ICARE Of St. Vincent De Paul North Idaho

ICARE of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho partners with parents to build stronger families and keep children safe. Our goal is to reduce the risk factors that increasingly challenge families today and offer strategies for strengthening families in need of extra support.

Description:
ICARE is a parent education organization providing individualized, research-based strategies to give children the best possible start in life. The focus can include child development, nutrition, health care, effective parenting skills, discipline and abuse/neglect prevention.
ICARE offers personalized home visits by a professionally trained parent educator, offering a support system that addresses the specific strengths and needs of individual families.
ICARE teaches parenting skills that cultivate confidence and good decision-making in children by offering them choices, empathy and respect, while adults avoid anger, threats and lectures.
ICARE facilitates supportive parent groups that focus on learning how to parent in a healthy manner, even if parents have not experienced that as children. Connections to new friends, shared experiences and reduction in isolation are added benefits.
ICARE encourages family literacy, parental involvement in their child's school and the importance (and fun) of sharing family meals together. Each child gets a free book to take home at the home visits.
ICARE links families with parent support networks and community resources for needed services.
ICARE does periodic screening of overall development in children. Early detection of potential problems prevents difficulties later in school.
ICARE offers an exclusive "dads-only" Nurturing Fathers group covering topics like fathering without fear, developing confidence, nurturing attitudes and skills they may not be familiar with.

History:
ICARE of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho is a non-profit, child abuse prevention agency serving Kootenai County since 1992. Utilizing a strengths-based model and philosophy, we offer individualized services for each family that comes to us.

Contact people:

Taryn Nichols, Family Support Coordinator, (phone), (email) Katie Simmons, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Melanie Krier, Family Support Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (208) 676-0665

Address:

201 E. Harrison Ave Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.icareforchildren.org

Directions:

We are located in the old Coeur d'Alene Public Library building between Harrison and Spokane, and 1st and 2nd Streets.

Last updated on August 19, 2009