SINGLE FATHERS PROGRAM
For custodial and non-custodial fathers interested in improving the frequency and/or quality of their relationship with their children the Center offers support and discussion groups, workshops on building parent skills and father/child activities on weekends.
WORKSHOPS FOR URBAN PARENTS
A full calendar of skills-building workshops, support activities and holiday celebrations gives single parents in New York City the opportunity to build new networks of friendship for themselves and their children.
ACCESS
A family reunification program for parents in their first year after incarceration. Parent support groups and activities and weekend family days provide 30 families with a community within which to rebuild relationships and adjust to changes caused by absence.
SINGLE PARENTS IN RECOVERY
Weekly relapse prevention workshops for single mothers and fathers in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Daytime as well as evening groups are available to accommodate work schedules. SPIR enables participants to maintain sobriety while handling the stress of working and being a single parent. Dual focus on relapse prevention and parenting.
KIDS CLUB
SPRC staff teams conduct alcohol and drug prevention groups for children range in age from 6-12 in homeless shelters. Art and writing projects, meditation, music and dance activities are conducted by trained youth staff who teach children how to work in groups, express feelings and handle the problems of transient living.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
For youth, ages 13-17, who are children of parents with histories of drug and alcohol abuse, incarceration and homelessness, this afterschool program teaches Positive Living Skills and assists members in staying in school and achieving educational goals.
For more information about any of our programs, please call: 212-951-7030.