Classes Compiled as a Free Service of the Community Counseling Project of Fredericksburg Personal Counseling

May 8th, 7-8 pm, May 22nd, 7-8 pm

Families/Parenting, Singles, Women

Program

Location

Participants

Date & Time

Fee

"SPARE - Saving People As Relationships End"

Sponsor: Family Innovations

Call: for preregistration

Fred. Juvenile & Dom. Relations Court

710 Princess Anne St.

Adults

Separated

Divorced

Call for dates and time

Ongoing

$25.00

"Rapp. Area Chapter of Autism Society" -Education/Support

Call Rick Turner -

Spotsy. Presbyterian Church

11121 Leavells Rd

Families

dealing with Autism

1st Thurs.

7:30-9PM

Ongoing

FREE

"CHADD" - Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder - Support Group

Call:

MW Hospital

1001 Sam Perry Blvd.

Families

2nd Tues.

7:3-9:30PM

Ongoing

FREE

"The Childcare Network" - free referrals to homes, centers and preschools

Call:

Parents in need of childcare

FREE

"Women's Support Group"

Call: RCDV at for location

King George

Women Victims of Domestic Violence

Wed. - 7PM

Ongoing

FREE

"PFLAG" NEW

Call: for information

Mary Washington College

Campus Community Center

Family & friends of Gay & Lesbians

2nd Mon.

7:30PM

FREE

"Parent HELP - support program for parents searching for alternative positive parenting skills

Call: RACCAP at

Stafford

Fredericksburg

Spotsylvania

Parents

Children's program available

Mon.- 6:30-8PM

Wed.- 6:30-8PM

Thurs. 6:30-8PM

Ongoing

FREE

"Tough Love" - Support Group

Call: Tough Love Hotline -

Falmouth Baptist Church

302 Colonial Ave.

Church of the Messiah

5875 Plank Rd.

Parents

Tues. - 7PM

Thurs. - 7PM

Ongoing

FREE

"MOMS Club" - support gr. for stay at home Moms

Call: - Fredericksburg

- Spotsylvania

- Chancellor

- Stafford

Moms

Meets weekly call for location and time

FREE

New Directions - support group for adults going thorough separation, divorce or loss of spouse

Call: or

Café DaVanzo -

Stafford Town Center

Adults

3rd Thurs of each month 7:30PM

7:30PM

"DivorceCare" - Support Group

Call: for information

Call-

Call: - LOWC for information

Stafford Baptist Church

Living Waters

Lake of the Woods Ch.

(Free Child care @ LOWC)

Adults

Wed. 7-8:30PM

Thurs. 7:30

Thurs. 7-8:30PM

Ongoing

FREE

"GLBTG" Support Group

Call: Don Chiappinelli, LCSW at for more information

Call Don for location

Gay, Questioning, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender

Mon.

7 - 8:30PM

FREE

"Infertility Support Group"

Call: for info. & location

Men & Women

Thurs.

7PM

FREE

Foster Family Support Group

Call:

Lee Hill Community Ctr.

Cosner Park

Foster Parent(s)

Wed.

7PM

FREE

"Fresh Start for Men"

Call: Lisa at RCDV

Call for locations

3 groups available

Adult Men

Mon., Tues., Wed.

Closed group

$250

"Parents Without Partners" - Activities for children & adults Call - for information

New members mtg. - Tues 7PM

"Forgotten Victims" - available to child. who have parents are in Fresh Start

Call: RCDV at

Call for location

Children

5-8 yrs

9-12 yrs

Mon.

7-9PM

FREE

"Women's Spirituality Group"

Call the Women's Resource Ctr. @

Speaker: Beth Newberger

98 Caroline St.

Lower Level

Women

Call of dates

$10

"FEMALE" - Formerly Employed Moms At The Leading Edge. Call

Call for local group locations

Call for dates and time

"Kinship Care Support Group" formerly "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren"

Call:

Stafford Head Start -

Call for directions

Anyone who is raising some else's child

3rd Thurs.

11-12 noon

Rappahannock Breast-feeding Task Force"

Call: for 24 hr. Help Line

Breast Feeding Mothers

FREE

Attorney Hotline

Call: - Women's Resource Center

Legal advice provided by volunteer attorney

FREE

"Basic Parenting" - child-care, nutrition, health, child devel. discipline, self-esteem, abuse & neglect etc.

Call: Georgette Cromatie at

Fredericksburg - call for exact location

Parents, care takers

Call for time and dates

$10-$25 for 9 wk session.

"Christian parenting Class"

Call: Emily Sperlazza - for location and time

Call for location

Education in parenting skills concerning child. of all ages

STEP Parenting Class

"6 wk course on positive parenting techniques"

Call:

Amy Guest Ctr. for Women

MWH

1001 Sam Perry Blvd

Call for class schedule

$35

Women's Issues Group

"6 wk course on positive parenting techniques"

Call:

Women's Resource Center

MWH

98 Caroline St., Lower Level

May 1st - 7 pm - "Goal Setting: Charting Your Own Course" May 8th - "Nurturing Me"

$10

"Just For Me" - supportive parenting class

Sponsor: Family Educator Project/Spotsy DSS

Call to register before attending

Marshall Center

Courthouse Rd.

Parents who reside in Spotsy. Co.

New classes beg.

2-13-01

FREE

National Association for Single Parents

Provides resources, info & support for single parents in need.

For newsletter contact: Jacquelin Geibel, call -, email- or

write - PO Box 41163, Fred. VA 22404

Before and After School Child Care

Salvation Army -

Salvation Army

821 Lafayette Blvd.

Children age 5-12

Separation and Divorce Survival Group

Sponsored by the Women's Resource Center,
Lynn Beatty, MA, LPC, MAC

Women's Resource Center

98 Caroline St., Lower Level

Thursdays at 7 pm May 3 - "Coping" May 10 - "Stress" May 17 - "Depression"
May 24 - "Dealing with Loss"
May 31 - Final Session

Updated May 2, 2001.