Family Center

The Family Center offers several programs to enhance the lives of families here in Paulding County.

English as a Second Language is offered to residents whose primary language is not english.

S.U.P.E.R. classes are offered to assist families in better communication skills between teens and their parents.

The Boys and Girls Club offer a summer program for kids during the summer months when school is out.

The Meth Alliance of Paulding’s office is in the Family Center. The Meth Alliance of Paulding provides free training to any Paulding County resident about the hazards of Meth use. the Meth Alliance also assits those already addicted in finding treatment resources.

Proposed Programs for 2009

• Prenatal Classes-Nurturing Families Model    
  • All expecting families, teen parents and Moms battling addition
• Infant supplies
  • Cars seats/classes
  • Diapers, formula, clothes closet
  • Crib bank
  • Child care scholarships
  • Infant care 101
  • Sibling Classes
•  Elementary School
  • Mentoring program
  • Book bank
• Middle School
  • Mentoring programs
  • Life Skills programs
• High School
  • Mentoring programs
  • Supply “Real life babies”
  • Life Skills programs
• Adult Classes
  • Budgeting/finances
  • Cooking
  • Parenting
• Supervised Visitation Program-support DFCS, Juvenile and Family Drug court families
• Give Back programs
  • In exchange for classes, services or items at times parents or individuals would give of their time and volunteer with programs, classes or events. 
• Easter Baskets
• Give a Kid a Chance/Back to school programs
• Support Drug Free programs
• Christmas programs-we would be willing to support the sign up of families for all the Christmas programs and run the Toys for Tots program
• Meth Alliance of Paulding
• Paulding Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
• After school Teen Activity Center
• Coordination/Recruitment and training of volunteers for county
• Family Resource center
• Coordinate with Dallas and Hiram Boys and Girls Club to help expand services
• Work with Paulding Collaborative and all Paulding non-profits, and charitable groups to expand services and improve collaboration

It’s going to take volunteers to make all of these programs work.  if you’d like to help out, please visit our support page and sign up to help out.