August Newsletter

Child Abuse Prevention Services

Building Healthy Families ~ Stork’s Nest ~ Crisis Child Care ~ Sexual Abuse Prevention
Crisis Intervention ~ Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention ~ Refugee Health Connections

Issue 8 August 2015

Upcoming events: Refugee Health Connections

• Briefly highlight your Child Abuse Prevention Services is pleased to be leading community efforts in providing a new program to the
point of interest here. refugee families in our community from Southeast Asia! The Refugee Health Connections program allows
CAPS to provide assistance to refugee families in Marshall County who are pregnant or have children up to age
• Briefly highlight your 5. Services focus on health, nutrition, parenting, and child development. Families receive support in their na-
point of interest here. tive language from a Community Health Worker which includes visits to their home, coordination of medical
or other necessary services, and tools that will promote healthy development and learning opportunities for
• Briefly highlight your their children.
point of interest here.
Through our collaboration with several area agencies families will be provided with opportunities to receive
• Briefly highlight your formal health education and culturally sensitive materials will be developed in native languages, promoting in-
point of interest here. creased health literacy and building relationships with our local medical providers.

Working together with families, community members, and other professionals is the key to making this pro-
gram a success and we are excited to have the opportunity to make such a positive impact in our community!

Meet the Staff Lydia Par is a community
health worker for the Refu-
Christina Kyaw is a com- gee Health Connections
munity health worker for program and is in her first
the Refugee Health Con- year of employment with
nections program and is in CAPS. Lydia speaks Chin,
her first year of employ- Zomi, Burmese, and English.
ment with CAPS. Christina She lives in Marshalltown
speaks Karen, Thai, Bur- with her husband and her
mese, and English. She lives
daughter.
in Marshalltown.

Building Healthy Families ~ Stork’s Nest ~ Crisis Child Care ~ Sexual Abuse Prevention
Crisis Intervention ~ Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention ~ Refugee Health Connections

Crisis Intervention Program

Do you know a family with children that is struggling with :
• Finding housing
• Finding employment
• Leaving an unsafe situation
Crisis Intervention may be able to help! This program is free and voluntary. A family support worker will work one-
on-one with families to help them achieve goals that will promote self-sufficiency and stability. Families cannot cur-
rently be receiving child welfare services through the Department of Human Services or Juvenile Court Services. Call
Emma at 641-752-1730, or email at [email protected] for more information.l

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Child Abuse
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811 E. Main St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Ph. 641-752-1730

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Child Abuse Prevention Services

Child Abuse
Prevention Services

811 E. Main St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Ph. 641-752-1730