First Step Family Support Center

To promote the healthy development of children and families on the north olympic peninsula (of washington state) through building family strengths. We primarily serve clallam and jefferson counties. First step utilizes the solid research that has been done on risk and protective factors and resiliency to inform its work with families. All of the programs that we provide are intended to build protective factors into the lives of families, many of whom have multiple stressors in their lives. Therefore, all of our programs seek to 1) build parental resilience, 2) build social connections for families, 3) increase parent's knowledge of parenting and child development, 4) increase families' access to concrete support in times of need, and 5) promote the development of social and emotional competence of children. We provide a variety of programs for both parents and children thus focusing on a two generational approach to family wellbeing. Our programs include center based activities such as