The program’s goal is to provide preventative and supportive activities that would assist youths and families in developing sustainable basic skills to eliminate at-risk behaviors and provide opportunities for more positive lifestyle, enhancing their capacity to make healthier life choices and achieve self-sufficiency.  Parent Education Services is one of the three (3) sub-units within this program:

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Parent Education Services- The program provides direct services to parents and caregivers.  The main objective of the program is to train and equip parents with the skills and knowledge necessary to empower parents in their roles.  In the cases, parents have a comprehension and language barriers, the certified instructors will work one-on-one and instruct in the indigenous vernacular; Carolinian and Chamorro languages.  The Parent Education Services provide the following services and programs:

• Parenting Classes

• Parents Anonymous®, Inc. Support Groups

• Parent Development Workshop

• 24-Hour Parent Help Line

• Prevention Outreach

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Youth Services- The program provides evidence-based programs to assist youth acquire life skills for positive development/behavior change necessary to successfully manage their adolescence years. The program delivers intervention and prevention services addressing drugs and underage drinking; effectively using public resources to provided family assistance and support; volunteering and leadership development; F&YEP contracts professional services, and referrals to CHCC-Community Guidance Center, Behavioral Health Solutions and Marianas Counseling Services and Treatment Services for mental health services and therapy.  Youth Services provide the following services and programs:

• Counseling

• Rehabilitative Programs for juvenile detained

• Cognitive Life Skills Sessions

• Anger Management Sessions

• Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

• After-school Programs

• Summer Programs

• Prevention/Outreach

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Community Services- The Community Service Program serves the community through its Division’s mission: To strengthen families, to promote the well-being of children, youth and communities throughout the CNMI.  The Community Services Program provides a variety of programs and services to assist the poor and near poor to reduce and eliminate the causes of poverty through the following programs and services:

 

• Education, Training and Employment

• Community Action Agencies

• Volunteer Program

• Unit/Program Referrals

• Data Collection/Performance Measure

• Prevention/Outreach