FY27 CAR Positive Parenting Program

The Positive Parenting Program is a grant opportunity that aims to provide parenting and family services to families involved with the Department of Children and Family Services. The program will provide group-oriented and in-home parent education, utilizing the Nurturing Parenting Program curriculum. The goal of the program is to assist families in building self-awareness, positive self-concept, and empathy, and to replace abusive behaviors with nurturing behaviors. The program will serve families with children of all ages and will provide childcare during parent training classes. The program is open to the public and is free of charge. • The program will provide services for 16 weeks, with one assessment and one post-intervention session, and up to 16 home sessions for intervention reinforcement. • The program will utilize the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) and the Nurturing Skills Competency Scales (NSCS) to assess parenting beliefs, knowledge, and skills. • The program will provide parent training classes in English and, where available, in Spanish or other languages representative of client participants. • The program will provide home visits to reinforce class content and to apply/integrate the curriculum in the home environment. • The program will provide childcare during parent training classes to support/facilitate the parent's ability to be involved.