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Parenting Classes & Support
Attachment Parenting International (API) - www.attachementparenting.org
The mission of Attachment Parenting International (API) is to promote parenting practices that create
strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents.
Children's Rights Council's Info4Parents Website - www.info4parents.com
We want never married parents as well as separated and divorced parents to obtain the resources,
information, and referrals that will enable you to be what you want to be--better parents for your
children.
DC Metro Dads - groups.yahoo.com/group/DCMetroDads or www.dcmetrodads.com
DCMetroDads is a network of stay at home fathers living in the Washington DC Metro area. Our
mission is to reduce the isolation of a stay at home father and to provide social as well as educational
activities for our members. Chapters in Montgomery and Howard Counties, and in the Bowie area.
DC Metro Mommies - groups.yahoo.com/group/dcmetromommies
We are a network of working, stay-at-home, and work-out-of-the-home moms in the Northern Virgina,
Maryland and DC areas. This is a place for local moms to share parenting information.
Family Pride Coalition - www.familypride.org
Members of the Family Pride Coalition represent a wide spectrum of those committed to equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents and their families.
Family Pride Coalition
PO Box 65327
Washington, DC 20035-5327
Voice: 202.331.5015; Fax: 202.331.0080
FamilyIQ - www.familyIQ.com
Internet site specializing in helping individuals, couples, and parents learn skills that result in better
personal relationships, happier family relationships, and more effective parenting of children and
teenagers.
30211 Avenida de las Banderas; Suite 200
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Toll Free: 1-888-249-9596; Local: 949-766-6740
Greater Washington Urban League Parent Center, The - www.gwulparentcenter.org
Our Goal: To help parents gain confidence in their child-rearing abilities and increase their awareness
of educational issues and services while fostering the development of parent/school partnerships in
meeting the needs of children.
Greater Washington Urban League
2901 14th, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
We are near the Columbia Heights Metro Stop on the Green Line.
Phone: (202) 265-8200; Fax: (202) 387-7019; E-mail: epperson@gwulparentcenter.org
International Moms Clubs - www.momsclub.org
MOMs Club Goals: To provide a support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their
children; To provide a forum for topics of interest to mothers; To help children in the community; To
perform at least one service project yearly helping needy children.
DC: www.momsclubdc.org; momsdcnw@yahoo.com
MD: www.momsclub.org/links.html#Maryland (several chapters in the DC and Baltimore-metro areas)
VA: www.momsclub.org/links.html (several chapters in Northern Virginia)
Parents Without Partners - www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Parents Without Partners provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing
personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support,
friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques.
DC/MD: www.pwp60.org; VA (Fairfax): www.pwp715.org
Parents Without Partners, Inc.
1650 South Dixie Highway, Suite 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
International Office Main Number: 561-391-8833; Fax For the International Office: 561-395-8557
Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) - www.parentencouragement.org
Our goal is the development of stronger, more encouraging families, through systematic education,
skill training, and support. Classes for parents of infants through teenagers offered.
Parent Encouragement Program
10100 Connecticut Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895
Phone: 301-929-8824; FAX: 301-929-8834; E-Mail: PEPOffice@aol.com
Washington Parent Magazine - washingtonparent.com/index.htm
Washington Parent has been serving parents in the Washington Metropolitan Area since 1982,
providing family enrichment through education and support. Each month we feature articles written by
professionals in the fields of child development, education, arts, special needs and more.
Phone 301-320-2321; Email: contactus@washingtonparent.net
The mission of Attachment Parenting International (API) is to promote parenting practices that create
strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents.
Children's Rights Council's Info4Parents Website - www.info4parents.com
We want never married parents as well as separated and divorced parents to obtain the resources,
information, and referrals that will enable you to be what you want to be--better parents for your
children.
DC Metro Dads - groups.yahoo.com/group/DCMetroDads or www.dcmetrodads.com
DCMetroDads is a network of stay at home fathers living in the Washington DC Metro area. Our
mission is to reduce the isolation of a stay at home father and to provide social as well as educational
activities for our members. Chapters in Montgomery and Howard Counties, and in the Bowie area.
DC Metro Mommies - groups.yahoo.com/group/dcmetromommies
We are a network of working, stay-at-home, and work-out-of-the-home moms in the Northern Virgina,
Maryland and DC areas. This is a place for local moms to share parenting information.
Family Pride Coalition - www.familypride.org
Members of the Family Pride Coalition represent a wide spectrum of those committed to equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents and their families.
Family Pride Coalition
PO Box 65327
Washington, DC 20035-5327
Voice: 202.331.5015; Fax: 202.331.0080
FamilyIQ - www.familyIQ.com
Internet site specializing in helping individuals, couples, and parents learn skills that result in better
personal relationships, happier family relationships, and more effective parenting of children and
teenagers.
30211 Avenida de las Banderas; Suite 200
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Toll Free: 1-888-249-9596; Local: 949-766-6740
Greater Washington Urban League Parent Center, The - www.gwulparentcenter.org
Our Goal: To help parents gain confidence in their child-rearing abilities and increase their awareness
of educational issues and services while fostering the development of parent/school partnerships in
meeting the needs of children.
Greater Washington Urban League
2901 14th, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
We are near the Columbia Heights Metro Stop on the Green Line.
Phone: (202) 265-8200; Fax: (202) 387-7019; E-mail: epperson@gwulparentcenter.org
International Moms Clubs - www.momsclub.org
MOMs Club Goals: To provide a support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their
children; To provide a forum for topics of interest to mothers; To help children in the community; To
perform at least one service project yearly helping needy children.
DC: www.momsclubdc.org; momsdcnw@yahoo.com
MD: www.momsclub.org/links.html#Maryland (several chapters in the DC and Baltimore-metro areas)
VA: www.momsclub.org/links.html (several chapters in Northern Virginia)
Parents Without Partners - www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Parents Without Partners provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing
personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support,
friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques.
DC/MD: www.pwp60.org; VA (Fairfax): www.pwp715.org
Parents Without Partners, Inc.
1650 South Dixie Highway, Suite 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
International Office Main Number: 561-391-8833; Fax For the International Office: 561-395-8557
Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) - www.parentencouragement.org
Our goal is the development of stronger, more encouraging families, through systematic education,
skill training, and support. Classes for parents of infants through teenagers offered.
Parent Encouragement Program
10100 Connecticut Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895
Phone: 301-929-8824; FAX: 301-929-8834; E-Mail: PEPOffice@aol.com
Washington Parent Magazine - washingtonparent.com/index.htm
Washington Parent has been serving parents in the Washington Metropolitan Area since 1982,
providing family enrichment through education and support. Each month we feature articles written by
professionals in the fields of child development, education, arts, special needs and more.
Phone 301-320-2321; Email: contactus@washingtonparent.net