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The Parent Training Coordination Committee (PTCC) is a committee of Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa.    PTCC members represent a variety of Polk County organizations that provide training and other services to parents.  The committee meets quarterly to oversee the Parenting Monthly website, discuss local parent training opportunities, identify gaps and current parent training needs and to network.  Each meeting features an agency spotlight or training topic which allows the PTCC to become more familiar with the parent services other agencies provide.  The PTCC is staffed by Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa.  To find out how your organization can become a member of the PTCC contact Jennifer Anderson, Parent Services Coordinator at janderson@orchardplace.org or 515-246-3563.

Organization Contact E-mail Address Web Address
Blank Children's Hospital Linda Plummer plummelg@ihs.org  
Central Place Family Resource Center Cathy Beck-Cross beckc@se-polk.k12.ia.us www.centralplace.org
CHADD of Iowa (Greater Des Moines Chapter) Laura Walth news2read@hotmail.com www.chadd.org
Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa Cathy Wheatcraft cwheatcfraft@orchardplaceorg www.centraliowachildcare.org
Child Guidance Center Dorothy Lifka dlifka@orchardplace.org www.orchardplace.org
Children and Families of Iowa-Family Child Care Home Program Paula Nannan & Alicia Lewis paulan@cfiowa.org www.cfiowa.org
Des Moines Public Library Angie Martin-Schwarze aemartin-schwarze@desmoineslibrary.com www.desmoineslibrary.com
Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Peggy Altman margaret.altman@dmps.k12.ia.us www.dmced.org
Des Moines Public Schools SUCCESS Program Nancy Wells and Mara VanEe nancy.wells@dmps.k12.ia.us www.dmps.k12.ia.us
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Stacia Sanny ssanny@iastate.edu www.iastate.edu
Iowa Family Resource Network Kristin Fairholm Kfairholm@IFRN.org www.IFRN.org
Iowa State Extension Sharon Mays smays@iastate.edu www.cyfernet.org
Little Hands Early Childhood & Family Education Program-Johnston Community Education Jana Jongewaard jjongewaard@johnston.k12.ia.us www.johnston.k12.ia.us/
Lutheran Services in Iowa Laura Weiler and Kelly Bakewell laura.weiler@lsiowa.org www.lsiowa.org
Parents Anonymous of Iowa, Inc Leslee Cran les@parentsanonymousofiowa.org www.parentsanonymousofiowa.org
Polk County Decategorization Denise Hotopp dhotopp@dhs.state.ia.us  
Polk County Family Enrichment Center Jodi Trimble Dirks jdirks@co.polk.ia.us  
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa Jana Rhoads jrhoads@pcaiowa.org www.pcaiowa.org
Saydel Public Schools Maria Mattiace mattiacem@saydel.k12.ia.us  
Stork's Nest of Polk County Amanda Kellenbarger-Cruz StorksNest@vnsdm.org www.vnsdm.org
United Way Crystal Abbe Abbepc@aol.com www.unitedway.com
Visiting Nurse Services Kay Weber kayw@vnsdm.org www.vnsdm.org
West Des Moines Human Services Susan Paterson-Nielsen sue.paterson-nielsen@wdm-ia.com  
YMCA of Greater Des Moines Dave Harper david.harper@dmymca.org www.strongfamilies.net
Young Women's Resource Center Kim Gunnes kgunnes@ywrso.org www.ywrc.org