Participating Providers
- East Kern Family Resource Center – Mojave, Ca
- Whitney Hughes, Supervisor
- 661.824.4118
- whughes@capk.org
- Indian Wells Family Resource Center – Ridgecrest, Ca
- Kandi Smith, Supervisor
- 661.375.4357
- smith@clinicasierravista.org
- Kern River Valley Family Resource Center – Lake Isabella, Ca
- Sherry Lanza, Supervisor
- 661.379.2556
- slanza@kernvilleusd.org
- Neighborhood Place Community Learning Center – Bakersfield, Ca
- Sonia Quill, Supervisor
- 661.392.2029
- squill@norrecreation.org
- Southeast Neighborhood Partnership Family Resource Center – Bakersfield, Ca
- Nicholas Umholtz, Supervisor
- 661.322.3276
- umholtz@clinicasierravista.org
- Shafter Healthy Start – Shafter, Ca
- Rosa Romero, Supervisor
- 661.746.8692
- rromero@rsdshafter.org
In order to become a Court-Mandated Provider you must:
- Be a First 5 Kern funded program.
- Have Result Indicator 2.2.1 (number of parents/guardians who received court-mandated parent education) on the Commission approved Scope of Work-Evaluation Plan.
- Have at least two staff members trained (one staff member must be from the First 5 Kern funded program).
- Provide a cover letter with the following information:
- Organization and program name
- Brief summary of the program’s interest in providing court-mandated classes and justification why the services are needed in the community
- Contact information for all staff members in need of training:
- Address
- Phone and fax number
- Email address
- Include a resume for each staff member listed on the cover letter.
- Provide a copy of a current Mandated Reporter General Training certificate of completion.
- A free online course can be taken at: http://generaltraining.mandatedreporterca.com/default.htm
- Demonstrate the ability to pay for required pretests and posttests from the program’s First 5 Kern budget.
- There may be a cost associated with the court-mandated curriculum.
- It is at the program’s discretion to charge participants to offset the $5 assessment fee (or any other costs).
- Agree to enter assessment data into the Nurturing Parenting data system assessingparenting.com.
- The First 5 Kern evaluation staff will create an account for the program and provide technical assistance and training.
- Successfully pass the Kern County Department of Human Services (DHS) screening and review process. DHS will review all candidate information and provide First 5 Kern with a list of approved candidates.
- Provide a signed Conditions of Approval form for each trainee prior to the Nurturing Parenting training.
For additional program-related questions and information, please contact:
Anastasia Lester – Program Officer, alester@kccfc.org