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Offers classes for new and expectant mothers, caregivers, and family members. Classes cover subject areas such as expectant parents, newborn care, breastfeeding, and new siblings.

Provides free parenting/relationship/career skills workshops for fathers and father-figures.

Provides parenting groups to help caregivers that are interset in improving parenting skills through education and support. Program content may include: using love and limits, understanding family values and roles, encouraging good behavior and using consequences in a positive way.

Provides in-home supportive outreach for families who are at risk of losing their children to foster care or are attempting to reunite with their children. Offers in-home support for a minimum of one hour per week, advocacy for the family, assistance in accessing other services, and parent education workshops.

* Provides family and parent/caregiver educational classes to strengthen family bonds and improve family functioning. Scheduling and meeting places are flexible. Active Parenting: First Five Years (parents of children Birth to age 5) Active Parenting: Ages 5-12 Active Parenting: Teens Active Parenting/Families in Action (teens and parents) Baby Care Workshop (Birth to 12 months) Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word (all ages) PS It Works! (all ages) Parents Apart (divorcing/separated parents) Parenting A Second Time Around "PASTA" (grandparents, relatives, and others raising children again)

The Family Services program is available to any family living in Cortland or Tompkins County with at least one child under the age of 5. Individuals who are pregnant are also eligible to receive services.parenting supportchild development informationdevelopmental assessments for young childrenconnections to community resources to help meet family needs and make progress toward goalsservices are provided through a home visiting method

* Provides specialized obstetrical care for pregnant teenagers up to 19 years of age.Services include: Pregnancy testing and counseling. Medical care during and after your pregnancy. Group prenatal care/Center Pregnancy. Education and information about: Pregnancy. Nutrition. Labor and birth. Care of new baby. Birth control. Social work office information and referrals to connect with community resources. Support services offered: Social and behavioral health issues. Housing. Domestic violence and relationship issues. Parenting education. Medical care for the baby. A financial counselor is available to assist with establishing health insurance for the client and the baby.

Provides hands on learning experiences to parents and child in the home using a research-based curriculum called, Parents as Teachers. The program focuses on connecting child development with parenting behaviors to provide tools to raise a happy, healthy, confident child and to help prepare children for kindergarten. Meetings are once per week for 90 minutes, around the parent's schedule. Socialization opportunities are provided to the children and families twice per month.

Offers parenting education to new expectant parents. Classes include education about pregnancy and parenting and life skills to help new parents through the pregnancy and to introduce them to parenthood. Participants earn points for each class or skill completed that can be used to purchase new or gently used items for the new baby.

Provides professional, school and public health services and education to prevent infant mortality and birth defects. Also offers information and referral, grant proposal program, volunteer/community service activities, as well as fundraising and special daily events.

Provides a program designed to help separating, divorced and never married parents focus on the special needs of their children during the reorganization of their family. Parents will learn how parenting apart affects children and adults, how parents can emotionally support their children during this transition, effective parenting apart strategies, and legal information.

Provides information, case management, education and resource referrals for pregnant and parenting teens on a variety of topics focusing on early childhood development(birth to age four), empathy, early literacy and proactive parenting.

Provides family support services, including information, referral, and counseling. Offers advocacy for entitlements and parenting skills training for developmentally disabled persons. Remote services are available.

Offers parent skills training classes for parents of children with emotional or behavioral disabilities to learn parenting techniques and skills which focus on their specific needs.

ACS provides assistance and support to military personnel or their families who are victim domestic violence/child abuse. Provides victim advocate services. Also provides the following workshops: parenting classes, stress management, and anger management, new parent support and Wee Ones play group.

Provides infant and child CPR, obstructed airway safety instruction in one 3 hour session for parents, parents-to-be, grandparents and babysitters. Offered by an American Red Cross certified instructor.

Teaches children 3 years of age and older how to welcome a new baby to the family. Offered through Family Education Program. Call for schedule and fees.

Provides parenting classes for parents enrolled in Dutchess County Family Treatment Court.

This three hour class is designed to prepare expectant parents for a successful breastfeeding experience. Breast care, pumping, factors affecting milk supply, strategies for managing breastfeeding and employment are discussed. Program booklet is available.

Provides a six to eight week course in dealing with children and adolescents. Topics covered include roles in the family, personality development, encouragement, punishment, and rewards. Daytime and evening groups available. Support groups for parents who have completed the Parent Study Group are also available. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Provides a virtual program by Zoom designed to help separating, divorced and never married parents focus on the special needs of their children during the reorganization of their family. Parents will learn how parenting apart affects children and adults, how parents can emotionally support their children during this transition, effective parenting apart strategies, and legal information.

Provides counseling, recommendations and behavior support strategies for developmentally disabled individuals and their families. Services are provided in family houses, in the community and other locations.

Provides free individual and group counseling and mutual support groups for parents of children in the North Shore communities. Includes Discipline is Not a Dirty Word for parents with children in Kindergarten-6th grade. Call for an appointment. Contract agency of the Brookhaven Town Youth Bureau.

Provides evaluations and early intervention for infants and toddlers birth to 3 years with developmental disabilities or delays in the home, at the child care site or at VCLC. Includes physical, occupational, speech, feeding and educational therapies, applied behavior analysis, infant/toddler development groups, family support groups, social work, parent education and counseling services and ongoing service coordination. Parent/child groups available weekdays and Saturday. Appointment required.