Parenting

All-Options uses direct service and social change strategies to promote unconditional, judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings, and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption. All-Options recognize that these issues are complex, but one thing is certain: Everyone deserves to have all options! All-Options has a talkline and provides access to religious counselors.

Mon 10:00am-1:00pm, Tue 10:00am-1:00pm, Wed 10:00am-1:00pm, Thu 10:00am-1:00pm, Fri 10:00am-1:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun 10:00am-6:00pm

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This toolkit aims to engage parents in school dropout prevention and develop strategies to ensure the success of all children. This toolkit is a resource for all organizations and community leaders interested in bringing the parent voice into the planning process and the development of local and state action plans addressing the dropout crisis.

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Healthy Children is a website for parents by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The website features health information for babies through young adults as well as prenatal information.

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The mission of Art with a Heart is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a Heart brings its interactive visual arts classes to schools, community centers, group homes, shelters, hospitals, permanent housing facilities, and senior housing facilities. We also provide youth leadership programs for 10th and 11th graders and job programs for youth aged 14-24 years.

3000 Falls Road Mill No. 1 Baltimore MD 21211

 (410) 366-8886

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AZIZA/PE&CE Youth Programming (10yrs) is a progressive, social, entrepreneurship model developed to improve the quality of life of marginalized youth ages 12-24. It serves as an in-school, OST (out-of-school time) and summer program. AZIZA/PE&CE uses fashion, fitness, arts, music, mentoring, entertainment, and education to develop social, emotional, cultural, life, and critical thinking skills.

3503 N. Charles St Baltimore MD 21218

 (410) 775-6652 

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Led by the Baltimore City Health Department and the Family League of Baltimore City, B’More for Healthy Babies (BHB) brings together communities, organizations, and resources so that every baby might have the best start possible.

1001 E Fayette St Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 396-9994

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Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center (BCCCRC) serves as the hub for issues relating to the care and education of young children in the City of Baltimore. BCCCRC helps parents who are looking for child care, provides training and technical assistance for child care professionals, and assists employers interested in helping their employees to balance work and family life. There are trainings for individuals to become a licensed family provider or to become a Center Director.  Classes are also given to help established providers maintain their licensing based on required clock hours needed annually. 

2108 N Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218

 (410) 889-2300

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Provides help with making and keeping prenatal care and pediatric appointments; care coordination with medical providers; guidance and support throughout the pregnancy and infancy; parenting assistance and child development guidance; infant health; family planning education, counseling and services; screening and treatment referrals for sexually transmitted infections; and referrals to other needed services.

See other resources by Baltimore City Health Department:

Baltimore City Health Department: Dental Clinics
Baltimore City Health Department: Tobacco & Smoking Cessation
Baltimore City Health Department: Immunization Program
Baltimore City Health Department: Office of Youth and Trauma Services

1200 E. Fayette St Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 396-9404

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City Schools’ Family University is a collection of quick-tip videos and resources for families designed to increase engagement while fostering academic success and social-emotional growth. Featured topics include:

• Introduction to Family Diversity
• Attendance Matters!
• Academic Supports
• Student Wholeness
• Virtual Learning Guide
• Community Resources
• Board Forum: Family & Community
• Family Resources
• School Choice

See other resources by Baltimore City Public Schools:

Baltimore City Public Schools: Homeless Services
Baltimore City Public Schools: VEX IQ Robotics Program
Baltimore City Public Schools: Alternative Paths to High School Diploma
Baltimore City Public Schools: College
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools: Immunization Requirements

Baltimore MD

 (410) 545-1870

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Baltimore Crisis Response Inc. (BCRI) is a behavioral health and crisis services non-profit organization.  Since 1992, they have helped individuals overcome mental health and substance use disorders.

5124 Greenwich Avenue Baltimore MD 21229

 410-433-5255

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Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc. recruits pregnant and postpartum women with a child less than six months old, who live in one of our targeted  communities . We assign new enrollees to a Neighborhood Health Advocate, a staff member who performs home visits and provides necessary, individualized support to the family until the newborn reaches 18 months of age.  

610 N Chester St Baltimore MD 21205

 (410) 675-2125 

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The mission of Catherine’s Family and Youth Services (CFYS) organization is to improve the quality of life for all residents living in Northwest Baltimore and surrounding areas. CFYS is dedicated to serving low to no income families, the LGBTQ+ community and youth within our target area with services that improve the quality of life and family.

2835 Virginia Ave Baltimore MD 21215

 (443) 429-0215

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CFUF maintains an unwavering focus on addressing the key challenges of Baltimore’s urban families by working to connect fathers to their children, creating opportunities for economic and financial security through work, and providing access to other key interventions and supportive services. Their unique service model, Family Stability and Economic Success (FSES), is an integrated and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of our target population.

2201 N Monroe St Baltimore MD 21217

 (410) 367-5691

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Community Advocates for You is a network of professionals, parents, and community advocates who have joined forces to provide person-centered support to individuals with disabilities and their families.  Most of our services are at no cost to our clients.

P.O. Box 113 Owings Mills MD 21117

 443-219-2883

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Diamonds On The Rise (DOTR) is 501c3 youth development organization located in Baltimore City. They provide after-school services, summer camp, enrichment services, mentoring, tutoring, and community mental health services to youth and adults,

3204 Frederick Ave Baltimore MD 21229

 (410) 752-0700

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Eastern Family Planning Clinic is a public health department clinic that focuses on family planning care.

1200 E. Fayette St Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 396-9401

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Bon Secours Community Works’ Family Support Center serves pregnant mothers and families with children up to age three. The Center offers Early Head Start services. At the Center, families receive support, encouragement and resources, such as GED preparation, developmental child care, parenting classes, employment readiness, counseling, tutoring, life skills training and money management.

2000 W Baltimore St Baltimore MD 21223

 (410) 362-3629

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The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program administers the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the primary federal funding stream dedicated to the support of emergency shelter and related assistance for victims of domestic violence and their children. Programs listed include Resource Centers, State Domestic Violence Coalitions, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

 

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FAZAFAM is an innovative dance fitness program designed by Dance & Bmore to help families ‘Bmore’ fit, fun, creative, connected, and free. Packed with original music you’ll love to dance and sing along to as well as classic grooves that remind you of a backyard Family Jam. Fazafam integrates lively games and easy playful moves in styles like Salsa, Disco, Hip-hop Caribbean, Motown, and more. We work at several locations around Baltimore including Movement Lab in Remington and City Arts 2 in Station North

120 W North Ave Suite 201 Baltimore MD 21201

 410-871-8322

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The Liberty Rec And Tech Center provides a full slate of supports designed to provide services for students and parents.  The center has GED classes, a full service food pantry, workforce development seminars, after school programming, technology classes, parenting classes, a Head Start program, league basketball and volleyball, ceramics classes, visual arts programming, zumba, dance, aerobics, and fitness classes, a community pool, a sewing circle, and space available for community rentals.

3901 Maine Ave Baltimore MD 21207

 (410) 396-0571

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Clinic focuses on family planning care. We are a public health department clinic. Youth-friendly services also offered.

1515 W North Ave Baltimore MD 21217

 (410) 396-0353

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Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Youth Opportunity Center (HEBCAC-YO) addresses the education, counseling, and career development and training needs of out of school youth in East Baltimore. Our caring and knowledgeable staff provides: on site GED and pre-GED classes; individual and group counseling; career training in high growth industries (such as healthcare, hospitality, and construction); life skills workshops and clubs and other fun social activities. YO! serves out-of-school youth and young adults by providing wide-ranging support services and opportunities for participants to reach their academic and career goals. We also connect youth to other needed wrap-around services such as housing, family support and healthcare by referral.

1212 N Wolfe St Baltimore MD 21213

 (443) 524-2800

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Adelante Familia is a bilingual program at the House of Ruth Maryland dedicated to the eradication of intimate partner violence in the Latino community. Adelante Familia serves Spanish-speaking immigrants living in Baltimore who are victims, or at risk of being victims, or are perpetrators of intimate partner violence. They provide services to people who have gone through Intimate Partner Violence. These include Counseling, Legal Services, Service Coordination, Abuse Intervention Programs and Outreach to the Latino Community

See other resources by House of Ruth:
House of Ruth Maryland

2201 Argonne Drive Baltimore MD 21218

 (410) 732-2176

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Birth Companions support women before birth, during labor and birth, and after birth with their continuous presence and complementary interventions. They provide emotional, informational, and physical support to women and serve as an advocate during the entire childbirth process.

Before labor, birth companions will: meet with the woman (and her partner, friend or family member) to become acquainted, discuss priorities, explore any fears and concerns, and plan how they can work best as a team; and help develop a personal birth plan, including preferences regarding pain management, coping with pain and fatigue, and interactions between the woman, partner and family members.

During labor, they will: assist pregnant women in having a satisfying birth experience; advocate for the mother and support her decisions throughout the childbirth process; provide emotional support, physical comfort, and information women often need during labor; help with comfort techniques such as relaxation, massage and positioning; and work only at the woman’s request.

See other resources by Johns Hopkins:

Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians East Baltimore Medical Center Pediatrics & Med/Peds
Johns Hopkins: The Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program
Johns Hopkins: Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)
Johns Hopkins: STEM Program and Competition Listing by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
Johns Hopkins: Community Psychiatry Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center
Johns Hopkins: The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Johns Hopkins: Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs
Johns Hopkins: Children’s Mental Health Center (CMHC) at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins: Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health at Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane

525 N Wolfe St Baltimore MD 21205

 410-614-6458

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Clinic focuses on primary care and family planning care. They are a community-based and hospital-based clinic. Youth-friendly services also offered. The mission of the Harriet Lane Clinic is to improve the health and quality of life of children within their families and communities and to educate trainees in this model of care.

See other resources by Johns Hopkins:

Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians East Baltimore Medical Center Pediatrics & Med/Peds
Johns Hopkins: The Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program
Johns Hopkins: Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)
Johns Hopkins: STEM Program and Competition Listing by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
Johns Hopkins: Community Psychiatry Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center
Johns Hopkins: The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Johns Hopkins: Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs
Johns Hopkins: Children’s Mental Health Center (CMHC) at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins: Birth Companions at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

200 N. Wolfe St Baltimore MD 21287

 (410) 955-5710

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KidsHealth provides information about health, behavior, and development designed for parents and teens.

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LTYC’s mission is to encourage youth to apply their gifts and strengths through arts and leadership. LTYC offers arts education programming to help promote success and balance in their lives.

1120 N Charles Street Suite 500 Baltimore MD 21201

 (443) 261-LTYC (5892)

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Love Our Children USA is a Go-To prevention organization fighting all forms of violence and neglect against children in the U.S. Love Our Children USA provides information about effective parenting solutions and fosters kid success by creating valuable programs that empower positive changes in parenting and family attitudes, bullying and cyberbullying prevention, Internet safety and school violence prevention through public education. The goal of Love Our Children USA is keeping children safe and strengthening families.

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Maryland Family Network’s Family Support Patty Center Network help more than 3,000 parents a year finish their educations, learn job readiness skills, build solid social networks and improve their parenting skills. At the same time their very young children have access to a state-of-the-art early care and education setting that helps them reach their greatest potential.

Maryland’s Patty Centers are here to help parents and other caregivers with the challenges of raising a child. The free, comprehensive services are for children from birth to three years of age and their parents. The Centers promote children’s healthy development through activities for parents and children as well as connect families to a solid network of lasting peer and professional support.

See other resources by Maryland Family Network:
Maryland Family Network: Services & Information for Parents
Maryland Family Network: After School Activities Resource Guide

1001 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 659-7701

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Maryland Family Network is the state’s foremost provider of services to the early childhood care community, and creator and sustainer of parent-child programs for families raising infants and toddlers. Their website includes a child care locator and tips for choosing child care; this organization is available via phone for questions.

See other resources by Maryland Family Network:

Maryland Family Network: Family Support Centers Listing
Maryland Family Network: After School Activities Resource Guide

Mon 8:30am-4:30pm, Tue 8:30am-4:30pm, Wed 8:30am-4:30pm, Thu 8:30am-4:30pm, Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat Closed, Sun Closed

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Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), Maryland’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, provides cash assistance to families with dependent children when available resources do not fully address the family’s needs and while preparing program participants for independence through work.

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The Maryland WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children under the age 5. WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five. It also provides breastfeeding support and referrals to health and social services.

100 N. Holliday St Baltimore MD 21202

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The Maryland WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children under the age 5. WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five. It also provides breastfeeding support and referrals to health and social services.

600 N. Wolfe St Carnegie Building, Rm 267 Baltimore MD

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The Men and Families Center improves the quality of relationships between fathers and their children, thus enhancing the preservation of families and community. The Center is a nexus of the Greater East Baltimore community, creating greater access to services and a community awareness for residents. We address specific needs through a holistic array of services that are designed to meet men or women where they are and move them towards self empowerment.

2222 Jefferson St Baltimore MD 21205

 (410) 614-5353

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The National Council for Adoption provides information about adoption or if you just need someone to talk to, the National Council for Adoption is here to help. You can talk with a real person who can help answer your questions, find an adoption agency for you, or just listen to your hopes and fears. This organization has put together some resources that might be helpful to you. You can also check their frequently asked questions about adoption, or find an adoption agency near you who can help answer your questions about adoption.

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The National Parent Helpline is here for you and is open to parents and caregivers of children and youth of all ages. Being a parent is a critically important job, 24 hours a day. It’s not always easy. Call the National Parent Helpline to get emotional support from a trained Advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent.

Mon 10:00am-7:00pm, Tue 10:00am-7:00pm, Wed 10:00am-7:00pm, Thu 10:00am-7:00pm, Fri 10:00am-7:00pm, Sat Closed, Sun Closed

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National Pike Health Center offers mental health services throughout the Baltimore area for adults, adolescents and children through both outpatient therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation programs. We offer an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (OMHC) and a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP).

5411 Old Frederick Rd Suite 13 Baltimore MD 21229

 (410) 744-8100

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National Pike Health Center offers mental health services throughout the Baltimore area for adults, adolescents and children through both outpatient therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation programs. We offer an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (OMHC) and a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP).

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National Pike Health Center (Dundalk)

1201 W Pratt Street Suite D Baltimore MD 21223

 (443) 449-5975

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National Pike Health Center offers mental health services throughout the Baltimore area for adults, adolescents and children through both outpatient therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation programs. We offer an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (OMHC) and a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP).

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National Pike Health Center (Downtown)

23 Shipping Place Dundalk MD 21222

 (410) 282-5401

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OPWWEE BmoreWet!, a STEM program by OMOL, focuses on youth ages 10 -18 called Mariners. Mariners are exposed to mental wellness in nature through marine education, water access (fishing, boating, kayaking) and aquatic STEM research.

2810 Shirley Ave Baltimore MD

 443-402-6246

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Our Legacy facilities the growth and empowerment of upstanding, educated and productive young people through various programs for at-risk youth. Programs include EMERSE: Establishing a Mindset for Educational Resilience so Students can Excel; PRIDE: Parenting Resources Intended to Develop and Educate; and STARS, a 10-month literacy and English language learning program.

10 E North Ave Baltimore MD 21218

 (443) 351-8054

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Good parent-teen relationships include respect, understanding, trust, and concern. We can build good relationships with our teens by spending time together, keeping promises, using humor, and appreciating their efforts and strengths.

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The Adult Learning Center provides Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English Language Acquisition (ELA) for adults 18 years of age and older who are officially withdrawn from school. In addition to classes, learners are also eligible for one-on-one tutoring, learner advocacy, and computer classes.

3503 North Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218

 (410) 261-3500

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As a parent, you want to help your kids stay safe and healthy. All kids learn about sex somehow, but it makes a difference when they hear it from you. Talk with your kids provides information about how to openly, honestly and often to help them learn how to prevent pregnancy and the diseases people can get from having unprotected sex.

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The Parents’ Place is a Maryland organization and parent center. This organization help families of children with disabilities and special health care needs throughout Maryland.

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The Westside Youth Opportunity Center (Westside YO) works with Baltimore City residents between 18 and 24 years old. They are primarily a career development program that includes a full academic program ranging from adult basic education all the way to GED preparation. They are youth development based with case management at or core.

1510 W Lafayette Ave Baltimore MD 21217

 (410) 545-6953

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