Family Programs And Events

*The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is finishing the second of three cycles but will begin a new cycle in late September. Call us for more information or registration.

*Parent Education Program (PEP): “Putting Children First” is a State of Connecticut program required as a prerequisite to granting a divorce. Sessions are designed to help families cope with the effects of divorce on children.

Call 270-4335 for more information.

Youth Programs & Activities

*Job Bank is accepting applications from qualified 13- to 17-year olds who want employment babysitting, pet sitting, or performing other household chores. Call between 10 am and noon weekdays for an application.

Support Groups

*Alateen meetings are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pm. The program is for youth affected by somebody else’s alcoholism. At meetings members share their personal experiences, and learn to find personal happiness, whether or not the alcoholic in their lives is still drinking.

*Autism Group, for parents of children with special needs, meets at 7 pm the first Thursday of each month. The next meeting will therefore be September 4.

Call Wendy Suckow, 364-1113, for more information.

*Children of Divorce group is now forming. This is a special group to help your child heal from the pain caused by a separation or divorce. Meetings are Thursday nights from 5 to 6 pm.

Meetings for 5-9-year olds will begin on September 18.

*NAMI is America’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons with serious mental illness. The next chapter meeting is Monday, August 18, from 9:30 am until noon.

*Sibshop group is now forming. Meetings are Wednesday nights from 5 to 6 pm.

This program acknowledges that being the brother or sister of a person with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for many, somewhere in between.

Meetings begin for 5-9-year olds on Wednesday, September 17, and will meet weekly from 5 to6  pm.

Call Jessi to sign up or for additional information.

All programs take place at NYFS, 17 Church Hill Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register call 270-4335.