Nurturing Parenting
Program®
Healthy Families
Fairfax
Alexandria City Early
Childhood Development
The Naomi
Project
Resource
Mothers
This program offers parenting classes that include the entire family – parents and their children.
- Classes range from 12-21 weeks, depending on the ages of children in the family
- Available in English or Spanish for most curriculums
- Classes with an African American cultural focus are offered periodically
- Offered in a variety of community settings
- Classes are free, and include:
- A light evening meal
- Child care for children under 5 years of age
- A structured program for children 5 years of age and older
- For more information:
- General information, call 703-324-7691; TTY: 703-222-9452
- About classes in English, call 703-324-7691; TTY: 703-222-9452
- About classes with an African American cultural focus, call 703-324-7501; TTY: 703-222-9452
- About classes in Spanish, call 703-324-7405; TTY: 703-222-9452
- Check the Nurturing Parenting factsheet to read more about types of programs available and curriculum topics, or to download a Nurturing Parenting Enrollment form.
Families who are referred to this program receive educational, therapeutic, and supportive services to help prevent child abuse and neglect and promote child health.
- Refer at-risk,
first-time parents to Sherri Torrenzano:
703-324-7706; TTY: 703-222-9452. - Mothers must be pregnant or the newborn baby must be younger than three months old
- Families referred to the program voluntarily choose to participate
- Services are provided until child reaches age 5
- Read more about Healthy Families Fairfax
- Call 703-324-7706; TTY: 703-222-9452.
- Services provided through a partnership between Department of Family Services, Health Department, Northern Virginia Family Service, UCM Community Solutions and Reston Interfaith.
Alexandria City Department
of Human Services
Division of Community Programs
Office
for Early Childhood Development
- Teen Parent groups at T.C. Williams High School during lunch periods – when there are enough participants for a group
- Subsidized child care provided while teen parent attends school if case is open
- Participants must live in City of Alexandria
Call 703-838-0765; TTY: 703-836-1493
Sponsored by the Virginia Council of Churches, this program:
- Matches pregnant women who have special needs with trained volunteers who help them until the baby is up to 3 years old.
- Fosters positive parenting skills, provides child development information, and encourages consistent prenatal care.
- For information call 703-860-2633.
http://www.vahealth.org/resourcemothers/index.htm
A statewide site for the Resource Mothers program that also has links to other resources. Organization matches pregnant teens with trained, mature women who provide the teen with assistance and support throughout their pregnancy and up to the baby's first birthday (in the Alexandria program) or third birthday (in the Fairfax program).
- Assistance and support until the baby is 1 year old.
- Some local programs offer parenting education programs and fathers' programs.
- For information on Fairfax chapter, call the Fairfax County YMCA: 703-742-8800
- For general information on the Virginia Resource Mothers Program, call: 1-804-371-4106.
- RSM Program of Alexandria provides services for teens in Alexandria City and Fairfax County, Route 1 area. The Alexandria program also offers a Resource Fathers program
- Fairfax County RSM provides services to teens throughout Fairfax County, excluding Centreville.
- Both programs offer parenting education, encouragement for teen mothers to remain in school, and help in enrolling in either of the two alternative schools available for teen moms.
- For more information, contact the Northern Virginia Urban League Resource Mothers
- In Alexandria: 703-836-7645 or Fax: 703-836-8948
- In Fairfax County: 703-246-8723 or Fax :703-273-0825.