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Community Parenting Program

LBCC's Parenting Education Department is committed to community engagement and planning to achieve shared vision and goals between organizations, communities and families. Community participation and action is key to helping strengthen families.

A wide a variety of classes and workshops are offered through partnerships with schools, health departments, faith organizations, and social service agencies in Linn and Benton Counties. Please call us at 541-917-4897 to develop classes or participate in your community. See the class listings for classes scheduled each term.

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Rural Parenting Initiative

LBCC Parenting Education works with the Rural Parenting Initiative (RPI) to serve families in the rural communities of Benton County. Funded from multiple sources, including the Ford Family Foundation, Benton Commission on Children and Families, United Way, and the Benton County Health Department, RPI's mission is to strengthen rural families.

For more information on classes in Alsea, Monroe, Kings Valley, Philomath and Northeast Benton County, please call (541) 929-2535.

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Strengthening Families Program: Youth 10-14 Pilot Project

In partnership with the Linn County Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, Benton County Substance Abuse Prevention Program, and Strengthening Rural Families/Rural Parenting Initiative, LBCC has received funds to pilot the award-winning program Strengthening Families: Youth 10-14 in four locations. The seven-week program focuses on reducing family-related factors for adolescent problem behaviors, and building protective factors in young adolescent children and their parents/caregivers. SFP 10-14 is a science-based, best practices program nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute on Drug Use, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

For more information, please contact Jerri Wolfe at (541) 917-4891.

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