Our Locations
Mom & Dad's Class Remnant Church of Sarasota & Manatee
Open to Public for Mom's and Dad's
2895 Ashton Road Sarasota, FL
September 12, 2024
Thursdays 6:30pm-8:00pm (same night at Manatee location)
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center
Mom's Class (Spanish) Sept. 2024 (date TBA)
Salvation Army
(Mom & Dad's Classes
For Viper Residents Only) Sept. 2024 5:00 pm to 6:30 PM
Sarasota County Jail
Mom & Dad Closed Classes
Ongoing- Female Recovery Pod
Ongoing- Male Recovery Pod
Bridges of America (Manatee)
Closed Class-Ongoing Female Residents Only Sept. 12, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 PM
Manatee County Jail (Palmetto)
Mom & Dad Closed Classes
Ongoing- Female Recovery Pod
Ongoing- Male Recovery Pod
Ongoing- General POP
Solve Maternity Home
Mom's Classes
Closed Class-Ongoing
September 2024 (Date TBA)
Monday Nights 6:30-8:00pm
Prodigal Daughters Journey Home
Mom's Classes
Closed Class-Ongoing
Sept. 2024 (date tba)
Parents Curriculum
Week 2- Self Esteem
This step will help you to raise your opinion of yourself. Give your positive encouragement about yourself and body image. You will learn to encourage your children to be independent, consistent with age, and ability. Also, consistent with both Affection (unconditional love) vs Control (rules don't change).
Week 3- Finding Yourself
This step will help you learn about yourself and how God views you. Letting go of the past, and uncovering the band-aid in your past and in your heart. You will learn effective listening and communication with your children.
Learn in 11 weeks, how to spend/find time with yourself and your children by applying the nurturing skills. Overcome power struggles, respect, encouragement, discipline, for all ages of children, learn how to raise your children to help make the right choices.
This program has much more to offer, come join us!! This program is for Men/Women, Grandparents, single/divorced, foster parents, future parents to pro-actively facilitating young single adults' pre-parenting skills.
About Our Curriculum
GRIP uses the Evidenced Based Nurturing Parent Curriculum approved by Circuit 12 (Manatee, Sarasota, and Desoto) County Judicial System. The pre-PFS survey that students take on week 1 will determine their strengths and weaknesses through 5 areas of parenting. These results will help them focus on the next 10 weeks of class. In the 11th week, the post-PFS survey is repeated and reveals the positive outcome of their parenting.
We currently range from 120-170 students per 11 weeks in 13 locations. The jails being our largest clients. HOPE is spread throughout our classes. We strive to give HOPE to our parents. 85% of our clients will reunify with their children.
Linda Kelleher Founder/Director is a National Trainer in the Nurturing Program/GRIP. Linda is also trained in structured observation and home visits. Please contact us for a curriculum or GRIP training for your agency.