Region 4 – Central

Region 4 is comprised of the central Missouri counties of Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski and Saline.

Central Missouri Community Action, Columbia
CTF License Plate Marketing Partner
Utilizes funds from the Children’s Trust Fund prevent child abuse license plate to enhance The Incredible Years Program. The Incredible Years is an evidenced-based parenting program that addresses the needs of at-risk children, providing parents with new strategies to redirect and cope with disruptive behaviors. The curriculum, delivered over ten weeks, includes DVD’s, discussion, and application of positive behavior support and other behavior management strategies.
For more information:
Angela Hirsch, Development & Communications Director
(573)443-8706

Child Abuse & Neglect Emergency Shelter, Inc., Columbia
(dba-Rainbow House)
Child Abuse Prevention Education
The Child Abuse Prevention Education program offers parent education classes that promote increased knowledge and awareness of parenting skills, self-care, practical stress management, communication skills, and positive approaches to discipline.  In addition, the Safety First series promotes increased knowledge of age appropriate sexual behaviors.  Community workshops, open to the general public, covering ADHD, discipline, childhood trauma, internet safety, healthy body image are offered throughout the year and work to increase knowledge and awareness of youth, family, parenting and  community issues.
For more information:
Jan Stock, Executive Director
(573)474-6600

Columbia-Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, Columbia
Healthy Babies Program
Through the Healthy Babies Program, social service staff conduct home visits at least once per month providing support services and educational materials using the Partners for a Healthy Baby Curriculum.   As part of the support, parents are provided with health and safety items such as sleep sacks, outlet covers, bathtub thermometers and diapers which are also used to facilitate learning opportunities between the parent and home visitor.
For more information:
Rebecca Roesslet, Social Services Supervisor
573-874-7488

Community Partnership (The), Rolla
Capable Kids and Families
The Community Partnership has expanded its Capable Kids and Families (CKF) Program by adding a Family Parent Education Specialist focusing on reducing the potential of child abuse and neglect among families who have children with disabilities within a five county area (Crawford, Dent, Maries, Phelps, and Pulaski). Project goals are to decrease family isolation and increase positive family interaction.  Strategies include increased family networking opportunities through group meetings and a Facebook community, increased educational opportunities including financial planning, feeding issues, music therapy, and toilet training.  Educational opportunities focus on issues that are often triggers for abusive behavior.  Opportunities are provided for positive parent/child interaction and occur in conjunction with the development and periodic review of a goals-oriented family strengths plan by each participant family.
For more information:
Amy Beechner McCarthy, Executive Director
573-368-2849

First Chance For Children, Columbia
CRIBS Expansion Project II
CRIBS Expansion Project II is a safe cribs project that delivers prevention services, including home safety assessments and safe infant cribs, to eligible families through home visitation in Cooper, Callaway, and Moniteau Counties.  Replicated from the successful Cribs Project in Boone County, First Chance for Children with the assistance of Parents As Teachers documents the process, progress and results of home visitation services provided.
For more information:
Tammy Byington, Parent Education Coordinator
(573)777-1815

First Chance For Children, Columbia
CTF License Plate Marketing Partner
Utilizes funding from the sale of the CTF specialty license plate to purchase and distribute safe cribs to families in need in the Boone County and surrounding area.
For more information:
Tammy Byington, Parent Education Coordinator
(573)777-1815

Fun City Youth Academy, Columbia
Connecting Families with Tools for Living
Using the Strengthening Families framework and the Building Strong Families curriculum, this project supports and strengthens parents and their families by developing and enhancing support systems, increasing knowledge of child development and general parent education, linking families to services and opportunities, responding when needed to family crisis, and linking families to services and opportunities.
For more information:
Carolyn Micklem, Director
573-777-1815

Jefferson City Day Care Center, Inc., Jefferson City
CTF License Plate Marketing Partner
Funds from the sale of the CTF prevent child abuse license plate in Cole County will be used to support the cost of safe cribs and car seats.  Funds will also support the ‘Parent’s Day Out’ respite program.
For more information:
Donna Scheidt, Director
(573)636-6461

Jefferson City Day Care Center, Inc., Jefferson City
Parent Education Program
Parent education opportunities are presented monthly and include topics such as nutrition, infant/child CPR, dental health, budgeting, positive discipline, single parent concerns, ideas and activities for playing with children.  Presenters include a Parents As Teachers educator, a dietician, and an accountant.  Parents are encouraged to get to know both the child center staff and other parents.  This program promotes the Strengthening Families approach to protective factors.
For more information:
Donna Scheidt, Director
(573)636-6461

Lake Area Child Safety Program, Lake of the Ozarks
CTF License Plate Marketing Partner
A collaboration of three counties (Camden, Miller, and Morgan) located in the Lake of the Ozarks Region, the Lake Area Child Safety Program utilizes funds from the CTF prevent child abuse license plate to address child safety education and provide supplies such as safe cribs, infant car seats, and cabinet locks to families in need. The Miller County Health Center (MCHC) provides fiscal management and oversight for this collaborative project.
For more information:
Bruce Jenkins, Administrator (MCHC)
(573)369-2359