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Circle of Parents® is a mutual support and self-help program for parents based on a framework of shared leadership, mutual respect, shared ownership and inclusiveness. Florida Circle of Parents® provides a friendly, supportive environment led by parents and other caregivers. It's a place where anyone in a parenting role can openly discuss the successes and challenges of raising children. The groups are free, confidential and non-judgmental. Shared leadership is practiced among facilitators and parents so that participants both receive and provide help to others.
If you are interested in starting a Circle of Parents® support group in your community please email
Heather Jones: hjones@ounce.org.
Developing leadership on the individual, family, community and societal levels, as desired by parent participants, is a central theme of the Circle of Parents® model. Meaningful parent leadership occurs when parents gain the knowledge and skills to function in leadership roles and represent a "parent voice" to help shape the direction of their families and communities and programs and policies that affect them.
Circle of Parents® - Group Data Submission
Please enter your statistics on a monthly basis by the 10th of each month.
Technical assistance is available.
Should you have any questions, contact Heather Jones at (850) 921-4494, ext. 304, or hjones@ounce.org.
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