Bananas Incorporated

Community services - provide child care referrals, child rearing information and services to parents. Provide technical assistance and training for child care providers. Child care resource & referral services - 5,581 families assisted in seeking childcare. Parent education - held 594 family workshops. Care - 9 workshops, serving 157 families & 243 children experiencing homelessness. Family services - serving 22 foster care families, served 214 families and provided 225 family navigation sessions at havenscourt clubhouse, assisted 143 parents with mental health warmline coaching and offered 140 family workshops. Health & safety - 314 participants received cpr and preventative health certificates. Professional development for child care providers - 87 workshops held, 1,788 child care providers served. Tiny steps / headstart - 59 children served in 13 family child care homes in oakland. Playgroups - 150 playgroup sessions, serving 107 kids and their caregivers to provide 1,511 learning experiences in numeracy, literacy, music, and art. Family friend & neighbor - served 30 child care providers and provided laptops to 15 child care providers. Diaper distribution: 210,020 diapers distributed and 1,072 families served. Stem materials distribution: 82 child care providers served. Other services: bananas satellite office in east oakland supports families and caregivers in that area. We continue to provide enhanced support to foster families and families experiencing homelessness. Health & safety classes are also provided to child care providers.