Family SOUP
At Family SOUP we are dedicated to supporting, encouraging and providing information and facilitated referral to help families with children with special needs navigate complex service systems. We offer a variety of programs for parents/caregivers and children. We strongly believe in the power of parent to parent support and the role of parents as their child’s best advocate.
The Family SOUP mission is to empower families of children with special needs through support and education to reach their full potential as members of the community.
Please call or contact us by e-mail if you are interested in our services or would just like to talk to another parent.
Services
Programs & Services
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
- Resource lending library of books, DVDs, magazines, and articles
- Quarterly informational newsletter
- Informational website with calendar of events and links to valuable resources
- English, Spanish, and Punjabi parent liaison services
Activities for Kids
- Able Riders, therapeutic horseback riding program
- Occasional picnics, field trips, outings
- Sibling Support Group
- Mornings in the Garden
- Play Groups
Support
- Assistance with referrals and service coordination with other agencies
- Assistance getting answers to your education and Regional Center questions
- Assistance, support, and advocacy for Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings
- Gas cards and assistance with transportation 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
- Specialized parenting classes in English and Spanish available to address the unique concerns of our families, provided either by Family SOUP staff or organized with specialists in various fields.
- Educational workshops for parents
- Informational trainings that provide an opportunity for parents and professionals to learn together
- Trainings and partnerships in collaboration with community agencies
Parent to Parent
- Opportunities to meet other parents
- Parent to Parent support
- Volunteer training to provide parent to parent support
- Family centered activities to promote networking, reduce isolation and have fun, including BBQs, picnics, holiday parties and park play days
- MIND the Gap Peer Navigation Program