Josephine County Commission for Children & Families



Josephine County Commission for Children & Families

PARENTING RESOURCES

April through June 2008

This resource is updated quarterly. Please call Dawn Sells at 474-5234 for any additions or changes.

|TOWN |PROVIDER NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION |PROGRAM INFORMATION |

|County and City Schools |Elementary Schools |Both Three Rivers School District and Grants Pass School District No 7 provide School Readiness and/or |

| |School Readiness Packets and/or |Preschool Packets to parents. |

| |Preschool Packets are available |Three Rivers School District: Call 862-3111 and ask for the monthly School Readiness Packet. |

| | |Grants Pass School District No 7: Visit your neighborhood Elementary School and request a Preschool Packet. |

|Grants Pass |Asante |Asante offers Childbirth and Breastfeeding Classes. For a schedule of current classes, visit |

| |1-888-688-4920 |and call 1-888-688-4920 to register with the Marketing Dept. |

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| |Child Care Resource Network |Child Care Resource Network can help you find quality child care. The CCRN can help provide families with: |

| |776-1234 |customized child care referrals, a quality checklist for your search, information on a variety of parenting |

| | |concerns, access to other community resources, and information on where you can apply for child care |

| | |subsidies. |

| |Choices Counseling Center |The Incredible Years uses brief, real life, videotape vignettes of children interacting with other children, |

| |Glenna Dole |teachers, and parents. The video vignettes serve to promote group discussion, problem-solving, and |

| |479-8847 |role-playing activities. |

| |Coalition for Kids and |Becoming a Love & Logic Parent |

| |Options for Southern Oregon |Parents need two things to be effective with their children in today’s complex, rapidly changing world: the |

| |Coalition for Kids at 479-1929 or |right attitude, and the right tools and techniques. Parenting with Love and Logic is a training program that|

| |Leigh Ann at 476-2373 |teaches skills that help parents develop both. Doubt and confusion will give way to confidence and |

| | |consistency. Cost is $60. Scholarships available. |

| |Family Matters |Family Matters offers the following classes: There’s Going to Be A Baby in Your Life, Life Saver Baby, What |

| |Sharon Vidlak |You Can Expect from the Breastfeeding Experience, Great Expectation: Hospital Tour and Birthing Film, |

| |862-2534 |Cesarean Wisdom, Big Sister and Big Brother. Sharon also offers Infant Loss Support. |

| |Family Friends, Inc. |Parent Training Course is a sixteen-week, on-going parenting class. The course work includes information on |

| |Ellie |Self Care, Anger Management, Behavior Management, and Development issues. Fees based on a sliding scale. |

| |476-4248 | |

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| |GAP |Grandparents as Parents (GAP) Support group is to help with guidance, services, questions, and concerns. |

| |Grandparents as Parents |Group is held on each Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 am and each Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. |

| |Jackie |Both group times are held at the Boys & Girls Club. Child care will be provided at no cost. |

| |479-9407 | |

| |Growing and Encouraging Mothers |Growing and Encouraging Mothers (GEMS) |

| |GEMS |Parents listen to guest speakers while caregivers assist children with crafts. Meetings are open to |

| |Nikki |expecting mothers and mothers with children 0-5 years of age. Meetings are held on the First Thursday at |

| |471-4843 |9:00 am and Third Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm. Small fee required. |

| |LoveJoy Hospice |The Good Grief program will provide children and their parents a safe place to talk about how their family is|

| |Walt |coping with the loss of a loved one. There are groups for preschool, elementary, middle school and high |

| |474-1193 |school youth and parents. The counseling sessions provide the opportunity to express feelings through art, |

| | |music and play. Individual and family counseling is also available. The program is offered two times per |

| | |year. Pre-registration is required. |

| |Moms and Munchkins |Moms and Munchkins is a playgroup for moms and children of any age. The group meets for crafts, books or |

| |Mary |playtime. |

| |472-9694 | |

| |Options |1,2,3 Magic Parenting |

| |Children’s Resource Team |Parents of children 0- 8 years of age are offered a weekly workshop for four consecutive weeks that is based |

| |Terri Cox |on Dr. Phelan’s 1,2,3 Magic and Positive Parenting by Jane Nelsen. The workshop will cover STOP behaviors as|

| |472-9953 |in arguing, fighting, screaming, tantrums, and teasing; and will teach START behaviors as in schoolwork, |

| | |going to bed, eating, cleaning rooms, and chores without wars. |

| | |Childcare and snack are provided. This is a free workshop. |

| |Options |Families In Transition is a class for parents who are separated or divorced with children at home. The class|

| |Children’s Resource Team |goals are to: 1) Reduce the negative effects of separation of parents with children, 2) Educate parents on |

| |Terri Cox |the developmental states and how these relate to separation and divorce, 3) Help parents identify problem |

| |472-9953 |behaviors and find resources, 4) Provides parents with strategies for better co-parenting and parenting |

| | |time. |

| | |Classes are provided each Wednesday from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. |

| | |Fee is $45. Pre-registration is required. |

| |Options |Toolbox provides a class for children 5 through 13 years of age whose parents are involved in divorce, |

| |Children’s Resource Team |separation, or proceedings for custody. The class that teaches the children that they are alike in their |

| |Terri Cox |emotions and desires and teaches them to learn to speak openly about them. The class includes art |

| |472-9953 |expression, games, and skill building. The group focus is to help children express their feelings and learn |

| | |ways to cope with some of the difficulties they face during a divorce or separation. Parents are required to|

| | |participate during the last half hour when children share what they have learned. |

| | |Classes are held on the first and second Monday of each month from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. This is a free class |

| | |with the participation of Families in Transition. Pre-registration is required. |

| |Oregon Department of Human Services |Foster Parent Training and Certification provided by Oregon State Department of Human Services. |

| |Child Welfare | |

| |Foster Parent Program | |

| |Lisa or Jennifer | |

| |474-3120 | |

| |Planned Parenthood |Talking to Kids and Teens about Sexuality is a free resource kit provided for parents of pre-school through |

| |Maggie Sullivan |high school aged children. The resource kit includes “There’s No Place Like Home…for Sex Education” and |

| |773-8285 ext. 1207 |“Tips for Talking with Sexually Active Teens About Contraception”. Free consultations are available. |

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| |Pregnancy Care Center |Pregnancy Care Center provides information for pregnant women and new mothers. Free pregnancy testing, |

| |479-6264 |maternity clothes and infant supplies. Private sessions with a client advocate are available. |

| | |Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. |

| |Ready, Set, Go! Healthy Start |Play Socialization Group is provided for parents and their children 0-5 years of age. This playgroup brings |

| |Project Baby Check |parents and their children together to share parenting techniques, teaching materials, and a time for |

| |Angie |socialization. Snacks are provided during this is a free program. Contact program for scheduled dates, |

| |955-6053 Ext. 130 |time, and location. |

| |Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries |Incredible Infants will provide information on brain development, discover ways to have fun with your baby as|

| |Joyce Wyatt |he or she begins to explore, and also learn helpful tips about taking care of yourself. Parents attend this |

| |955-5253 |class with their infants, and learn valuable hands-on parenting skills in a fun and supportive setting. |

| | |Contact program for scheduled dates, time, and location. |

| | |This is a free program that provides dinner and child care. Pre-registration is required. |

| |Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries |Steps to Success is a 13 week class that teaches life skills, job skills and parenting skills. The class is |

| |Steps to Success |open to all parents and can join at any time. |

| |Cheryl Williams |The class meets at Goodwill, 735 SW 5th Street, each Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 am. |

| |955-5253 | |

| |Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries |Make Parenting A Pleasure! Offers new parenting and communication skills and a change to share your |

| |Cheryl Williams or |experiences with other parents in a fun and supportive setting. Classes provide dinner and childcare. |

| |Joyce Watt |Classes are every Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 pm from June through August. Classes are located at YMCA. This is a|

| |955-5253 |free class. |

| |YMCA |Love and Logic classes are provided for parents with children from birth-6 years of age. Parents of young |

| |474-0001 |children will learn skills that will give them happy fun families, toddlers who go to bed the first time, |

| | |meals without battles, discipline without losing their love. Topics such as youngster that grow to safe, |

| | |smart, confident teens and more! |

| | |Contact program for scheduled dates and time. |

|Illinois Valley |Goodwill Industries |Steps to Success is a free 13 week class provided to all parents that teaches life skills, job skills, and |

| |592-4149 |parenting skills. The class meets each Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 am at 535 E. River Street, Cedar Room. |

| | |Contact program for scheduled dates and time. The class is open to all parents and can be joined anytime. |

| |Illinois Valley Safe House |Helping Children Who Have Been Exposed To Batterers is a free weekly class designed to help parents and |

| |Grace |community partners understand the impact of domestic violence on their children and themselves, to teach |

| |592-2515 ext. 326 |parents to talk and listen to their children about their experiences of violence, to encourage children’s |

| | |resiliency, and to support parents in strengthening their relationships with their children. |

| | |Contact program for scheduled dates and time. |

| |Ready, Set, Go! |Play Socialization Group brings parents and their children 0-5 years of age together to share parenting |

| |Healthy Start Project Baby Check |techniques, teaching materials, and time for socialization. This is a free program. Snacks are provided. |

| |Laura |Contact program for scheduled dates and time. |

| |592-6444 | |

|Wolf Creek |Oregon Parent Center |Preschool Playgroup is a program for parents and their children 0-6 years of age. Parents participate with |

| |Brigid |their children with fun crafts, story time and a mid-morning meal. |

| |866-2765 |Classes are provided on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week from 9:00 to 11:30 am. Children not potty |

| | |trained must have a caregiver. This program is free with parent involvement. |

|Online Resources |National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) |National Child Care Information Center |

| | |The National Child Care Information Center offers a broad source of resource information. New information |

| | |and updates include: Frequently Requested Information, Economic Impact of Child Care, Early Childhood Mental|

| | |Health, and Literacy. |

| |Oregon Department of Human Services |Children’s Environmental Health |

| |Children’s Environmental Health |The Children’s Environmental health provides information and solutions on common environmental health dangers|

| | |in three areas; home, school and the outdoors. |

| |Oregon’s Child,Everyone’s Business |Oregon’s Child, Everyone’s Business |

| |Beth Glascock |The Oregon’s Child, Everyone’s Business website provides tips to parents, employers, policy makers and the |

| |(503) 373-1570, Ext 240 |general public. The site also contains instructions for ordering or downloading publications. The website |

| | |was designed to raise awareness about the importance of quality childcare and healthy early brain |

| | |development. |

|Faith Based Classes |St. Anne’s Catholic Church |Divorced, Separated, and Widow Program available each Monday at the St. Anne’s Catholic Church Parish Center.|

| |(A non-denominational group) | |

| |Carole |This program offers four components toward helping individuals to know where they are going and what to do |

| |659-7103 |next: |

| | |SUPPORT so that you can get acquainted and feel comfortable, TRANSITION to self-growth and receive the tools |

| | |to maintain a healthy relationship, |

| | |REBUILDING to explore further growth through the help of Dr. Fisher’s book entitled “Rebuilding”, and |

| | |GROWTH to learn how to use the tools learned in our everyday lives. |

| | |The weekly sessions are free. |

For more information about this resource, please call:

Josephine County Commission for Children and Families

Attn: Dawn Sells

Phone: (541) 474-5234

FAX: (541) 474-5238

E-Mail: dsells@co.josephine.or.us

Mailing Address:

Josephine County Commission for Children and Families

500 NW Sixth Street, Dept. 2

Grants Pass, OR 97526

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