CHILDREN SUPPORTED PER YEAR
FAMILIES SERVED SINCE INCEPTION
FAMILY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS SJPC EXPANSION
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 1 in 7 children suffers child abuse every year.
SJPC provides parenting education classes in English and Spanish, relationship skills and employee readiness training to help parents change unhealthy parenting patterns and decrease child abuse and neglect.
We help parents in their early 20s to late 50s
85% SJPC parents fall below Federal poverty level
62% of the parents involved in our programs are females and 38% are males
67% of the parents are Hispanic/Latino, 14% are African-American, 8% White, 3% are Multi-racial
43% of our parents speak English and 57% Spanish, with Spanish as their primary language
Available to mothers, fathers, and any caregiver interested in learning
Registration & Sponsorship details available in Events. Please email Linda McLaughlin at lmclaughlin@sjpcenter.org regarding Sponsorships.
Thoughts from SJPC Executive Director, Rhonda Neal, during
Throughout April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are acutely reminded of this truth—and of our obligation to help where we can. Child abuse and neglect are preventable, and all communities benefit when children and families are empowered through the types of parenting education and support programs offered by Saint Joseph Parenting Centers (SJPC).