Family & Community Outreach Lead

Sandra Sanchez-Davila

Central Skagit Library

Circulation Manager, Outreach Coordinator

Child Health Care Provider Outreach Lead

Dr. Francie Chalmers

Pediatrician, retired

Help Me Grow Skagit Physician Champion

Coordinated Access Point Lead

Janna Uffelman

Skagit County Public Health

NFP Supervisor, Pregnancy Connections, and Parenting Education

Child Care Lead

Lexi Hughes

Burlington Little School

Executive Director

Data Collection & Analysis Lead

Stacey Anderson

Skagit County Public Health

Epidemiologist

Free Dental Clinic

Friday, March 24th and Sunday, March 26th from 8am-4pm on a first come first serve basis. Skagit Adventist Academy Gym 530 N. Section St. Burlington, WA 98233

Skagit Nature Rx - Family Treks

Explore local parks and trails with other parents/caregivers and their children. Enjoy the outdoors together, discovering the joys of our beautiful natural surroundings. Family Treks is a FREE program for families with children 0-5 years of age. This program gives parents the opportunity to connect with other parents and share resources. Throughout the program, you will also receive additional resources to help build your confidence in getting outside and ultimately form a life-long relationship with nature.

Equity in Family Engagement Conference, March 25th - 26th

Become empowered to create welcoming, inclusive, equitable schools

that support the achievement of all students. Find out the latest equitable school-family partnership strategies, models and research from renowned national and local experts. Hear parent and student voices. Take amazing workshops and get inspired to transform your school. The conference will be held from 9:00am-3:00pm on Saturday March 25th and 9:00am-12:00pm on Sunday March 26th.

Perinatal Mental Health & Young Adult/Teen Parents

Pregnant and parenting adolescents experience mental health disorders, including depression, at over three times the rate of older mothers, and struggle with the dual stigmas of teen parenthood and mental illness. This training will focus on the unique needs of teen and young adult parents including, pregnancy, birth and post-partum considerations, emotional well-being development stages and needs, attachment, and support of infants and children, screening and referral. This training is open to any professional working with young parents including- therapists, midwives, MDs, doulas, home visitors, parent educators, case managers and more.

After the NICU: Supporting Parents’ Mental Health

This training is designed for a wide range of providers who work with parents and infants transitioning out of the NICU and receiving home or community-based care. ESIT providers, Occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physical therapists, registered dietitians, infant mental health providers, special educators, family resource coordinators, and lactation consultants are invited to attend. This training will provide skills and support for providers whose primary role with families is not providing mental health care for the parent.

Best Practices in Prevention, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

Learn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This two-day training is appropriate for a range of providers, including OBs, pediatricians, midwives, RNs, social workers, mental health therapists, doulas, public health employees, home visitors, IBCLCs, and more.

Third Annual HOPE Summit - March 29th and 30th

Dr. Acevedo-Garcia is a Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Director of the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. Her research focuses on the social determinants (e.g. residential segregation, neighborhood inequality, immigrant adaptation) of racial/ethnic inequities in health; the role of social policies (e.g. housing policies, anti-poverty policies, immigrant policies) in reducing those inequities; and the health and wellbeing of children with special needs.

Burlington Little School Annual Live and Silent Auction - March 18th

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Burlington Little School will hold our Annual Live and Silent Auction. This year we will be hosting our annual silent and live auction at the Children's Museum here in Skagit County. We will be celebrating our 43rd year of providing unique learning opportunities for preschool-aged children 1-6. Our non-profit (501c3) school provides an atmosphere that encourages high-quality learning opportunities that honor the growth of our community's children through hands-on authentic experiences. 

SeaMar Infant Case Manager for MSS

Full-time Infant Case Manager position available for our Maternity Support Services (MSS) Program in Mount Vernon, WA. The goal of the Infant Case Manager is to improve the clients’ self-sufficiency in accessing and providing care for themselves and their infant/family. The Infant Case Manager aids postpartum MSS clients in obtaining needed social and health services in an integrated and coordinated manner. This is a role in which the client/family is educated and empowered to utilize preventative health and social service resources in the community that contributes to the new child’s health and well-being.

Bilingual Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant- Skagit County

The Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant/Clinician (IECMHC) is a member of the Quality Child Care/Child Care Aware NW WA team at Opportunity Council and will work towards the long-term goal of providing a coordinated approach in mental health care for children and families in Skagit County served by QCC/CCA and Opportunity Council programs.