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Reach out for Support When You Need Help
Parents Anonymous Provides Parents with a Place to TurnParents Anonymous is a self-help group that offers parenting support and referral to resources in your community. If you are feeling stressed out, you can call the Family Helpline at 1-800-THE-KIDS (1-800-843-5437), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and speak to a specially trained volunteer to help you work through your frustrations before a crisis occurs.
You will find them at the following locations:
- 127 Route 206 • Suite 10 • Hamilton, NJ 08610
- 1063 North Broad Street • Woodbury, NJ 08096
- 134 Evergreen Place, 3rd Floor • East Orange, NJ 07017
For more information call (609) 585-7666 or E-mail them at panjstress@aol.com. Visit their Web site to learn more.
Program Resources
New Jersey After 3
New Jersey After 3 is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and improving afterschool opportunities for kids. The goal of this organization is for all New Jersey children to have easy access to high quality, comprehensive, structured, supervised, and enriching afterschool activities. New Jersey After 3 searches for the best program ideas and provides a rich mix of projects and activities to spark the imaginations of students. Programs offer activities such as: Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Book Club, Chess, Sports and health, Chess, Community Services, Tennis, Golf, Martial Arts, and Homework Help and Study Skills. Their objective is focused on building trusting collaborative relationships among teachers, families and community members. Learn more >>
Parenting Resource Material
NJ Parent Link Website Provides Comprehensive Information on Family and Childhood Development
Focusing on family and early childhood topics as it highlights state services and resources, one of the primary goals of NJ Parent Link is to improve the accessibility, coordination and delivery of information and services to parents of young children. Every topic discussed on their website offers readers links to related state services and in so doing helps those looking for assistance find the services that exist.
Topics discussed include such things as:
- health and wellness for pregnant women and children
- developmental and behavioral health for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and older children
- parenting tips
- family support services and benefits available in New Jersey
Visit NJ Parent Link.
Free Publications on a Variety of Topics
Printed publications which focus on many different parenting topics including, but not limited to Child Abuse/Neglect; Violence; Child Safety; Parenting; Safe Haven; and Teens are free of charge and available here.
Survival Guide for Parents
Need Help? – Dial 2-1-1
You are encouraged to dial “2-1-1” 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you need help in understanding and finding available assistance services. Language translation and TTY services are offered to any caller. You can also search our database for services in your local community or Chat Live with an experienced community resource specialist. 2-1-1 will help identify with you the best local resources to fit your individual needs during times of financial distress or for life’s everyday situations. This service is FREE of charge and is supported by local United Ways of New Jersey and NJ state government.
If you know of additional resources that would be appropriate to include in this section, please let us know by contacting us via e-mail at info@nj211.org.
Sources for this page include:
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/abuse/parents/
http://www.pa-of-nj.org/
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/news/publications
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf
http://www.njparentlink.nj.gov/njparentlink/
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