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"Parenting Communities recognizes the importance of a strong, loving family and its connection to a community." --- Leelanau county parent

Parenting Comunities of Leelanau County seeks to promote healthy children living in stable, nurturing families, supported by strong communities that provide comprehensive, supportive services.

Parenting Communities of Leelanau County uses the framework of the Strengthening Families approach (developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy), in which the Five Protective Factors serve as a backbone to all Parenting Communities efforts.

The Five Protective Factors

1. Social Connections
2. Social Emotional Competence of Children
3. Knowledge of Child Development and Parenting
4. Concrete Supports in Times of Need
5. Parental Resilience

Parenting Communities Offers

• Weekly Playgroups
• Home Visits to support the hopes of the family
• Parent Education
• A newsletter
• Wrap Around services
• Developmental Assessments
• Community resource referrals

Parenting Communities offers a host of services and activities FREE to any Leelanau family with children ages birth through school entry. We see our job as simply to help parents be the parent they want to be.

The Leelanau Children's Center has achieved the honor of being named as a National Exemplary Program for our work with Parenting Communities.