Linn-Benton Community College

The Parenting Success Network website is now available in Spanish as well as English, thanks to the generosity of the Greater Albany Public Schools, which contributed many hours to make the translation possible. The network website is a “one-stop shop” that brings together local information and resources to make parenting easier for families in Linn and Benton counties. The site includes information about parenting education opportunities, a calendar of classes and events, descriptions and links to family serving agencies and a blog where new parenting tips are posted weekly. The site, found at www.parentingsuccessnetwork.org , also includes information for parenting educators. The same information, as well as parenting advice, also is available by calling 541-917-4899. The network is working to boost parents’ awareness of their services this fall through billboards sporting catchy phrases and humorous pictures. Two boards will be displayed for a m...

Linn-Benton Community College announced that it received a third year of funding to support the Parenting Success Network in Linn and Benton counties, a collaborative project facilitated by the college. The $90,000 grant from the Oregon Parenting EducationCollaborative is part of a new multi-year initiative developed by The Oregon Community Foundation in partnership with the Meyer Memorial Trust , The FordFamily Foundation , The Collins Foundation and Oregon State University . Established to increase public acceptance of the importance of parenting education, the Parenting Success Network helps coordinate and improve the quality of parenting services, enhance accessibility of information regarding services and positive parenting, and provides training and resources for parenting educators. Currently, there are 11 parenting success grant projects around the state, and one in Siskiyou County in Northern California. The project grant extends from July 1, 2012 to June 30,...