Welcome to PEPS
Mission, Vision, and Values
From our Families
"PEPS gave me support, encouragement, a shoulder to cry on and people to share the little tiny wonders of my son that only another mom could enjoy.
Most importantly though, PEPS gave me a place to feel safe when I was questioning everything I was doing and friends that, no matter how old my kids get, I will remember forever.”
Allison Jones, PEPS Group participant
Welcome to the Program for Early Parent Support - PEPS!
Since 1983, PEPS has helped new parents to connect and grow. Parents come together each week to share the joys and challenges of parenthood and develop confidence in their own parenting abilities. For many parents, their PEPS Group becomes part of their extended family, a supportive community that lasts a lifetime.
Learn more about the Staff and Board of Directors who make this possible and PEPS'...
Theoretical Framework and Outcomes Evaluations
Mission
PEPS provides community-based programs that enable parents of infants and young children to meet the challenges of parenting through mutual support and shared information.
Vision
Our vision is of communities where:
- No new parent feels isolated, ill-equipped, overwhelmed, unsupported, or insecure.
- All parents develop the confidence to build strong, healthy families.
- All children grow up in a social environment that allows them to thrive.
Values
PEPS' values are the enduring principles that guide our individual and collective actions, our interactions, and our decision making.
- Community: We are passionate about and promote the role of community in creating and sustaining strong, healthy families.
- Peer Support: We abide by the philosophy that mothers and fathers are uniquely qualified to support each other in addressing the challenges of early parenthood.
- Respect: We foster a culture that is respectful and inclusive of all people and families and diverse ideas and values.
- Quality: We deliver outstanding parenting programs and exceptional service to all PEPS participants and partners.
- Integrity: We are trustworthy, honest, fair, and ethical.
- Stewardship: We preserve and enhance the organizations financial, human, and physical resources.
Strategic Direction
In 2010, the PEPS Board and Staff set out to build a Strategic Plan for 2011-2013. The new plan builds onthe 2008-2010 plan, weaving in current and relevant information from the current economic environment, extensive interviews from internal and external stakeholders, and findings from a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) market analysis.
Theoretical Framework and Outcomes Evaluations
Learn more about PEPS as a universal preventative program that helps to promote five protective factors for family wellness: social connections, secure attachment, parental resilience, knowledge of parenting and child development, and awareness of concrete resources.
Learn about how PEPS makes a difference for our participants. This summary of results from our outcomes evaluations shows that PEPS participants: feel less isolated, have more confidence in their parenting skills, make connections to people who can support them as parents, learn about parenting resources in their community, and more.
PEPS Contact Information
Address: 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, # 324, Seattle, WA 98103-6900 (Driving Directions)
Telephone: (206) 547-8570, Snohomish County Line: (425) 744-1199
Fax: (206) 633-2179
General email: peps@peps.org
