click here for signup to our E-Newsletter! Home National Resources External links Hotlines Site map Staff Portal Survey National Connections of the Parental Stress Family Center   Click here to become a national resource!   ALASKA University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service is an outreach educational delivery system supported by a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Alaska Fairbanks and College of Rural Alaska. Contact: http://www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/   ALABAMA Alabama Cooperative Extension System Contact: http://www.aces.edu/   ARIZONA The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension serves as a statewide network of knowledgeable faculty and staff that provides lifelong educational programs for all Arizonans. Contact: http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/   ARKANSAS Arkansas Parenting Education Network (APEN) has been in existence for several years APEN has sponsored multiple annual statewide conferences for parent educators as well as numerous training programs. There are quarterly meetings and there is no charge to join APEN. It is open to all professionals involved in or interested in parenting education. Contact: http://www.arctf.org/apen.html University of Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Extension Education Contact: http://www.uark.edu/depts/aeedhp/   CALIFORNIA In the San Diego area the California P.A.R.E.N.T. Center focuses on professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, community and public awareness with parents, and direct services. The center meets quarterly with no requirements for membership. Contact: John Wedemeyer Wedemeye@mail.sdsu.edu, Director California P.A.R.E.N.T. Center In San Francisco the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools provides professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents, and direct services. There are a few requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.playmatespreschool.org/ University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), ANR’s outreach arm, has farm, 4-H, and nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisors based in more than 50 county offices. Contact: http://ucanr.org/ Also in the San Francisco area, the Children's Council focuses on professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, and community and public awareness with parents. This group meets monthly with no requirements for membership. Contact:   COLORADO In the Longmont, Colorado area there is a group called the St. Vrain Valley Parenting Center whose purpose is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents, and direct services. They meet monthly and bylaws govern membership. Contact: http://www.stvrainparents.org/ Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/   CONNECTICUT The Connecticut Coalition for Parenting Education focuses on program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy, legislative action, and community and public awareness with parents. They meet annually and there are no requirements for membership. Contact: Joan Barbuto Joanstone@msn.com The Parenting Project Contact: http://www.parentingproject.org/ University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System Contact: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/CANR/ces/   DELAWARE The Parent Education Partnership (PEP) is involved in professional networking, program coordination between agencies and organizations, and community and public awareness about parenting. Contact: Gwen Angalet lsitler@childinc.com Delaware Cooperative Extension Contact: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/ CHILD, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to serving neglected, dependent, abused children & their families, and families experiencing domestic violence. CHILD, Inc. also provides education, prevention and support services to families. Contact: http://www.childinc.com   FLORIDA PLACES: People Learning About Curriculum, Education, and Student Acheivement Contact: http://www.places.pinellas.k12.fl.us/ University of Florida Cooperative Extension Contact: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ Family Source of Florida Contact: 1-800-FLA-LOVE http://www.familysource.org   GEORGIA In the Atlanta area the Georgia Child Care Council has a purpose to be advocates for legislative action and community and public awareness about parenting. This group meets monthly and there are no requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.gachildcare.org/ Early Childhood Development Co., LLC Head Start Program coordinates programs between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents, and direct services. Contact: Yvonne W. Randall techsupp@abraxis.com In the Marietta area there is the Cobb Community Parents In Action whose focus is program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, and community and public awareness about parenting. Contact: Bonnie Brand, Cathy Finck, Barbara Lester CCPIA98@hotmail.com The GA Children's Trust Fund does provide limited funding for local parenting education initiatives on a proposal basis. Contact: Susan Phillips (404) 206-6035 Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.ces.uga.edu/ Georgia Head Start Agencies Contact: http://www.georgiaheadstart.org/hscounty.htm The GA Council on Child Abuse is also a statewide resource for parenting education/resources through their state and area offices Contact: Carole Steele, Director of Programs (404) 870-6565, 1-800-532-3208 (statewide)   HAWAII University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/extout/extout.asp   IDAHO University of Idaho Cooperative Extension. Programs currently in place include: Parents as Teachers - a nationally developed home visitation model for parents of children from birth to three years. Contact: http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/extension/ Balancing Work and Family: a state-wide curriculum to help working families better meet their children's needs. Parenting Apart: An educational program to help parents develop strategies for two-parent participation in the lives of children in separated and divorcing families. Contact: http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/ecic/AP/Balancin2.htm Basic Parenting: A program for parents based on the National Extension Parent Education Model Contact: Harriet Shaklee, University of Idaho-Boise Center 800 Park Blvd, Suite 200, Boise, ID 83712 hshaklee@uidaho.edu   ILLINOIS C.B.C.H. Morgan Park Children's Center in Chicago focuses on community and public awareness about parenting and direct services. The group meets monthly and requirements are being a parent of a child in the center. Contact: 11024 South Bell Avenue University of Illinois Extension Contact: http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/   INDIANA Purdue University Extension Contact: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/   IOWA Iowa State University Extension Contact: http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/   KANSAS The Parent Education Association of Kansas (PEAK) is an organization of parent educators who seek to raise the quality of parent education in the state of Kansas by providing support and education to its members. In addition to their priority mission of professional development, parent educators in PEAK also hope to use the organization to speak with a common voice to government officials and the general public about issues that affect parents and their children. Contact: http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/peak/ Kansas State University Research & Extension Contact: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/ Keys for Networking works on professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents, direct services, and parent support. Contact: http://www.keys.org/   KENTUCKY University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://ces.ca.uky.edu/ces/   LOUISIANA Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/nav/extension/extension.asp   MAINE The Maine Parent Federation works on program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness about parenting, and direct services. They meet weekly and there are no membership requirements. Contact: http://www.mpf.org/ University of Maine Extension Contact: http://www.umext.maine.edu/   MARYLAND Maryland Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/index.cfm   MASSACHUSETTS The purpose of the Parenting Education Network of Massachusetts is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, and direct services. Contact: Faina Smith or Fran Litman University of Massachusetts Extension Contact: http://www.umassextension.org/   MICHIGAN Michigan State University Extension Contact: http://www.msue.msu.edu/   MINNESOTA Minnesota Extension Service Contact: http://www.extension.umn.edu/   MISSISSIPPI Mississippi's organization is called the Mississippi Forum on Children and Families. Their purpose is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents, direct services, technical support, training, and information referral services. They meet annually and there are no requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.mfcf.org/ Mississippi State University Extension Contact: http://msucares.com/   MISSOURI ParentLink, a collaboration of 35 statewide organizations and agencies, is a united effort to support Missouri's parents. We provide parents and providers with access to parenting information, education, and other support. We also help strengthen community and statewide capacity to assist Missouri's parents and their families. A variety of delivery models have been developed to accomplish this and include a 1-800 telephone parenting WarmLine; a statewide lending library service of parenting materials, a Web site, media campaigns, and curricula review guides, on-site and centralized community development activities, and community access points called Parenting Corners. ParentLink is based at the University of Missouri and is administered through University Extension. Contact: http://outreach.missouri.edu/parentlink/ Practical Parenting Partnerships offers a K-12 family resource program. Contact: http://www.pppctr.org The Coalition for Community Collaboration whose purpose is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, community and public awareness with parents, and direct services. They meet monthly and there are requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.parentpwr.com Parents As Teachers focuses on professional networking and direct services. They meet bi-monthly and membership requirements are being employed in a PAT program. Contact: patnc@patnc.org University of Missouri Outreach Extension Contact: http://outreach.missouri.edu/   MONTANA The Montana Parent Educator Network is the official state parent educator organization. Contact: Montana State University Extension Service Contact: http://extn.msu.montana.edu/   NEBRASKA University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Contact: http://extension.unl.edu/   NEVADA University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.unce.unr.edu/   NEW HAMPSHIRE The official state parent education organization is the New Hampshire Parenting Education Group. Contact: Mary Tempke, Mary.temke@unh.edu New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/   NEW JERSEY Rutgers Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/ Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Contact: http://www.spannj.org   NEW MEXICO New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/ces/   NEW YORK New York State Council on Children and Families Contact: Deb Benson 518-473-3652 Cornell University Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.cce.cornell.edu/cce.htm   NORTH CAROLINA The North Carolina Parenting Education Network (NCPEN) is working to build the field of parenting education in the state with a focus on partnerships between parents and child care providers, teachers, and parent educators. NCPEN is an unfunded collaborative of parenting education organizations and agencies. NCPEN has just adopted bylaws and will have elected officers by Fall 2000. The core network meets at least 4 times per year. Contact: http://www.ncpen.org North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/   NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota State University Extension Service Contact: http://www.ext.nodak.edu/   OHIO Parenting Education in Ohio focuses on professional networking, advocacy and legislative action, direct services, and discussion groups for concerns, sharing related to programs across Ohio. They meet weekly and there are no requirements for membership. Contact: Jacqueline J. Kirby M.S. Kirby.21@osu.edu The Ohio State University Extension Contact: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/   OKLAHOMA The Parent Day Planning Committee and Oklahoma Family Resource Coalition's purpose is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness about parenting, and direct services. The group meets bi-monthly and bylaws govern membership. Contact: Mary Boren mary-boren@yahoo.com Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www1.dasnr.okstate.edu/oces/   OREGON Oregon State University Extension Contact: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/   PENNSYLVANIA There are a number of initiatives being connected in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Volunteers are being recruited across in allcommunities. For a list of contacts in your area, email Timothy P. Snyder at the Parental Stress Center in Pittsburgh Contact: pscinc@aol.com www.pscfamily.net Penn State Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.extension.psu.edu/   RHODE ISLAND The Rhode Island Parent Information Network's purpose is professional networking, community and public awareness with parents, direct services, and professional education. The group meets monthly and there are requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.ripin.org/ University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.uri.edu/ce/   SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/extension/   SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota's organization is called Parenting Education and their purpose is professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, community and public awareness about parenting, and direct services. They meet quarterly. Contact: South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://sdces.sdstate.edu/   TENNESSEE University of Tennessee Extension Contact: http://www.utextension.utk.edu/   TEXAS The Texas Registry of Parent Educator Resources (Tx ROPER) provides information and resources to parenting professionals and parents in Texas. All parent educators in Texas are asked to register in an online searchable database which is used by parents and professionals to locate parent educators by geographic location, parenting program, parenting topic or language. Tx ROPER provides a professional library, online resources for professionals and parents and training. Tx ROPER works with agencies and organizations throughout Texas to provide parenting professionals with professional development opportunitties including "Core Knowledge for Parent Educators and Family Support Professionals in Texas." TX ROPER in the coming year will be developing a statewide parent education association and a form of certification for parent educators in Texas. Tx ROPER is a collaboration of The Children's Trust Fund of Texas, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, The University of North Texas Center for Parent Education, the Hogg Foundation, with the assistance of the Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Health, Head Start, Texas Youth Commission and many other agencies, parenting programs, and organizations. Contact: http://www.unt.edu/cpe/roper/roper.htm Texas Agricultural Extension Service Contact: http://agextension.tamu.edu/ The Family Centered Child Care Collaborative in Texas works on professional networking, advocacy and legislative action. Contact: http://www.collabforchildren.org/   UTAH Utah State University Extension Contact: http://extension.usu.edu/coop/index.htm   VERMONT University of Vermont Extension System Contact: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/   VIRGINIA Virginia Cooperative Extension Contact: http://www.ext.vt.edu/   WASHINGTON, D.C. The Washington Parent Education Collaborative works on professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, community and public awareness with parents about parenting, direct services, training parent educators, and long range services delivery plans. They meet monthly with an annual retreat and regular other meetings of committees. Requirements for membership are supporting and helping. Contact: http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/   WASHINGTON The Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF) is creating a network that focuses on Parent Education and those who provide it in Washington State. Partners of (CHEF) include the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington State Children's Trust Fund Agency, Family Support Washington, and WSU Cooperative Extension. Contact: http://parenting.wsu.edu http://ext.wsu.edu/   WEST VIRGINIA Partners in Community Outreach is a loose state parenting organization with the purpose of professional networking, program coordination between organizations and agencies, advocacy and legislative action, and community and public awareness about parenting. It meets quarterly and there are no requirements for membership. Contact: http://www.wvvoices.org/partners_outreach.php West Virginia University Extension Service Contact: http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/   WISCONSIN Parent Educator's Institute Contact: http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/eduprog.cfm   WYOMING University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service Contact: http://www.uwyo.edu/ces/prgm.htm

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