Community Resources Project: Community Resources for Preschool-Age Children

Resource #1:
1) Name of Resource: First 5 Tulare County
2) Address of Resource: 200 N. Santa Fe St. Visalia, Ca 93292
3) URL of Website: first5tc.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-622-8650
5) Brief description of services provided: Vision Statement – First 5 Tulare County envisions
a future where all Tulare County children will thrive in supportive, safe, loving homes and
neighborhoods and will enter school healthy and ready to learn.
Resource #2:
1) Name of Resource: Tulare County Library – Visalia Branch
2) Address of Resource: 200 W. Oak Ave Visalia, Ca 93291
3) URL of Website: tularecountylibrary.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-713-2700
5) Brief description of services provided: Mission Statement – The Tulare County Library
strives to enrich the lives of all users by meeting the informational, recreational, self-educational
and cultural needs of the community in a welcoming atmosphere.
Resource #3:
1) Name of Resource: Imagine U Museum
2) Address of Resource: 210 N. Tipton St. Visalia, CA 93292
3) URL of Website: imagineumuseum.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-733-5975
5) Brief description of services provided: Mission Statement – Our mission is to inspire
children through interactive educational experiences by providing multicultural, hands-on
learning through the sciences, environmental conservation, and the arts. By empowering children
and their families in a fun environment, we can transform lives and enhance our community.
Note: This is cost friendly for low-income family members who receive and use EBT cards.
Users of EBT get into facility for free.
Resource #4:
1) Name of Resource: Visalia Youth Services
2) Address of Resource: 711 N. Court St. Visalia, CA 93291
3) URL of Website: http://tpocc.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current):559-627-1490
5) Brief description of services provided: Visalia Youth Services is a community-based
agency catering in children’s mental health. The client’s served age from 0-18 with emotional
and or behavioral problems.
Resource #5:
1) Name of Resource: Tulare County WIC Program
2) Address of Resource: 1819 N. Dinuba Blvd. Visalia, Ca 93291
3) URL of Website: http://tchhsa.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 1-800-360-8840
5) Brief description of services provided: WIC is designed to help pregnant women, new
mothers, and young children eat well and stay healthy. WIC provides nutrition education,
breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services.
Resource #6:
1) Name of Resource: The Children’s Museum of the Sequoias Inc.
2) Address of Resource: 708 E. Main St. Visalia, Ca 93292
3) URL of Website: No Website Available – However, they do have a Facebook Page
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-733-5975
5) Brief description of services provided: The Children’s Museum of the Sequoias Inc is a
multi-cultural learning center dedicated to educating children through a variety of hands-on
exhibits. These exhibits cover topics such as science, art, culture, and music.
Resource #7:
1) Name of Resource: Visalia Nazarene Church – Sports Division
2) Address of Resource: 3333 W. Caldwell Ave. Visalia, CA 93277
3) URL of Website: http://nazsports.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-734-117
5) Brief description of services provided: Naz Sports is the sports outreach branch of Valley
Community Outreach. Naz Sports offers four seasons of sports which include Winter basketball /
cheer, spring indoor soccer, summer Tball-baseball, and Fall Flag Football / Soccer / Cheer.
Resource #8:
1) Name of Resource: Visalia Parks and Recreation – Live & Play
2) Address of Resource: 345 N. Jacob St. Visalia, Ca 93291
3) URL of Website: http://visalia.city.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current):559-713-4365
5) Brief description of services provided: Offers a variety of resources for youth sports
(including those of preschool age), access to activities that go all year long that range in age of
the child starting at the age of 2 and going up into adulthood.
Resource #9:
1) Name of Resource: Zero to Three
2) Address of Resource: 1255 23rd Street, Washington DC 20037
3) URL of Website: zerotothree.org
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 202-638-1144
5) Brief description of services provided: Mission Statement: Our mission is to ensure that all
babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. At Zero To Three, we envision a society that has
the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential.
Services offered – Information on Early development and well-being, early learning, and
parenting.
Resource #10:
1) Name of Resource: Radiant Visalia
2) Address of Resource: 515 E. Center Ave. Visalia, Ca 93292
3) URL of Website: http://radiantvisalia.com
4) Contact Phone Number (current): 559-627-0777
5) Brief description of services provided: Children ages 3-4 receive the same great care as our
infants and toddlers but incorporate age specific learning opportunities. Preschool classrooms
encourage discovery and invite children to understand a personal relationship with Jesus. During
these ages we introduce times of corporate worship with children their age and older. We also
engage the children with teaching and training materials that are meant to show them the
greatness of Jesus.