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Parents and Kids Magazine: Creative Solutions for Gulf Coast Families
www.gulfcoast-parents-kids.com
601-366-0901
This web companion to a magazine offers resources for families, real-life solutions, advice and creative ideas and practical information. The site has calendars, directories, and an e-newsletter, and offers the current issue.
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Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
601-969-0601 or 1-800-721-7255
This website targets parents and family members of a child with a disability age birth to 26. The site offers news and events and a calendar. Its resource page links visitors to state, university and grant programs, parent organizations, disability organizations, and other resources.
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Single and Parenting
601-366-7002
Structured support group; childcare provided; $15- scholarships available
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Fab MOPS
601- 485-4113
Mothers of Preschoolers support group- twice weekly meetings and other events; resource sharing; free
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Parenthood 911
(314) 720-1460
Support group for dealing with out-of-control children and adolescents who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
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The Ozark Area Community Action Coalition
417-862-4314
OACAC offers a variety of services for families, such as family planning, foster grandparents, Head Start, and housing programs, weatherization and energy assistance, and neighborhood centers that provide community projects and activities designed to eliminate the conditions of poverty and to help families in crisis. Emergency funds are available to be used for items such as food, clothing, prescriptions and more.
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IMPACT
800-743-7634 phone (tty available)
This is an advocacy organization for parents with children who have special needs or disabilities. It offers training in special education and special education law, understanding the IEP process, and an IDEA boot camp that offers multi-session training. Its resources page is in Spanish, Hmong,and Somali.
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Adolescent Mother Journal Program
573-884-0644
The Adolescent Mother Journaling Program (AMJP) is an eight-session program to help young parents reduce stress through journaling and expressive art activities (drawing, scribbling, jewelry-making, photography, cartooning, etc.). The goal is to teach them strategies that can be used as alternatives to verbal and physical violence. Each session consists of a warm-up exercise, journaling, and optional sharing with the group; sponsored by the The Adolescent Mother Journaling Program (AMJP) is an eight-session program to help young parents reduce stress through journaling and expressive art activities (drawing, scribbling, jewelry-making, photography, cartooning, etc.). The goal is to teach them strategies that can be used as alternatives to verbal and physical violence. Each session consists of a warm-up exercise, journaling, and optional sharing with the group; sponsored by the Center on Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy and Parenting
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Single and Parenting
406-781-3379
Structured support group for single parents; childcare included; $10-scholarships available
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Nurturing Parenting Program
www.familytreecenterbillings.org
406-252-9799
The Nurturing Parenting Program for parents of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, grade school aged children and adolescents. Each of these developmentally sequenced classes are offered three to four times each year and include a group for parents as well as a group for children; no charge
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The PACT Kaneohe Community Family Center
808-235-7747
The center operates as a school-linked Family Center through its partnership with the Hawaii Department of Education, Castle Complex. KCFC offers support to the families and the staff of Kaneohe’s eight (8) elementary schools, King Intermediate, and Castle High School, as well as to individuals and families in the greater community. KCFC serves as a welcoming place in Kaneohe that families can visit not only in a time of need, but as a part of everyday life, to gather resources, participate in family strengthening activities, and to develop a greater sense of belonging within their community by donating their time and skills to help others.
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Patch for Families
808-839-1988
PATCH is Hawaii's statewide child care resource and referral agency. The organization provides families with information and resources needed when looking for quality care for their children. It supports the professional development of care givers through training to improve the quality of care they are providing and to better understand the needs of the market, and provides data and services to the community to maximize the quality of the care giving experience and to increase the number and quality of caregivers. There are more than 100 free child care workshops available that are open to parents and professionals.
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Single Parents Social Club
Meetup group for single parents-support, network, and social events
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Fernhurst YWCA: Single Parent Advocacy Network
honolulucounty.hi.networkofcare.org
(808) 941-2231
Provides information and referral for single parenting. Offers resource bank, information and referral. Offers weekly support group. Accessibility help and transportation
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St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho
208-664-3095
St. Vincent de Paul offers assistance regardless of a person’s faith, culture, or background. Staff members extend aid to very low-income and homeless individuals and families through financial assistance, information, and referrals while offering individualized attention combined with understanding, compassion, and the knowledge that all people are worthy and deserving of kindness and love. The organization parent information resource center offers an array of best-practice parenting classes and host a fun and engaging parent support group. They also have a best-practice child sexual abuse prevention class.
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Idaho Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
208-433-8845
The federation is a statewide, family-driven advocacy organization that provides support and education services to families with behavioral, emotional, and mental health needs. Its website offers links to respite care providers, forums on parenting topics, an archive of parent webinar sessions, and other resources.
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Baby Steps
208-342-5601 ext.212
Education and support programs for low income single mothers; weekly education and support meetings; free
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