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Honoring United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania May 17, 2012
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"ECP teaches you different ways to raise your child and how to build better relationships."
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"It costs approximately $130,000 to keep one teenager in a Pennslvaynia juvenile detention center for one year." It will cost less than $200 per year to fund Educating Communities for Parenting (ECP).
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Thanks to United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Fund for Children Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation ECP is able to expand its services to youth.
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Graduates Celebrate at Maggiano's Italian Restaurant
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"First Voices"
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Giving Power to Parent
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Parenting education classes are designed to teach about healthy relationships, child development, nuturing behaviors, non-violent problem solving, and personal responsibillity.
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Thank You Maggiano's, Phila Art Museum, Christine Miller, Nadia Billig Daniel, Institute for Safe Families, Calvary Chapel, Cradles to Crayons, Enon Church, & Five Below
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Educating Communities for Parenting
Breaking Cycles - Building Futures
Educating Communities for Parenting offers a variety of programs and services for children, youth, and teen parents. Our programs serve pre-school to high school students in public, private, and alternative education sites. Workshops and programs are customized to meet the specific needs of the populations we serve.
All programs are designed to help participants:
- Increase personal responsibility and healthy behaviors
- Understand the need for self-care and self-sufficiency
- Understand the impact of negative behaviors
- Recognize and communicate that violence is a public health issue
- Increase use of creative intelligence in problem-solving, decision making and goal setting
- Increase a sense of empowerment and well-being