Welcome to SFSC
About Us
This is the home of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities Parent Programme. If you are a parent or carer and are looking for access to a parenting programme, a course to help you better manage the relationships at home or support with being a parent, then you are in the right place.
SFSC courses are designed to support you to raise happy and successful children by getting access to information and strategies for bringing up your children and managing your relationships, meeting other parents, and making sure your voice is heard.
We have a range of programmes you can join, from online individual learning, through to group face to face sessions. This website will help you find the course that is right for you as well as explore written, audio and video resources to help you with being a parent.
The Programme
SFSC parenting courses are for all parents and carers; whether you have a newborn baby, a school age child or a teenager.
Our parental conflict courses are for all co parents: parents who live together, parents who live apart and for people who also have a parenting role, like grandparents or step-parents.
You can complete a six week course online or a longer in person course by joining a group in person.
Find out more about the programme
What does SFSC achieve?
SFSC parenting courses have been shown to improve the confidence of parents and the relationships parents have with their children and with other family members
Lots of studies show that SFSC can help with things like:
- parental mental health and wellbeing
- child wellbeing
- parental sleep
Our parental conflict courses can help you:
- understand how arguments start
- focus on the needs of your children
- reduce frequency and intensity of arguments
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about one of our courses?
Can’t find the information on the site that will help you decide if SFSC can help you?
See the answers to questions that other parents have asked us?
Visit our FAQ page
What do we offer
Certificates for completion of all courses
Trained and supervised facilitators
Signposting to other organisations and expertise in a range of areas
Meet our facilitators
Team
They each come with their own expertise including backgrounds in working with young people, family law, relationship breakdown, health and wellbeing, and adult learning.
They are friendly and helpful and will research and source information, support and advice for the families they work with.
All our facilitators have been through extensive training, are experienced in groupwork and receive supervision.
Jade Briant
Programme Officer
Taquira Wilson
SFSC Facilitator
Eleni Bloy
Programme Officer
Chalice Richardson
Programme Officer
Joy Ohen
Programme Officer
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