Flourishing & Resilient Children (F&RC)
This program empowers parents of children under the age of 5 years in King County to support the growth and development of their children. We provide developmental screening in the languages most commonly spoken in our communities, learning tools to parents as well as advocacy and referrals to other services as needed. Our 6 screeners speak French, Swahili, Arabic, Dari/Farsi, Somali Mai Mai and Amharic/Tigrinya.
Funding Partner: King County Best Starts for Kids
Initial Programmatic Partner: First Five Years & Beyond (FFYB)
Developmental Screening for All: Leading with Equity
By: Erin Murphy
Knowing there are families that need supports right now, Best Starts invested in nine innovative projects. These partners are piloting cultural and linguistic adaptations to screening tools, practices and provider trainings to ensure more children are getting the right supports.
One of our partners, Mother Africa, pairs families with a staff screener that shares the same language and/or culture. The following story shows why this matters.