common issues they, as a group, define. Workshops
chosen by parents in the past include: Helping Our Children Deal With Loss;
How to Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse; How Violence Effects Our
Children and; Keeping our Sanity and Coping.
NBCC offers a variety of social occasions for parents to come together
which include: an annual picnic, quarterly potlucks, monthly evening and
weekend respite care, annual men's breakfast, roller skating parties, family
hikes, single-parent support activities, and the annual NBCC graduation.
This past year NBCC identified a PSP staff representative who works
closely with a parent committee to be the advocate for family support and
to help organize family events. These activities occur both on and off site
and are well attended by all families enrolled at NBCC.
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