Parent Education Services
The parent education services we provide are designed to prevent family dysfunction and decrease the likelihood of harm to children.

Before we begin to deliver parent education services to a family, we complete an assessment to determine each parent's unique needs.

We customize our delivery of services to meet each parent's needs as measured on two different assessments:





For more information on the assessment used with Parents of Infants (NSCS):

For more information on the assessment used with Parents of Adolescents (AAPI v2):


To see how one of our staff contributed to this data and adapted to the challenges posed by COVID-19, check out the example below.
 I Make a Difference Moment
Overcoming COVID-19 Obstacles
 This month’s I Make A Difference Moment is from one our staff who worked with a client to help them see their children during the COVID pandemic.

I was assigned this case April 7 th , 2020 right in the middle of COVID-19 lock down. When the client and I first started working together, the visits were through phone calls with her 3 children. The calls were good but the client could not see her children or what they were doing, so she relied a lot of the oldest, who was 7 to tell her what he was doing and what the other two children were up to since they were both under 4.

After the phone calls, the client always mentioned to our staff how she missed her children so much and she wanted to see them. Our staff reassured her that she did a great job with each visit under these unusual circumstances and that her children appreciate that she is always there every week. After about a month of phone calls, the foster parents obtained a video phone and we started using zoom for the visits, which was better because the client could see her children and what they were doing but still had its downfalls. The limits were that... Read More
Have you completed your 2020 your Census?


Your voice matters now more than ever. If this COVID-19 outbreak has taught us anything, it’s that programs like school lunches, MI Child, and special education need your help to get the most funding possible.

Check out this video that tells you about the census, why it is important, and how to fill it out.

The aforementioned video is in English however there are 10 other videos in different languages, including American Sign Language, Spanish, Mandarin etc. Here is the link that goes to the Census Youtube Channel. It has access to all the videos and many more.

Visit   2020census.gov  to learn more & fill out your census online!

The deadline has been extended!
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