Family SOUP serves the local community in Sutter, Yuba, and Colusa Counties through programs and services, with funding providing through various grants and the generosity of community benefactors.
Our Current Services Include:
Information
- Family SOUP website with calendar of events
- English and Spanish parent support services
Activities for Kids
- Able Riders, therapeutic horseback riding program
- Occasional picnics, field trips, outings
- Sibling Support Group
- Mornings in the Garden
- TEEM G Teen Support Group for ages 12-17
- Sensory Playgroup for ages 0-5
- Lego Club for ages 6-17
- Summer Pokémon Club for ages 6-13
Support
- Assistance with referrals and service coordination with other agencies
- Assistance getting answers to your education and Regional Center questions
- Assistance and support for Individual Education Plan (IEP), 504, Student Study Team (SST), and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings
- Gas cards for out-of-town medical appointments and therapeutic assessments
Training
- Facilitated support groups for parents and caregivers targeting different special needs, with intervention from professionals in the specific area of interest.
- Facilitated and informal activities, such as scrapbooking evenings organized by staff, to bring parents together in an informal setting to chat and get to know each other
- Educational workshops for parents
Parent to Parent
- Opportunities to meet other parents
- Parent to Parent support
- Family centered activities to promote networking, reduce isolation and have fun
Community Involvement
- BEAS (Bi-County Early Access Support) Collaborative
- E Center Head Start Programs Health Advisory Committee
- Help Me Grow Development Screenings
- Interagency Coordinating Council
- Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to help orient special needs resources in the community
- Presentations to local groups and service clubs on our work and the needs in our local community
- Sutter County Children and Families Commission
- Sutter County SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area)
- Yuba County SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area)
Our Current Projects and Programs:
Early Start Family Resource Center funded by the Department of Developmental Services to serve young children 0 to 3 years in Sutter and Colusa Counties.
Able Riders Therapeutic Horseback Riding is a program that specializes in hippotherapy. Hippotherapy engages the entire body and mind, stretching and strengthening core muscles. This leads to increased ability to sit or stand, and develops hand strength and coordination leading to increased ability to eat and write.
Family Empowerment Center funded by a grant from the California Department of Education to provide support, training and outreach to families of infants and toddlers with special needs in order to empower these families to help their children reach their full potential.
Family SOUP has an annual fund raising campaign that brings in donations from our local supporters.
