The Family Connection
Volunteer Training

2-Day Training

Dates: Sept 17th and 24th

Time: 6 pm to 9 pm – Complimentary light dinner provided

Place: City Life on Mendocino, Santa Rosa

Please call 579-3630 to register or for inquiries.

Training Topics

• A Former Client Tells Her Story
• Who We Serve, Addictions and Domestic Violence
• The Nuts and Bolts of Working with a Family
• Goal Setting, Parenting and Financial Issues

The Family Connection is a human services program that trains and supervises volunteer mentor teams to be effective personal support networks for families with children transitioning out of homelessness. The program’s intent is to have a long-term effect that reaches beyond emergency services to help break the cycle of multigenerational
poverty and its consequences.

Our volunteers help their families in many ways. Working with them for a one year period for an average of two hours a week, they may help find affordable housing, provide transportation or childcare, and/or act as resources for a variety of living skills.

The practical, emotional and social support provided by the volunteers is invaluable to the long-term stability and success of the family. The caring and commitment of community members provide our clients with a level of personal support that cannot be duplicated by professional service providers.

Our ultimate goal is to help our families become self-supporting members of our community now and for generations to come.
Please join us in making a real difference in the life of a Sonoma County family.

The Family Connection, a program of COTS
608 ½ Morgan Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-579-3630 or
www.cots-homeless.org