Promoting healthy families by supporting and teaching good parenting skills

We believe that being a parent is the hardest job there is. It is a job that does not come with instruction manuals or a clear description of what to expect. Most of us learn on the job as our children grow. It is often a bumpy road. But one thing is certain: we all want to be the best parents we can. The Family Resource Center can help. We reach thousands of Deschutes County families with our services every year.

Our Menu of Services is called FamilyTrax. FamilyTrax offers help that falls into two primary categories:

• Information and Referral

We offer a telephone Helpline, a printed Community Resource Book to help families connect to local resources, and a Parent Library to help families who want to browse, do some research, or check out a book or video. We also have many informational pamphlets and handouts on a variety of subjects.

• Parent Education

Over eight different research-based parenting and family skills classes are offered to help families learn skills in communication, handling stress and anger, and age-appropriate discipline. We also offer occasional Busy Family Forums on topics of interest to parents.