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Infant Toddler Services of Johnson Conty
913-432-2900
One can find a list of community partners for children with developmental delays and lists of locations that provide fun learning opportunities for children. The website also lists community based playgroups and upcoming child-friendly events.
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Little Apple Mommies
We are a group of local parents in the Manhattan, JC, and Wamego area. Our group is filled with a diverse population of people including working parents, stay at home parents, military, students, permanent residents, etc. Little Apple Mommies values acceptance of all parenting styles in an open and non-judgmental environment; $10 annual fee
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Johnson County Moms and More
Chapter meeting, local activities, personal and community networks for moms; single or married- all welcome; $45 annual fees;
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Norton Women’s Care
502-629-1234
This website of Norton Healthcare offers a page of resources for expectant parents that includes a list of online resources and articles. The resources section also links parents to a variety of other kinds of information related to preparing for childbirth.
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The Nest: Center for Women, Children and Families
859-259-1974
The Self-Help Parent Program provides families with the skills and support to prevent and recover from family violence, abuse, and neglect, as well as to promote positive family communication, increase family self-care, and build family strengths. They offer a variety of parenting classes and short-term, crisis-oriented, solution-focused individual counseling for such issues as partner relationships, parent-child adolescent relationship issues, family stress, and many more.
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Parents without Partners
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
502-644-9466
Support group for single parents
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Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge
(225) 924-0123
The Parenting Center promotes healthy family development by providing ongoing workshops, consultations and classes to help parents increase their knowledge, skills and decision making in the important role of effective parenting. The program offers parenting classes and professional workshops for parents, teachers and community groups focused on child development, strategies for effective parenting and a variety of classes that teach proactive methods that promote healthy social emotional growth in children.
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Families Helping Families
Phone: 225-216-7474 | Toll Free: 1-866-216-7474
One can find a variety of information and programs for families with children with disabilities. They offer information and referral, education and training, and parent-to-parent support. One can download their brochure from the site, access an activities calendar, news resource, and photo and video galleries.
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Lafayette Parent
Part of the Local Parent Network, this site is a resource for parents for playing, shopping, dining, creating, meeting, surviving, and celebrating locally. It offers events, and resources sections, and a section on crafts.
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Working Single Mommas
A place for single mom and their kids to meet doing fun activities in the Baton Rouge area.
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Family Services of Greater New Orleans
(504) 822-0800
The Active Parenting Program is an educational curriculum for parents who can benefit from additional information and support in communicating, disciplining, and raising a child.
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Alaska Family Services
(907) 746-4080
The Family Support and Preservation Program offers parenting workshops, one-on-one guidance, and in-home services designed to improve parenting skills and keep children safe.
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Juneaufamilies.org
907-789-1235
The organization is engaged in the Family Friendly Employers project that encourages local businesses to explore family-friendly policies and procedures that help their employees balance work and family life.Their website offers resources and links for parents in the Juneau area along with a parent bulletin. Back issues are available online.
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Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska
907-262-3119
TCHS offers an innovative program called Parenting with Love and Limits. It is focused on helping caregiver and youth to gain experience in knowledge about parenting skills and how families can interact in a health way, including how to deal with destructive behavior in youth.
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Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
520-324-3150
This program provides encouragement and support to families who have children with special needs so that their children can reach their maximum potential within the family and society. They offer peer-to-peer support, a peer training and information center, an AZ Partners in Leadership program, and other programs. Their quarterly newsletter, The Navigator Newsletter offers reviews on lending library books and tapes, upcoming trainings, articles related to disabilities, and updates on state and local issues, legislative issues, and community updates.
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Family Support Resources Inc.
623-931-9300
This organization operates residential programs for at-risk youth, works with foster care and adoption training, and licensing, and support.
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Northwest Arkansas Community Parent Resource Center
Funded by Arkansas Support Network's Family Support Program, serves families of children with disabilities ages birth through 26. It serves four counties: Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington. CPRC advocates for children in special education and emphasizes training and information for all families, including foster families, parents working to reunite with their children, and the parents of young people in the juvenile justice system. They have a resource library, trainings, parent resources, and a newsletter. Some of their web pages are in Spanish.
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