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Classes on the topics of drugs and alcohol, parenting, anger management, and batterers intervention.

Offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes, and prenatal information.

Family support for families prenatal until school age.

Home based parent education is a Parents as Teachers and Early Head Start affiliated program.  Provides in home visitation including parenting support and education. Certified Parent Educators provide personalized visits, group connections, and a resource network to support families through the most critical years of a child’s development.

Assists with increasing parent knowledge of early childhood development, support children’s learning, connect families with needed resources, and empower families.

Provides developmental screenings, mental health screening/maternal depression screening, parent/child activity groups, safe sleep education, and breastfeeding support.

Young Families Incentive Program for parents of young children. Parents earn points by participating in healthy, educational activities that will assist their children in a stronger future. Points are then used to 'purchase' needed infant and toddler items.

Nurturing Parenting Program classes emphasize the importance of raising children in a warm, trusting and caring household.

Offers free group-education parenting skills classes,  subjects such as Wellness, managing or prevent diabetes, heart disease, or obesity.

Positive Parenting, focusing on discipline, temperament and development, and sibling rivalry.

Prenatal care, preparing for birth and questions and answers about breast feeding. Expectant moms are encouraged to bring support person.

Program designed to lessen the traumatic effects of divorce on children. The curriculum teaches how to establish a co-parenting relationship, as well as offers guidelines for helping children adjust. Divorcing parents of children who are minors in Macon County are required to attend, in addition to parents establishing paternal rights.

Services include, case management, independent living skills training, financial literacy training, parent skills classes, counseling, and affordable supportive housing placement.

Offers family programming for parents of children age(s) 0-5 twice a week. Parents are welcome to bring their children and drop them off in our child care room, while they either take a break in the parent room, attend one of our guest speakers, or chat with our parent educators or other parents about child development. A nightly parenting class is also offered during the fall and spring that meets DHS requirements.

Provides families support in preserving or reunifying with their children through tailored services, using a focused approach that builds on a family’s existing strengths.

Family Advocacy Center counselors provide the following services (in both English and Spanish):

- Home visits.

- General counseling.

- Referrals to community resources.

- Practical and emotional support during court, doctor, and other visits.

- Follow-up contacts with families.

- Parenting classes.

Offers community classes covering a variety of topics including Life Skills Training - Family Life Series, Stepping Up, personal development, anger management, and Positive Parenting.

Parenting programs for parents of children 2-5 years old, 6-16 years old, ADD/ADH/ADHD children, and Spanish speaking parents - La Crianiza Practica Le Los Hijos, Ninos.

Classes held in various locations.

Prevention programs to prevent alcohol and drug use, violence, and other risky behaviors among youth.

Teaches methods for improving family relationships. Issues discussed include effective discipline, understanding feelings, expectations, rewards and punishments, and active listening.

Education and prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Information on Alcoholics Anonymous groups in the four county area.

Parent education, teacher in-service and curriculum training, K-12 classroom programs.

Educational materials, including posters, booklets, and brochures.