Free Parenting Classes offered at Project Self-Sufficiency

Project Self-Sufficiency will offer a series of free parenting workshops for parents with children of all ages this fall.  Parents are invited to learn about the different stages of physical and emotional development during childhood, as well as techniques for positive discipline and improved communication.  The sessions are free and open to the public.  Snacks and childcare will be provided.   All classes will be held at Project Self-Sufficiency, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.  The agency is located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.

Parenting classes for families expecting a child will be offered on Tuesdays, from September 20^th – November 15th.

Families with infants, toddlers and pre-school aged children are invited to attend classes on Thursdays, September 22^nd – December 15^th.

Parenting classes for families with school-aged children will be offered at Project Self-Sufficiency on Tuesdays, September 20^th – December 13^th. 

Families with teens are invited to attend classes on Wednesdays, September 21^st – December 14^th.

Special courses for families in recovery from substance abuse will be offered from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, September 22^nd – January 12^th.

Spanish-speaking families are welcome at classes on Thursdays, September 22^nd – December 15^th.

Parenting workshops for fathers will be offered on Tuesdays, September 27^th – December 20^th.

Families with children from birth through the age of 10 are invited to classes on Wednesdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., September 28^th – November 2^nd.

Project Self-Sufficiency is a private non-profit community-based organization dedicated to improving the lives of low-income families residing in northwestern New Jersey.  The agency’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive services enabling low-income single parents, teen parents, two-parent families, and displaced homemakers to achieve personal and economic self-sufficiency, family stability, and to improve their lives and the lives of their children.  Since 1986 Project Self-Sufficiency has served more than 19,000 families, including more than 30,000 children. 

To register for any of the parenting workshops, to discuss your parenting needs, or to find out more about other programs and services available at Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500.