RFP: PHSKC BSK Investing Early Together: Community-Based Parenting Supports (CBPS) Grant

RFP: PHSKC BSK Investing Early Together: Community-Based Parenting Supports (CBPS) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: King County Department of Community and Human Services
Amount: US $50,000 - US $280,000
Last Updated: May 07, 2025

Summary

The King County Department of Community and Human Services is seeking proposals for the Community-Based Parenting Supports (CBPS) initiative. This program aims to provide peer-based, culturally relevant services to enhance parenting skills and support young children from prenatal to five years old. By partnering with local organizations, CBPS focuses on creating nurturing relationships and improving caregiver knowledge in accessible community settings, ensuring all families receive the support they need for early childhood development.

Overview

II. RFP Overview D. Investment Area Overview Best Starts for Kids' Investing Early (Prenatal to Five) area of investment supports expecting parents, babies, and very young children during their critical development years alongside their families and caregivers. Community-Based Parenting Supports (CBPS), Home-Based Services (HBS), and Universal Developmental Screening & Promotion (UDSP) are three Investing Early strategies that meet families where they are: in the home, out in community, at child care, or wherever children are cared for. Investing Early services are relationship-centered and community-led so we look to community for direction, to determine strengths and needs, assess opportunities, identify priorities, and provide customized programing. We partner with community organizations to offer a range of robust services to King County prenatal to five families. Though each strategy focuses on a different aspect of prenatal to five supports, the approach is the same and is often interconnected, as each child and family is held in their unique context within community III. Strategy And Scope Overview B. Scope of Work by Strategy COMMUNITY-BASED PARENTING SUPPORTS (CBPS) Community-Based Parenting Supports (CBPS): provides peer-based, community-centered services and support. CBPS providers share lived experiences, culture, and/or language(s) with the caregivers they support. CBPS partners use their connection to create a supportive environment that enhances parental- encourages nurturing relationships and increases caregiver knowledge of child development and social-emotional well-being, increasing the likelihood that all children and families have the best start in life. Through culturally rooted providers, CBPS will offer a range of services to young children and their caregivers. CBPS defines caregivers as the “village members” who provide care and love to King County children. This includes, but is not limited to, family, friends, and neighbors. CBPS partners will offer services in community settings and spaces where caregivers and families are comfortable gathering, such as community centers, places of worship, health care clinics, and other accessible locations for participants. Eligible organizations may submit a proposal for one or more of the following CBPS programs: Kaleidoscope Play and Learn: uses the Kaleidoscope Play and Learn model, a promising practice that brings families together to learn about healthy early childhood development while singing, reading, and playing together.  Parent-Caregiver Information and Supports: provides King County caregivers with educational group activities that encourage nurturing relationships and increase caregiver knowledge of child development and social-emotional well-being.  Lactation and Perinatal Support Services (L&PSS): provides culturally relevant educational perinatal and lactation support services. In addition, they provide professional training, technical assistance, and peer learning opportunities to build the knowledge and skills of Birthworkers.

Eligibility

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