Beech Brook’s Family Drop-In Center at the Carl B. Stokes Social Services Mall provides parenting education, support groups and resources for low-income families in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.
Today, a strong family life is more important than ever. It is in families that values are passed from one generation to the next, and today’s children learn to become tomorrow’s parents. Unfortunately, our community’s families are threatened on many fronts: poverty, violence, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and divorce—all unraveling the fabric of family life.
Beech Brook’s Family Drop-In Center offers a variety of programs under the umbrella of Family Health designed to strengthen and support families, so children can grow up with every benefit of a healthy family environment.
Parenting Services
- Parenting Classes help families remain intact and avoid higher levels of intervention by giving parents the skills they need to become better parents and reducing the risk for abuse and neglect.
- Anger Management provides parents with the tools to better manage their anger, not only as it relates to their children, but also day-to-day stress triggers. Anger management is also taught to children and teens.
- Moms and Mentors is a program for teen moms who are or have been involved in the foster care system. Parenting skills, relationship building, anger and stress management, and basic life skills are covered in this program to help teen moms make better choices and create a healthier environment for their children.
- STEPS (Security, Touch, Eyes, Play and Sound) is a six-week program for parents of children ages 0–5 that focuses on early brain development and stimulation.
