Programs and Services
Parent and Family Classes
- Adventures in Parenting
- Beyond the IEP (Navigating the Special Education System)
- Bullying: What Can Parents Do?
- Character Counts! - Family Character Education
- College Preparation for Teens
- Dove Real Beauty Self-Esteem (for mothers and daughters)
- Family Emergency Preparedness
- Family Internet Safety
- FDIC Money Smart for Families
Healthy Lifestyles for Families
Homework Tips for Parents
- Helping Children Cope with Crisis
- Keeping Your Teen Alcohol and Drug-Free
- Navigating the Teen Years - Raising Healthy Teen
- Parenting while "Wearing So Many Hats"
- Parent Power: Build the Bridge to Success
- Urban League Literacy Initiative
Strengthening Familes Program
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a 14-session family skills training program designed to increase resilience and reduce risk factors for substance abuse, depression, violence and aggression, delinquency, and school failure in high-risk, 6-17 year old children and their parents. This behavioral and cognitive skills training program was developed by Dr. Karol L. Kumpfer and associates at the University of Utah in 1982 with NIDA research funds.
SFP is recognized by many federal agencies (e.g., NIDA, OJJDP, CSAP, CMHS, DoEd, ONDCP, and NIAAA) as an exemplary, research-based family model.
Learning Parties
Built on the idea that learning can be fun, Learning Parties are interactive, hands-on, parent/child "parties" that promote and enhance the school skills of children. Learning Parties promote positive parenting and enhance a parent's ability to be the child's first teacher.
There are three focus areas to choose from:
Language and Literacy Learning Parties
Mathematical Thinking Learning Parties
Scientific Thinking Learning Parties