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Family Support Team offered at Brigid Collins Family Support Center in Whatcom

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Resource Name:Family Support Team offered at Brigid Collins Family Support Center in Whatcom

address

1231 North Garden Street, Suite 200, Bellingham, WA 98225

Eligibility

Clients must be 18 years of age or older, pregnant and/or parenting a child up to 2 years of age, residing in Whatcom or Skagit counties, and at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Hours

M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm.

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call.

Fees

None.

Service area

Whatcom, WA

Other Information

Disabilities & Health Conditions

  • Alcohol Dependency
  • Drug Dependency
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Focus Population

  • Parenting Women
  • Pregnant Women

Languages

  • Spanish
Offers two intensive case management programs for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders. Parent-Child Assistance Program lasts three years with the goal of helping mothers build healthy families and prevent future births of children exposed prenatally to alcohol and drugs. Mothers in Recovery program lasts 18 months with weekly contact. The client must either be under substance use treatment or completed in the last year, and the goals are to facilitate communication, coordination and collaboration with their service provider in hopes of achieving a positive outcome.

Providing organization

Brigid Collins Family Support Center
Works to end child abuse in both Whatcom and Skagit Counties. Connects with local law enforcement jurisdictions, prosecuting attorneys, medical providers, child protection workers and therapists from both counties.