Parenting education focus groups, on-going parenting support groups, home visits to pregnant/parenting teens and young women and their families, local resource guides to families in the area, referrals and assistance to families needs and parenting lectures.

Services offered are: parenting consultations, home based support, parenting education/skills development, SafeSitter Babysitting Course, nutrition, support groups, etc.

Our home visiting programs help families by providing support and knowledge in a wide variety of areas. Each home visitor respectfully supports families in their roles as their child's first and best teacher while teaching families how to help their child/children grow and learn in a healthy home environment. Benefits: • Increase knowledge of child development and positive discipline • Support the maintenance of a safe home environment that practices positive stress management • Prenatal/infant and child health education and information • Increase positive parenting and co-parenting attitudes while setting realistic family rules • Promote positive parent child interaction and communication • Support family health through proper nutrition, medical care and safety • Activities to help parents promote their child's education • Child care services to eligible families through the Farmington Children's Center • Referral to community resources Home visiting program services are provided by well-trained staff who partner with families to develop positive, attainable goals while offering guidance and support to minimize stress and maximize success. All home visiting services are voluntary.

Comprehensive Family support programs offer services to strengthen families and build community. Home visiting, parental education, peer support, and counseling are available free of charge. Kinship Navigation services for grandparents or other relative care providers.

Counseling for after abortion support. Counseling and trained leaders for parenting, life skills with infants and toddlers, and utilizing community resources. Classes for pregnancy, newborn care, discipline issues, financial and budgeting and more. For men and women.

The Parenting Plus Program provides emotional support, encouragement, empowerment and practical solutions in managing family life. Comprehensive family support services include parenting skills, healthy communication, resolving conflicts, time management or organizational skills, nutrition, safety, resourcefulness and are provided in the comfort of the family home or in the community. Families participate by choice, at no cost to them.

The Family Services Coordinators work with individuals and families to connect to and help access a variety of supports. Short term case management may include: one-on-one appointments, referrals, and coordinating communication between various support providers. Parenting skills and socialization groups are also offered.

The Autism Center helps children, youth, young adults, and their families. The Center uses Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Parents receive training and strategies they can use in their natural family routines. The Center helps youth and young adults with autism and their families plan for adulthood.

A variety of classes are available to prepare you and your birth partner for the physical and emotional challenges of pregnancy, labor and birth, and postpartum.

Family Connections Resource Center helps families of children from the prenatal period through 18 years old. Services offered include: resource, referral and service coordination, parenting & co-parenting classes, Watch Me Grow (developmental screenings), Families Unlimited (in-home/community-based support), Kinship Caregiver programs and support groups, community playgroups.

The Family Resource Center offers programs at no cost to help families grow and develop. These programs are at our Family Resource Center located inside our Rochester Head Start site.

Helps parents understand the impact of divorce and custody issues on their children. Focusing on the following topics: The effects of divorce and separation on children; Stages of grief and loss; Parental conflict strategies for co-parenting; Model for negotiating agreement; Alternative dispute resolution

Parenting education, including skills development are available.

Childbirth classes and parenting classes- focus on emotional issues of parenting, especially geared toward teens. Prenatal and postnatal guidance

Provides services to children and teens with Autism and their families and caregivers. Service examples are: home based Applied Behavior Analysis, diagnosis, assessment, therapy, camps, school support, in home respite care, parent and caregiver trainings, and more

Teen Information for Parenting Success (TIPS) - a support program for young parents Greater Derry Family Outreach (GDFO) - short term in-home parenting education and counseling, CONNECT - a support and playgroup for parents and children 0-6 Parent Cafe - a support group for parents of adolescents, Community Service Learning Opportunities (CSLO) - supervised community service hours for youth, Parenting Education classes and support groups for parents with children of all ages - (including Active Parenting of Teens, Active Parenting Today, 1, 2, 3, 4 Parents!, Cooperative Parenting, and Divorce and Active Parenting for Step Families

The Parenting Plus Program provides emotional support, encouragement, empowerment and practical solutions in managing family life. Comprehensive family support services include parenting skills, healthy communication, resolving conflicts, time management or organizational skills, nutrition, safety, resourcefulness and are provided in the comfort of the family home or in the community. Families participate by choice, at no cost to them.

A 4-hour program designed to provide parents with information that will help to support a child during the process of divorce or custody changes, to minimize the impact on the children.

Providing support and connections to area resources

Family services Nutrition Parent education and training

Easterseals Veterans Count connects Service Members, Veterans and their families to supports and services. Examples of help provided includes: employment counseling, deployment support, emergency financial assistance, childcare resources, transportation assistance, budgeting and financial management, counseling, etc. In addition Care Coordinators can link service members, veterans, and families to: benefits, health care, mental health services, and substance abuse services.

The Child Impact Program is a court ordered 4 hour course required of all parents of children under age 18 who are in the process of divorce or who are required to have a parenting plan to address custody and financial support. The course assists parents in understanding the impact of divorce, separation and custody issues on their child(ren) and how they can best help their child(ren) adjust to the divorce and the changes that result. This program also provides suggestions as to ways participants can develop a newly defined relationship as co-parents and find ways to work together to raise their children. All classes are conducted via Zoom.

Offered in conjuntion with Child and Family Services. Parenting education, support and playgroups offered.

Helps parents understand the impact of divorce and custody issues on their children. Focusing on the following topics: The effects of divorce and separation on children; Stages of grief and loss; Parental conflict strategies for co-parenting; Model for negotiating agreement; Alternative dispute resolution

Parents attending the Child Impact program will meet with experienced, professional counselors to learn how separation or divorce may affect their children. Online Classes are also available