U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts for Grand Traverse County
CTF Designated Local Council
Tri-County Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect
Prevention Area Served: Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and and Leelanau Counties
Amount of 2008 Grant: $12,000
Tier: 2
Website:TCCPCAN
Address:
521 S. Union Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone:(231)929-4166
FAX: (231)947-3201
Coordinator: Linda Wood
Email: Tricountycoalition@yahoo.com
Direct Service Grant
Catholic Human Services Western
Prevention Area Served: Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau Counties
Amount of 08 Grant: $12,500
Period: FY06-FY08
Website:Catholic Human Services Western
Address:
1000 Hastings Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: (231) 947-8110
Coordinator: Marybeth Novak
Email: marybeth_novak@yahoo.com
Project: Host Homes seeks to provide safe, supervised housing and a network of support for homeless youth between the ages of 14 and 18 who are unable to access emergency shelter services because they are unaccompanies by a parent or legal guardian. The primary goal is to ensure that homeless students will remain in school and to decrease their risk of engaging in harmful activities.
Third Level Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
Prevention Area Served: Grand Traverse County
Amount of 08 Grant: $20,250
Period: FY07-FY09
Website:Third Level Crisis Intervention Center
Address:
1022 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: (231) 922-4802
Coordinator: Michael Jannazzo
Email: mjannazzo@thirdlevel.org
Project: Homeless to Wholeness for Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth will provide temporary emergency shelter for runaway youth for up to a two-week stay. Individual, family and group counseling, case management, and aftercare services will be provided using the Positive Youth Development Approach.
Traverse City Area Public Schools
Prevention Area Served: Grand Traverse County
Amount of 08 Grant: $19,770
Period: FY06-FY08
Website:Traverse City Public Schools
Address:
Post Office Box 32
Traverse City, MI 49685-0032
Phone: (231) 933-8995
Coordinator: Cheryl Bloomquist
Email: bloomquich@admin.tcaps.net
Project: Teen Parent Training will provide for a full-time Parenting Education Coordinator to work with young families and coordinate a full range of services including Parents as Teachers personal visits, playgroups, parent group meetings, WIC services, childbirth education, breast feeding support, parenting education, infant mental health, and parent mentoring.
0-3 Secondary Prevention Grant
MSU Extension - Grand Traverse County
Prevention Area Served: Grand Traverse County
Amount of 2008 Grant: $147,575
Website:MSU Extension - Grand Traverse County
Address:
520 W. Front Street, Ste. A
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone Number:(231) 922-4821
Coordinator:Jennifer Berkey
Email: berkeyj@msu.edu
Project: Equal Start is collaboration between the Grand Traverse County Health Department (Healthy Futures) and Michigan State University Extension - Grand Traverse (Parents as Teachers).
Healthy Futures is a partnership of area health care providers, Health Departments and Munson Healthcare. Participants in Healthy Futures receive prenatal phone calls at enrollment and during each trimester of the pregnancy from a public health nurse in their community to address prenatal health and connect family to community resources. In addition, participants receive a home visit from the same public health nurse after their baby's birth. These visits include education on infant health, normal growth and development, immunizations and recommended well-child checkups. Public Health Nurses connect families to Parents as Teachers to receive more detailed parenting and child development information and frequent on-going support.
The Parents as Teachers model is the backbone of Equal Start. Parents as Teachers is a nationally recognized, research-based home visiting parent education model that helps parents learn strategies and techniques for maximizing their child's growth and development. The vision of Parents as Teachers is that ALL parents will be their child's first and best teacher. There are four main components of Parents as Teachers: Home Visits, Resource Coordination, Group Meetings/Playgroups, and Developmental Screenings.
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