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Delgado, Adriana
From:Michelle Holm <michelle@childrensresource.org>
Sent:Wednesday, May
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Public Comment Regarding Agenda Item #2
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Greetings Human Resource Commissioners,
Thank you for taking the time to read our public comment regarding item #2 on tonight's Human
Resource Commission Agenda (5/4/2022).
The San Luis Obispo Child Development Resource Center has served San Luis Obispo County's
most vulnerable families for 51 years. Our entire team shares a commitment to a common goal:
improving the lives of all children and families by providing preventative child abuse services and
early education programs. CDRC is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization focused on making San Luis
Obispo County a better place by ensuring the children and families we serve are successful and
flourishing in life. Our mission is to provide therapeutic early childhood education and mental health
programs that focus on protecting children through our commitment to heal, support, and strengthen
families within San Luis Obispo County.
From a therapy perspective, we know that strong families are resilient families. CDRC works in
partnership with families by involving them as the most important people in their children’s lives and
basing the program on their needs. Core components of our services to families include therapeutic
interventions and family support. This wrap-around approach has been key in helping break the cycle
of unrest many of our families were facing. Overall, we provide a special place for children and
families to be successful at work, at school, at home, in the community, and in life.
This past year CDRC offered specialized services to 219 SLO County residents. We provided
therapeutic early education to 96 children and family strengthening services to 123 parents. Our
therapy team provided 52 children and 68 parents with individual, and/or family therapy to support
families with success in school, work, parenting, and community integration. In addition to our full-day
education and therapy programs, CDRC also provides a healthy breakfast, lunch, and afternoon
snack for students daily. These meals are designed to provide eighty percent of each child’s daily
nutritional needs and help reduce hunger in San Luis Obispo County. On average CDRC proves
37,000 meals for our students annually.
On behalf of the SLO Child Development Resource Center, I would like to express my great
appreciation for your recommendation to reinvest in our Early Childhood Development and
Therapeutic Mental Health Program. With continued support from the City of San Luis Obispo and
various funding sources I know we will make a tremendous impact on stamping out child abuse in our
community.
Sincerely,
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Michelle Holm, Chief Executive Officer
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SLO Child Development Resource Center
1720 Bishop Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone (805) 544-0801 x 01 ; F ax (805) 544-2611
Email michelle@childrensresource.org
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