Picture a room full of parents who want to learn to communicate, to cope, to be better parents. In that room are parents and facilitators who laugh, cry and learn together.

 Subjects range from family patterns, discipline, interaction, and skills needed to cope with raising children. For 10 weeks, group members work together to become better parents and to establish strong family values that will sustain them and their children.

Classes are offered in both English and Spanish and are free to participants.

Register by calling 903-597-1831 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Teens today face many challenges and the City of Tyler Municipal Court, through Partners For Youth (PFY), has provided a safe place for them to talk, to listen and to learn. Parents Anonymous offers several programs through PFY, either on school campuses or at the Municipal Court for teens that range in time from a few hours to 10 weeks. Led by caring and committed facilitators, the programs allow youth to change the direction of their lives and move forward on a positive path.

Teens face special challenges when they become parents. And, they have lots of questions: What will happen to me? Will my baby be OK? Where will I get money to live?

Teens As Parents, initially funded by the W omen's Fund of Tyler and now supported by Food Fast Children's Charities, seeks to help teen moms as they embark on this adult road to parenthood. Topics covered include pregnancy, fetal development, labor and delivery, child development and expectations, nutrition. Guest speakers from the community also share their knowledge and available resources with these young women.

Incentive gifts for moms and babies are provided to encourage attendance. 

Working together, members of this Support Group spend an hour and a half each week talking about issues  they are facing as Adult Survivors of Abuse. Getting the right kind of help is important and this group is filled with those who have experienced abuse and know the results.

This group believes that recovery is possible through hard work and even when it seems impossible. Call 903-597-1831 to register. Child care is available when requested.