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Provides support program for families raising children with special needs and disabilities.
Support program for parents/guardians of children and adults with disabilities. Offers emotional support, resources, and system navigation for families of children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental/behavioral health, and chronic health conditions. Connects families who share similar experiences in parenting a child with developmental disability or chronic health condition.
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Parent to Parent Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Provides various support groups and services in Yakima County for cancer patients or individuals with other health issues—see program details.
Provides various support groups and services in Yakima County.
- Women Supporting Women: Provides a support group for all women who are living with cancer, whether newly diagnosed, currently in treatment, or completed cancer surgery and treatment.
- Young Women's CANcer Support: Provides group support in the evening for women juggling a cancer diagnosis, treatment, family, work and other demands placed on this unique group of survivors.
- Bereavement Support Group: Weekly support group open to anyone who has suffered a loss, for any reason. The members try to collectively help each other through the various stages of grieving and grow through the loss.
- Cancer Peer Mentors (Women): Cancer survivors provide support and hope to women who are newly diagnosed with cancer. Peer Mentors have completed a comprehensive educational program and are available for communication and support.
- Crisis Care and Counseling: Offers assistance through staff and volunteers for crisis needs. Helps individuals who are going through a crisis situation by listening, assessing their needs, connecting them to other resources, and providing follow-up support.
- Pain Support: Empowerment through Pain - Tools, support & guidance in understanding and living well with chronic pain.
- Journey to Wellness: Classes utilize a variety of philosophies and techniques of self-help to encourage healing of the mental, physical and emotional body.
- Group Grief & Loss Support for Miscarriage or Stillbirth (RTS): Little Wings provides grief and loss support for parents who have lost a child due to miscarriage or stillbirth.
- Women's Empowerment Group: Provides a free support group for women experiencing depression, anxiety or just feel stuck in their life.
- Trauma Support Group - The group is designed to provide support, encouragement and healing to those who have experienced traumatic events.
- Cancer Survivor Exercise Class
- Cancer Survivor Nutrition
- Osteopathic Manipulation: In Partnership with PNWU Scholars Program and Supervised by O.D.s,
- Hand That Hea: Reflexology and other techniques to support your mind, body and spirit.
- Healing Threads: Group for anyone who wants to spend time with others while working on any type of needlework project; no experience necessary. Group promotes healing, community service, and making connections with others to end feelings of isolation.
- Navigation Services: Provides navigation services to local resources for families and individuals in need of assistance—open to anyone. Offers information and referrals to local agencies.
- Lending Library: Offers books, videos, audio, and periodicals to anyone seeking information on a particular illness or health topic.
- Caregiver Support
Men's Cancer Support Group/Co-Ed Cancer Support Groups will return as demand increases. Community members and professionals wishing to start a group in alignment with Wellness House's mission are welcome to call.
Suicide Survivors Support Group will resume as needed.
Spanish language support for crisis counseling and the Cancer Care Boutique, as well as translation services for our other supports.
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Peer Role Model Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Outreach Programs
Women's Support Groups
Peer Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Bereavement Support Groups
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Various programs focused on support and help for parents with a child with a disability.
Professionally facilitated support groups for parents of children and adults with developmental disabilities, which provides a forum wherein parents can gather and share information. Mothers Network is a group of moms raising children with developmental disabilities who share resource information and offer support and encouragement to one another. Fathers Network is a group of dads raising children with developmental disabilities who share resource information, ideas and concerns. Padres Unidos is a support group in Spanish for parents raising children with developmental disabilities. Adult Caregiver Support Group is for people who are in the role of caring for adult loved ones with a developmental disability. Helping Parent provides a family with support through active listening, emotional support and sharing ideas and resources by a trained parent of a child with a disability. Parent to Parent offers insightful emotional support through trained volunteers, support groups and information on local resources and services. Parent support also provided for parents with developmental disabilities.
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Parent Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers emotional support and information to parents of children with developmental disabilities. Provides parent matches, support groups, newsletter and training. For more information please contact through the website link.
Offers emotional support and information to parents of children with special needs. Provides parent matches, support groups, special workshops, community resources and training.
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Parent Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers various support groups for parents that have children with disabilities.
Offers various support groups for parents that have children with disabilities. Meetings include family, siblings, mother, and father support groups. Program Activities: Parent Support Group, Fathers support network, Sib-shops, Newsletter, Lending Library, and a helping parent program.
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Parent to Parent Networking
Organizational Advocacy Program Development
Parent Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers informational seminars and more in-depth classes that cover topics ranging from fitness and heart health, to cancer. Offers support groups for cancer and parenting
Offers free informational seminars, and more in-depth educational classes that cover topics ranging from fitness and diabetes, to cancer.
Offers birth preparation classes.
Develops programs focusing on general fitness, health and wellness, adult fitness, aerobics, heart health and recovering from stroke.
Offers programs focused on women's health as well as older adult issues.
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Parent Support Groups
Childbirth Education
Physical Fitness
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Health Education Programs
Organizes support groups and classes relating to cancer, caregivers and other health related issues.
Offers a wide range of support groups for patients and their loved ones where they can come meet and talk with others who are dealing with similar situations and experiences. Support groups include: - Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group - Bariatric (Weight Loss Surgery) Support Group - Cancer Lifeline - La Leche League - Lymphedema Support Network - Managing Care at Home - P. S. Support - Support for Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Infant Loss - Stroke Support Group
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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Helps and assists HIV+ individuals of color who are newly diagnosed, at-risk or not receiving care. Refers to health and social service resources, education, information and weekly support groups.
Helps and assists HIV+ individuals of color who are newly diagnosed, at-risk or not receiving care, as well as those seeking culturally relevant forms of emotional support and counseling.
Assists clients with referrals to health and social service resources, education, information and weekly support groups.
Brochures on HIV/AIDS are available in Spanish.
Also provides the following services:
- Reentry support
- HIV testing
- Preventative education
- Recovery support groups
- Case management
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Safer Sex Education
Individual Advocacy
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Case/Care Management
HIV Testing
Provides direct Parent Support Services free to any Pierce County Parent raising children/youth experiencing mild to significant emotional, behavioral, and or mental health challenges.
Provides direct Parent Support Services free to any Pierce County Parent raising children/youth experiencing mild to significant emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health challenges.
Parent Support Services include:
- school advocacy support and training,
- juvenile court-support and navigation,
- mental health care system support,
- team and community support,
- parent support groups and,
- parent education classes.
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Parent to Parent Networking
Provides peer coaching, support groups, employment support, housing support, and resource connections.
Offers multiple support, education, and socialization groups.
Peer coaches empower people to achieve a solid recovery foundation and achieve life goals. Peer coaches support individuals in recovery from:
- Addiction Issues (chemical/behavioral)
- Mental Health Challenges (short/long term diagnosis, grief & loss)
- Chronic Illness (HIV/Hep C – Newly Dealing/Newly Diagnosed)
Peer coaches are individually matched with people seeking support in their recovery. The matched pair meets for one hour per week for 26 weeks.
Coaches are individuals in recovery who have reached long-term stability.
Peer Employment Connections
Offers weekly peer support groups that support participants to address fears and barriers about returning to work or work through obstacles they are encountering in their job.
Offers vocational assessments, job search tools, resume building, interview preparation, coaching, benefits planning, employment-related clothing and transportation support, and ongoing support for job retention.
Resource Connections
Offers individualized support to identify and access a range of community resources such as housing or medical care.
Participants meet one-to-one with a peer to help make the linkages to essential supports.
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Life Coaching
General Bereavement Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With a Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
Housing Search Assistance
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Employment/Retirement Related Support Groups
Prejob Guidance
LGBTQ Support Groups
Peer Support Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers parenting classes, including childbirth preparation classes and new parent classes, support groups for people with various health challenges, smoking cessation classes, CPR classes and senior health classes.
Offers a wide variety of health education classes, workshops and support groups, including the following:
- Childbirth preparation classes
- New parent classes
- Smoking cessation classes
- Senior health classes
- CPR classes
- Support groups for people with specific chronic conditions.
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Childbirth Education
Parenting Skills Classes
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
CPR Instruction
Aging/Older Adult Support Groups
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Provides direct support for Parents and Caregivers of Individuals with Complex Medical Conditions. Offers resource navigation, care coordination, and life coaching sessions designed to equip families with the right tools to manage stress, achieve life balance, and reimagine a fulfilling and happy life after their loved one’s diagnosis, and through difficult transitions.
Provides direct support for Parents and Caregivers of Individuals with Complex Medical Conditions. Offers resource navigation, care coordination, and life coaching sessions designed to equip families with the right tools to manage stress, achieve life balance, and reimagine a fulfilling and happy life after their loved one’s diagnosis, and through difficult transitions.
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Disability Related Parenting Programs
Parent Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Provides peer coaching, support groups, employment support, housing support, and resource connections.
Offers multiple support, education, and socialization groups.
Peer coaches empower people to achieve a solid recovery foundation and achieve life goals. Peer coaches support individuals in recovery from:
- Addiction Issues (chemical/behavioral)
- Mental Health Challenges (short/long term diagnosis, grief & loss)
- Chronic Illness (HIV/Hep C – Newly Dealing/Newly Diagnosed)
Peer coaches are individually matched with people seeking support in their recovery. The matched pair meets for one hour per week for 26 weeks.
Coaches are individuals in recovery who have reached long-term stability.
Peer Employment Connections
Offers weekly peer support groups that support participants to address fears and barriers about returning to work or work through obstacles they are encountering in their job.
Offers vocational assessments, job search tools, resume building, interview preparation, coaching, benefits planning, employment-related clothing and transportation support, and ongoing support for job retention.
Resource Connections
Offers individualized support to identify and access a range of community resources such as housing or medical care.
Participants meet one-to-one with a peer to help make the linkages to essential supports.
Categories
Prejob Guidance
General Bereavement Support Groups
Employment/Retirement Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With a Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
LGBTQ Support Groups
Housing Search Assistance
Peer Support Services
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Life Coaching
Peer Counseling
Offers a variety of educational classes and resources designed to help patients manage their health conditions and keep them on their path to wellness.
Offers a variety of educational classes and resources designed to help patients manage their health conditions and keep them on their path to wellness.
Provides the following:
- Pregnancy & Childbirth: Perinatal Programs
- Family planning, genetic counseling, childbirth education (breastfeeding, baby basic, boot camp for new dads), pre-registration and childbirth planning, lactation consultants; Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum - private birthing suites, NICU, prenatal yoga.
- Cooking classes, Childhood Obesity Program-ACT, Free fitness classes
- Diabetes Wellness which offers insulin pump training, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Diabetes Classes, one-on-one counseling, foot screenings and nail care, and a support group for English speakers.
- Online Childbirth Classes: support groups, breast feeding classes.
Spanish services:
- Diabetes y Enfermedades Cronicas
- Programa de Ejercicio
- Programa de Cocina Saludable
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Diabetes Management Clinics
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Weight Loss Assistance
Disease/Disability Information
Breastfeeding Support Programs
General Health Education Programs
Nutrition Education
Chronic Disease Self Management Programs
Childbirth Education
Offers a wide range of support groups to assist the community with their mental and emotional needs.
Offers a wide range of support groups to assist the community with their mental and emotional needs. Current support groups include: Peer Support Group Mondays at 5:30 (drop-in); Women's Group; Parenting Support Group; Adulting 101; call for more info.
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Parent Support Groups
Spiritual Enrichment
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Women's Support Groups
Facilitates a parent support group that offers realistic solutions and helps parents move from family chaos to parent empowerment. Open to parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.
Facilitates a parent support group that offers realistic solutions and helps parents move from family chaos to parent empowerment.
Open to parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Supports families of children who experience cerebral palsy and related disabilities through information and referral, support groups, social events, and some in-home respite care.
Provides information and referral, support groups, social events, and some in-home respite care. Family events include picnics, zoo outings, special workshops and a bi-annual conference.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Children's In Home Respite Care
Health/Disability Related Support Groups