Parent Caf​é Communities

 Join us for conversation, community, and support with free dinner and childcare! 
​Parent Cafés qualify for WIC Nutritional Education Credit.
Rainier
Postponed Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19
​Third Thursday of each month
​Rainier United Methodist Church
6-8pm
Click here to sign up!
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St Helens
Request a time and place!
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Current Offerings in Columbia County

Un programa para padres y adolescentes
Familias en Acción
por Active Parenting Publishers

Familias en Acción es un plan de estudios para padres y adolescentes de Active Parenting Publishers. Tanto los adolescentes como sus cuidadores (de cualquier tipo) asistirán a grupos separados al mismo tiempo, y luego se reunirán después para aplicar sus nuevas habilidades de una manera facilitada. Esta serie se completará prácticamente a lo largo de seis sesiones. ¡Cena y cuidado de niños proporcionados!

Hora y fecha: ***Esta serie se pospone del 9 de marzo al 20 de abril.***Se votará si se reúnen durante las vacaciones de primavera.*** 5:30-8:30pm. 
For Caretakers and Parents in
Substance Use Treatment & Recovery
by Nurturing Parenting
A seventeen-session, evidence-based series that acknowledges the challenges of parenting while in recovery. Caretakers and parents will learn to nurture both themselves and their children through the process of learning a new way of living. Virtual offering for the region! Some meals, materials, and gifts provided.
A Program for Fathers
Nurturing Fathers
A thirteen-session, evidence-based series diving into different topics. Topics may include cultural parenting traditions, child growth & development, emotion regulation & communication, discipline, developing routines, and much more. 

This series is being offered through Columbia County's Justice Reinvestment Program.
Registration is closed. Please fill out the Parenting Support Inquiry form on this page to express interest.

A Program for Native Families
Positive Indian Parenting
An eight-week series diving into different topics facilitated by tribal community members. Topics include Lessons of the Cradleboard, Harmony in Child Rearing, Traditional Behavior Management, and much more. 

This series is being offered through Medicine Wheel Recovery Services.
Registration is closed. Please fill out the Parenting Support Inquiry form on this page to express interest.

Facilitators and Personnel

Get to know the facilitators, educators, childcare providers, and support staff that make this programming possible!
“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” 
-George Dorsey

​“Those who play rarely become brittle in the face of stress or lose the healing capacity for humor.”
-Stuart Brown, MD
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Childcare Providers Retreat, Seaside, OR (left to right: Bri, Quynn, Kylie, Sydoney)
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