Circle of Care provides innovative programs and services for teen parents and young adults that empower, inspire, and motivate, supporting their development as parents. Circle of Care strives to effectively and efficiently assist all program participants in achieving individualized goals, and in doing so, to impact these individuals and the community in a way that reduces the likelihood of abuse and neglect of children, while increasing the likelihood of family preservation.
Circle of Care offers parent support services to teen parents and young parents (ages 13-23) and their children (birth-3 years old).
Services include:
Family Assessments: evaluating the strengths and needs of the family and aiding in the development of goals
Child Developmental Screenings: Identifying developmental concerns during the critical years of the child’s development
Family Life Skills: providing life skills training that includes money management, securing housing, managing a household, cooking, sewing, nutrition, health, and spiritual enrichment to improve daily living
Community Linkage (I&R): ensuring participants are connected to community resources to effectively establish a plan to meet the immediate needs of the family for long-term support and stability
Parent-Child Activity: promoting appropriate parent and child interactions while decreasing potential opportunities for child maltreatment
Nurturing Skills: helping families replace destructive parenting habits with nurturing parenting attitudes and practices and helping teens make good choices on difficult developmental issues they face.
Follow-Up Services: tracking effectiveness of services, as well as sustained services outcomes
Contact Info
99 Johnson Street- Building C, LaGrange, GA
(706)-298-2148 ext 1225
dshepherd@twincedars.org
http://www.twincedars.org/
