The Strengthening Families Program is for parents/caregivers and children ages 13-17. The program meets twice a week for three weeks in Whiteville, NC. This program focuses on enhancing communication skills between family members and helping families to increase their ability for expressing their feelings and concerns to one another.

Our goal is to help families with children who may be at risk for substance use problems, depression, violence, delinquency and school failure.

To learn more and/ or get involved contact the Tri- County Job Center at (910) 655-3811.
Program Objectives
  • For Parents​
  1. Increase parenting knowledge
  2. Increase effective discipline
  3. Increase attention and praise
  • For children
  1. Increase school grades and performance
  2. Increase coping skills for anger and criticism
  3. Increase peer refusal skills
  • For the Family
  1. Prevent alcohol and drug use
  2. Decrease family conflict
  3. Improve family bonding and cohesion
Works to Reduce or Prevent:
  • Aggressive or withdrawn behavior 
  • Negative peer influence
  • Poor school performance
  • Lack of pro social goals
  • Poor relationships with parents/ caregivers 
Children will build:
  • Positive future orientation 
  • Peer pressure resistance goals
  • Pro social peer relationships
  • Positive management of emotions
  • Empathy with parents/ caregivers