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Provides consultation to parents and custodial family members on issues such as rights and responsibilities in special education and the special education process. Provides information on disabilities and makes referrals to appropriate agencies and organizations. Workshops are offered. A lending library is available.

The International Cesarean Awareness Network of Northern Virginia holds monthly support meetings for women who are pregnant, women who have had cesareans and are recovering physically and emotionally, women who are hoping to avoid future cesareans, and women who would like a vaginal birth after cesarean. Mothers and partners are also welcome to these meetings.

A support group for separated and divorced men and women.

The Youth and Family Support Services Program assists families with youth between the ages of 3-17 experiencing challenging peer and family relationships and life crises by strengthening parental and family relationships through prevention, education, and supportive case management services.

Provides a format for parents of children 10-18 to explore the ups and downs of parenting teens. Information is provided on teen development, communication and anger management. Teens are encouraged to attend with parents. https://staffordcountyva.gov/government/departments_p-z/social_services/parenting_classes.php

Provide one-on-one and group therapy across more than 20 local schools and within the community. Offering support groups, mentoring & support and professional counseling.

Serves at-risk low income children ages 0-6 and their families. Offers prevention education and intervention services, case management services through home visits to families, and group activities where families can learn from and support each other. Satellite office in Louisa/Fluvanna County is also available for parenting needs: 434-589-0927 The mission of Child Health Partnership is to engage in partnership with low-income families with preschool children to improve family health and self-sufficiency. Serves the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and the city of Charlottesville.

Provides basic parenting classes for teens - adults to assist parents in developing skills that are appropriate when raising their children. Also offers a Teen Mom Support Group call for meeting times.

Provides educational programs and support services to strengthen family relationships and alleviate stresses on family life. Workshops include couples communication, problem solving and conflict resolution, dynamics of child and spouse abuse, and managing child behavior. Offers a family life library, respite child care, and prenatal support. New parent support and play group that meets once a week.

The New Parent Support Program (NPSP) helps military parents, including expectant parents, to increase their parenting skills so they can provide a nurturing environment for their children. The NPSP professional home visitors are Registered Nurses and Licensed Social Workers who provide supportive and caring services to military families. NPSP services are free, voluntary & confidential.

The Family Support Program offers weekly, confidential support/educational groups for parents and caregivers. During group meetings, parents and caregivers discuss issues concerning them, such as healthy discipline techniques, stress and anger management and child development. Participants are encouraged to learn from each other's experiences. Children can attend a Children's Group which meets at the same time as the Parents Support Group. Children's groups are designed to provide age (0-17yrs) appropriate activities which foster the development of positive self esteem, social skills, safety skills and feeling identification.

Resource And Foster Families Team recruits, trains, approves and supports foster/adoptive families. RAFFT provide basic training several times a year both evening and day classes and a variety of other training to further assist our foster/adoptive parents.

Fathers in Training (FIT) provides a supportive environment where young fathers can learn to parent their children, become financially responsible and learn about relationships, health and sexuality. in an environment that is conducive to learning and will address some very serious barriers to effective fathering such as domestic violence, anger management, conflict resolution, responsible fathering and working with support systemsand employment. FIT is geared to the protection of children and family. Twenty week (20 sessions) training sessions . Participants must complete at least 17 out of 20 sessions in order to receive a certificate of Program Completion.

Offers a Parent-to-Parent program. This is a resource to all families regardless of the age of their family member with Down Syndrome. Mentor parents are ready to lend their listening ear and share their life experiences with those who contact and ask. The volunteer mentor parents are parents of children with Down syndrome who are trained in parent support and will help point families in the right direction for community resources.

LoopTalk offers confidential pre- and post-visitation wellness check-ins for families as they navigate the emotional impact of visits by providing coping tools, guidance, and reassurance in a safe and supportive space.

This program works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive assistance, coordination, medical, educational, housing, community support and personal services to military families with special needs.

Engaged Fathers and Men improve the quality of children's lives by supporting fathers in becoming more Responsible, Empowering, Available and Loving men in the lives of their Children. Provides encouragement and support and resources and information to support their parenting goals. Children NEED fathers and fathers NEED their children. Engaged Fathers and Men helps to strengthen this relationship. Contact Eddie Harris at 434 882-1026 or 434 296-4118 ext. 227. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

Services are designed to help youth and families living with HIV to reach their care goals to live happily and healthily.

Weekly support group for single mothers to discuss topics such as loneliness, finances, and raising and disciplining children. Helps single mothers with rent, food, utilities, finding work, getting their driver's licenses, obtaining and maintaining a vehicle and other life challenges. Financial counseling is also available through this outreach.

The program offers assistance and emotional support to families of missing children. The program objectives are to prevent and reduce the number of missing children. The Child Identification Program photographs children. Provides two flyers, Facts Sheet On Loved One for parents to list vital information on their children, and What To Do If A Child Is Missing giving step by step instructions to follow if a child is missing. The foundation distributes flyers, assists in searches, and helps keep the public aware of the missing child. The support group meets the first Saturday of each month call (804)920-7675 for location of meeting.

Provides help to strengthen individuals and families, helping them to cope with the stresses of life, by providing education, counseling and advocacy. Also provides outpatient treatment which is family focused and family maintained through programs that deal with marriage conflict, job stress, child behavior teenage adjustments, aging parents, depression, divorce, consumer credit counseling, good beginnings and a prevention program for young at risk mothers.

Provide one-on-one and group therapy across more than 20 local schools and within the community. Offering support groups, mentoring & support and professional counseling.