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A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) Kinship Navigator aims to support children, families, and kinship caregivers involved in the child welfare system. The program works with any kinship caregiver, including relatives or “fictive kin” such as godparents or close family friends. The program centers its practice on the kinship triad composed of the child, the birth family, and the kinship caregiver. This approach is designed to support the family, reduce disruption and trauma, and increase child permanency.
ACT Raising Safe Kids (ACT) is a parenting and violence prevention program for adults who raise and care for children ages 0–8. The program aims to teach positive parenting skills and create healthy, nurturing environments where children are protected from violence and maltreatment.
Active Parenting™ is a parenting education program designed for parents of children ages 5–12. Active Parenting aims to strengthen parenting skills and prevent child risk-taking behaviors, including drug use, violence, and early sexual activity. The program emphasizes parent skill development in communication, problem-solving, discipline, family enrichment, and encouragement.
Active Parenting of Teens™ is a parenting education program designed for parents of teens ages 11–16. Active Parenting of Teens is a variant of Active Parenting that aims to strengthen parenting skills and prevent adolescent risk-taking behaviors, including drug use, violence, and early sexual activity. The program emphasizes parent skill development in communication, problem-solving, discipline, family enrichment, and encouragement.
Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action™ (Families in Action) is an education program that adapts Active Parenting of Teens to be delivered to both teens ages 11–16 and their parents. Families in Action aims to strengthen parenting skills and prevent teen risk-taking behaviors, including drug use, violence, and early sexual activity. In addition to preventing risk-taking behaviors, Families in Action aims to help teens develop communication skills, independence, and responsibility.
Active Parenting of Teens: Teens in Action (Teens in Action) is an education program that adapts Active Parenting: Families in Action (Families in Action) for teens ages 11–16. Teens in Action is delivered in teen-only groups using the content from the teen group sessions of Families in Action with minor modifications in session facilitation. In addition to preventing risk-taking behaviors, Teens in Action aims to help teens develop communication skills, independence, and responsibility.
Active Parenting: First Five Years™ is a parenting education program for parents or caregivers of children ages 5 and younger. Active Parenting: First Five Years is a variant of Active Parenting designed for younger children that aims to provide parents and caregivers with the information and skills necessary to support young children’s growth and development. The program aims to ready parents and caregivers for the demands of caring for young children and help strengthen their relationship with the child.
Addressing Family Violence and Abuse® is an adaptation of Fatherhood Is Sacred®/Motherhood Is Sacred® designed to address domestic violence in Native American families. Addressing Family Violence and Abuse aims to help fathers and mothers understand and overcome the cycle of violence and abuse, while also connecting them with their Native American heritage and the sacred responsibilities of being a parent. Individuals who are not Native American are also welcome to participate. In Addressing Family Violence and Abuse, facilitators lead small group sessions. Facilitators promote a sense of equality, create a supporting environment, and connect fathers and mothers to their heritage and families in a positive way. The facilitator uses storytelling to teach session material and encourages fathers and mothers to share their own feelings and experiences.
Aggression Replacement Training® (ART) is a cognitive-behaviorally-based intervention designed to serve youth who display violent and aggressive behavior. ART consists of three components: social skills training, where youth learn how to replace aggressive behaviors with prosocial behaviors; anger control training, where youth learn how to handle anger-provoking situations; and moral reasoning training, where youth learn how to perspective-take and develop concern for others.
Arizona Kinship Support Services (AKSS) is designed for kinship caregivers. AKSS aims to support kinship families by addressing the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in formal and informal kinship care. All AKSS services are voluntary and based on the needs of the kinship family. Kinship Navigators provide Information, Referral, and Connection (IRC) services to all families, which includes collection of demographics and needs information, and referrals to community services and resources. Depending on the family’s needs, referrals and resources may include food, health services, behavioral health services, clothing and household goods, parenting classes, support groups, employment services, domestic violence support, housing, and specific resources for seniors age 55 and older.