Parenting Support Groups are free, anonymous, and confidential self-help groups providing parents and caregivers with a safe space to share their stories, build communities, learn new skills, receive emotional support and discover new services and resources.

We offer both online and in-person support groups, at different times of the day. Please note that our Support Groups are not drop-in programs. Registration is required.

The groups offer weekly or bi-weekly meetings and other activities organized by trained volunteer facilitators.

Click here to view all Parenting Support Groups

To register for any Parenting Support Group, please fill out the Registration Form.

We offer both online and in-person support groups, at different times of the day. Please note that our Support Groups are not drop-in programs, and locations or links are not advertised for safety and privacy. Registration is required to attend group meetings.

Find out what groups are currently being offered, by viewing our Parenting Support Group List.

Yes. Some of our Groups operate in various languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Arabic, and Tagalog.

When Groups are running in-person, Parent Support Services is able to provide childcare in most locations and/or a small subsidy to pay for childcare and transportation, if needed. Our objective is to remove the obstacles that might prevent someone from attending a Support Groups.

When you call (or, when you are contacted after filling out our form), you will speak with a staff member or volunteer facilitator. Whomever you talk to will ask for some basic information and a convenient time to contact you. We usually ask if we can leave a message in your voicemail if needed. To protect your privacy, you can say no to this.

You will then be referred to a Group facilitator. They will call you within 72 hours to tell you more about the program and the specific group and ask for some more info. The two of you may arrange to meet and talk further before the next meeting, or you may simply be invited to the next meeting.

The most important thing you need to know is that the person on the other end of the phone will appreciate the courage it has taken for you to pick up the phone and say, “I think I need help.” Please know you are not alone and we are here to offer support through the Parenting Support Groups.

All Support Groups follow a similar structure but the details for each meeting vary from group to group. Many Groups open with each parent or caregiver checking in with how they are feeling and how their week with their children has been.

Participants then discuss parenting concerns in the supportive setting provided. One of the most important things about Support Groups is that they respond to the needs expressed by the people who attend them.

There are Support Groups specifically for those who are raising their grandchildren or their friends or relatives’ children. We call these groups, Kinship Support Groups.

Please view our Parenting Support Group List to see which groups are available to you.

PSS also offers other services to Grandparents and Kinship Caregivers including;

• Kinship Care Help Line
• Private Facebook Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren & Kinship Caregivers