April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month and it’s always a great time to highlight many of the essential ways Home Start works throughout the year to prevent child abuse in San Diego. 1. COVID Response Home Start was intent on continuing our work to protect children by strengthening families throughout the pandemic. We stepped […]
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As National Social Work Month comes to an end, we want to recognize a few more of our amazing staff members. While we appreciate their contributions year round, March is always a great time to check in and share the amazing work our social workers do every day. It’s also a reminder of the broad
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When a family crisis prompted Marilyn Fabellar to move from Los Angeles to San Diego, she began searching for ways she could contribute to her new community. She initially began working with Home Start as a volunteer in our VITA tax preparation program. Her background in finance made her invaluable in helping families file their
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March is National Social Work Month and we thought it was a great time to highlight some of the amazing social work staff we have here at Home Start. Carolyn Swint is a Child Development Specialist who has been working with our housing program for about two and a half years. We asked Carolyn to
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Rental Assistance: We have programs in several cities including El Cajon, La Mesa, and Santee, available to distribute funding to cover unpaid rents due to COVID-19 hardships. Family Support: We continue to assist in the case management of families with children in the child welfare system, including clinical assessments, parent education classes, First Steps family support
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