Contributions

 

Wish List

Office needs:

  • 2 computers: 1GB Ram, P4 processor, 40 GB Hard drive or larger, XP Pro
  • 1 desk: medium-sized, locking drawer
  • 1 filing cabinet: tall, locking ability

Parents Assistance Program needs:

  • Parenting DVDs: 6 copies each of "Happiest Baby on the Block" and "Happiest Toddler on the Block" DVDs. We loan these out to parents as a positive tool for diminishing frustration with their children. 
    ( www.thehappiestbaby.com, $25.95 each)

Trauma Focused Services needs:

  • Parenting Book: "Parenting the Hurt Child" by Gregory Keck and Regina M. Kupecky. To loan to parents as a resource.
  • Heart Rate Monitor: Our trauma services use heart rate monitors to determine how children are physiologically coping in social situations. (www.biosiginstruments.com/online_order.htm, Instapulse 107 or 105, $129)
  • Gift Certificate to a Music Store: to purchase several music choices that are 80 beats a minute. This soothes children of all ages as it corresponds to the maternal heartbeat during pregnancy.

Neighborhood Centers Program needs:

  • 2 volleyballs, 4 soccer balls, 10 basketballs

Teenage Parenting Program needs:

  • Childbirth DVD: "The Stages of Labor 2nd Edition: A Visual Guide for Teens." Many of our young families do not attend child birth classes because they feel out of place with the older couples. (www.injoyvideos.com, $279)
  • Child Safety Items: electrical outlet covers, baby gates, door knob covers, cabinet and drawer locks.

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