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Parents for Parents program: evaluation shows higher reunification; state funding request included in governor's budget
Summary
Parents for Parents (P4P) coordinators told the committee that the P4P peer‑mentor and dependency‑101 model improves engagement and reunification, citing a 2020 quasi‑experimental evaluation and a cost‑benefit analysis; the governor’s budget includes an increase to expand statewide coverage.
Heather Kanza Mesa and Ambrosia Eberhardt, representing Parents for Parents (P4P), described the peer‑mentor program that provides court support, a one‑time dependency‑101 class and ongoing mentoring for parents navigating dependency cases.
P4P is statutory (RCW 2.7.060 was cited) and operates through contracted nonprofit host organizations coordinated by a statewide office that provides training, fidelity supports and quality assurance. Mesa said P4P services are available to parents at…
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