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Provides an information and referral source for needed services that are available in the community, provides training for parents, and promotes an understanding of the special education process in our schools, provides support and information groups for families and educators of children with special needs, maintain a book and video library, promotes a working relationship between parents, educators, and our community resources.

Provides information for parents of special needs children. Offers training workshops to parents and provides consultation services including information about special education law and services available. Maintains a lending library of current educational and parenting resources.

The Parent Teacher Resource Center (PTRC) is an information center for Stafford County families and others concerned with the education and care of children with disabilities.

Free parenting classes for any caregiver of a school aged child.

An in-home visiting program matches experienced mothers with pregnant teenagers to help provide guidance as they make the adjustment to motherhood.

Provides information and support services for parents of children who attend or will be attending a Chesapeake City Public School. Services include: workshops and training sessions for parents and educators; maintenance of lending library of current educational resources; and obtains information and consults with parents to provide direction related to educational issues and community services.

Provides intensive in-home family support services for at-risk first-time parents, beginning prenatal and continuing until the child is five years of age. Families participate voluntarily in the program and receive home visiting and referrals from trained staff. The program has three goals: to promote positive parenting, to encourage child health and development, and to prevent child abuse and neglect.

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.

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.

Provides a wide range of classes that teach you what to expect during childbirth, how to care for a newborn and helpful parenting skills. Also offer Maternity Case Management for first-time mothers or women who desire extra support during a subsequent pregnancy. Offers educational classes to women in the community on such topics as nutrition and exercise, siblings, Cesarean birth and infant readiness and other subjects of current concern to women.

A home visiting program that supports new and expecting parents. Each parent or family is assigned their own Family Support Specialist, they will work with client to find out how they can best support the client.

Child Find’s Parent Help program offers free, confidential*, telephone-based services to parents in conflict. We help fragile families explore safe, legal options and available support systems.

Enhances each child's growth and academic success by helping families understand the special education process and offers resources to help each child achieve success in school and life. Provides a lending library of books, videos, magazines, workshops, and support groups.

BLOOMS: Care navigation from maternal and child health specialists who can connect with other health department and community resources as well as provide guidance and education. Baby Care: Education and case management services provided by a registered nurse to pregnant women and infants up to 2 years of age who are Medicaid eligible. Resource Mothers: A special mentoring program for first time pregnant or parenting teens. Teens will receive education about taking care of themselves and their infants up to one year of age. Teens will benefit from assistance with setting educational goals, accessing healthcare, and planning for the future care of their infant. Car Seat Program: Free, new car seats, including infant convertible seats and booster seats for older children, are available to families who qualify. Parents must attend a short instructional session to learn the correct placement and use of the car seat or booster seat.

The PREP Parent Resource Center serves parents of children with disabilities or special needs and promotes partnerships among parents, educators, and our community resources. We provide free access to information, workshops, and resources to support the success of all students, especially those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities. You can also call for individualized consultations at no charge.

Resource Mothers is a program in which an outreach worker becomes a support person for pregnant and parenting teens. Any pregnant teen, 19 years or younger, is eligible for the program. These staff encourage the teens to complete education and build a future for themselves by providing parenting education, connecting teens to available resources, and teaching them about the care of a newborn/infant. They also provide car seat instruction and demonstration.

Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center provides free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, abortion information, pregnancy options information, education, material aid, and more. We are committed to providing you with everything you need to make an informed pregnancy decision. We believe women and men have a right to get evidence-based information from a resource that will not profit from the choices and pregnancy decisions they make. All our services are free and confidential.

Provides a parent education group for addictive families. Services include parenting skills and nurturing supportive group.

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 information and a support center for families, educators and anyone interested in the education of children with disabilities. The center provides workshops, newsletters, referral services, lending library and direct support through listening and problem solving with families.

Community health nurses and family case managers employed by CHIP work with the entire family to foster a nurturing, safe and healthful home environment. Connects the family with a myriad of services including assistance with obtaining a GED, job training, or literacy classes; guidance on effective parenting; information on nutrition and well-baby care; and transportation in the CHIP van if necessary.

Promote nurturing touch through training, education, and research so that babies, parents, and caregivers are loved, valued, and respected throughout the world community.

Project LINK provides an array of services to meet the multiple needs of substance-abusing pregnant women, mothers and their infants, and women of childbearing age. On-site Project LINK services include case management, education, parenting skills, and support groups. Treatment modalities include case management, housing assistance and group therapy. Also provide Fatherhood Initiative program.

Prevention Services Division offers an extensive range of programs and services to youth, families, and communities. Each youth prevention program and service is evidence-based and proven to be effective. We offer creative, informative, and skill-based programs, classes, trainings and workshops that support individuals and families in leading healthy, successful and productive lives.

Parent Resource Centers are located in each school. Principals can provide you with tools to address your child's learning needs. Please contact the principal at your child's school for more information.