Overview
The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program (FKCE) provides quality education and support opportunities for caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home care so that these providers may meet the educational, emotional, and developmental needs of children and youth.
We provide free classes and workshops to individuals who are:
- Parenting a child placed in out-of-home care and you want to improve your parenting skills
- Taking care of a relative's child
- Need to complete the State mandated foster care education requirements
- Interested in being a foster or adoptive parent
What about trainings/classes/workshops?
All sessions are FREE. Although our target audience is mainly Resource Families (foster parents and relative caregivers), trainings are open to everyone in the community including social workers, group home staff, family and friends. Classes and Workshops topics include an overview of the Child Protective and Probation Systems, Positive Discipline, Cultural Needs of Children, Birth Parent relationships, Grief and Loss, Behavioral Supports for Children Impacted by Trauma and Emancipation/Independent Living, among others.
Who To Contact
- Jason Garrett
Director
jgarrett@hartnell.edu
Phone: (831) 755-6923
Building: Hartnell College Main Campus
Office: Building B. Room 232
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 - Mariana T-J Downie
Administrative Assistant Foster & Kinship Care Education
mdownie@hartnell.edu
Phone: (831) 755-6796
Building: Hartnell College Main Campus
Office: Building D, Room 119
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 - Frances Gutierrez
Program Assistant Foster & Kinship Care Education
Phone: (831) 755-6709
Building: Hartnell College Main Campus
Office: Building D, Room 119
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 - Marisela Lemus
Program Assistant Foster Youth Success Services
Phone: (831) 755-6944
Building: Hartnell College Main Campus
Office: Building N, Room 30
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 - Celina Castillo
Administrative Assistant Foster Youth Success Services
Phone: (831) 755-6956
Building: Hartnell College Main Campus
Office: Building N, Room 30
411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901