Community Resources

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program partners with Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic and Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center to provide nutrition services to the community.

WIC offers services to eligible women and children to help them eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy.

Services differ based on the needs of each participant. They may include access to food, breast/chest pumps, breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, nutrition education and more.

Wondering if you are eligible for WIC? You may qualify if you meet income requirements and:

• Are pregnant
• Had a baby or were pregnant less than 6 months ago
• Are currently breastfeeding/chestfeeding
• Have children under 5 years old
• Already qualify for state health insurance or other state services and meet at least one of the criteria above

For more information, call OBCC’s WIC office at 206-987-7235.

If you use a language other than English, call the Family Interpreting Line at 866-583-1527, choose your language and tell the interpreter the name or extension you need.

Our community kitchen at OBCC Othello hosts cooking classes that encourage families to get in the kitchen and cook together. Families can learn about kitchen safety, recipes, shopping and more.

The kitchen also provides space for families and community members to prepare meals, participate in community celebrations and learn about each other’s food traditions and cultures.

The Lenny Wilkens Recreation Center includes a half basketball court and classroom space for community events and fitness activities such as yoga, soccer, acrobatics and circus arts.

Learn more about the Lenny Wilkens Recreation Center and renting the space for an event.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is for children ages 3 to 7 and their caregivers. PCIT works to improve parent-child relationships and change patterns in how parents interact with their child.

PCIT combines behavioral therapy, play therapy and parent training to teach more effective ways to improve children’s behavior.

For information, call 206-987-7210.

The Incredible Years program helps families address challenging behavior in children ages 4 to 11.

Groups are available for children, parents and teachers and focus on strategies that can improve behavior and strengthen social, emotional, learning and self-control skills.

Call 206-987-7210 to learn more.

Attachment Vitamins is for parents of children from birth to age 5.

The support group can help parents:

• Identify their child’s strengths and needs
• Build parent-child relationships
• Respond to challenging behavior
• Learn about the effects of stress and trauma on early childhood development
• Adjust their parenting style to their child

Call 206-987-7210 for information.

Keeping guns away from children and teens saves lives. Learn about safe firearm storage and discuss options for getting a safe firearm storage device for your family.

We have tips on preventing falls from windows (Spanish), storing medicine safely (Spanish PDF), suicide prevention (video 4:50), avoiding burns and choking (Spanish PDF) and what to put in your first aid kit.

Read guidelines for choosing and using child safety seats (Spanish PDF) and why it’s so dangerous to leave a child alone in a car.

Staying active is great for fun and fitness. See safety tips and gear — for biking (Spanish video), scooter or skateboard, playing basketball or winter sports (Spanish PDF). See the signs of concussion (video 0:30).

Make a splash safely with tips on water safety.

Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative

The Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative works to improve life for children and families with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. It is a joint project of OBCC and other healthcare organizations.

Learn more about the Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative.

The SmileMobile is a mobile dental clinic that travels across Washington to provide dental care to children from families with low incomes.

Services include exams, preventive care, fillings and minor oral surgery.

Learn more about SmileMobile.

The Washington Medical-Legal Partnership provides free legal help to eligible families.

If you have a problem that needs legal help, talk to a member of your healthcare team about a referral.

Learn more about the Washington Medical-Legal Partnership.