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Parents Anonymous

Information updated on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, 14:25
How to Contact the Provider
Phone
855 427 2736
Web
https://parentsanonymous.org/
Services
Family Resource Center
Online Social Network
Parent to Parent Support - Information, Referral, Mentoring
Support / Self Help Groups
Workshops, In-Person Training, Classes

Parents Anonymous® Inc. was the first family-strengthening organization in the country. Raising the Future aims to uplift a 21st century movement where Parents, Children, and Youth lead the way to personal growth and change resulting in increased well-being for families and communities nationwide.

In partnership with Governor Newsom, Parents Anonymous® Inc. recently launched the California Parent & Youth Helpline and Online Parents Anonymous® Support Groups in response to the Coronavirus to provide free trauma-informed, evidenced-based emotional support to Parents, Children and Youth in any language via calls, text, live chat and email.

Mission
Our mission is to ensure meaningful Parent and Youth Leadership with lived experiences in Shared Leadership® that results in better outcomes for families and communities by advocating, implementing and evaluating across systems through evidence-based Parents Anonymous® Groups, National Parent Helpline®, California Parent & Youth Helpline, Shared Leadership® in Action and National Certification of Parent Leaders and Staff.As the nation’s premier family strengthening organization dedicated to mitigating and preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Parents Anonymous® Inc. is a community of parents, organizations and volunteers committed to:

  • Building resiliency in all Parents, Children & Youth that mitigates the impact and prevents Adverse Childhood Experiences that lead to all major health and mental health concerns
  • Fostering the well-being of Parents/Caregivers, Children and Youth and family functioning
  • Strengthening Families and Building Strong Communities
  • Achieving Meaningful Parent and Youth Leadership and Shared Leadership® with Agencies, Policy-Makers and the Community
  • Improving programs, creating meaningful policy change, and contributing to the body of knowledge through research and evaluation efforts
  • Ensuring that We Stand with Families by fostering personal empowerment and resilient human spirit to harness vital social capital to support Parents/Caregivers with any mental health and other related concerns

Raising the Future operates 8 California Family Resources Centers to provide direct support and services to all Parents, Children & Youth with a focus on Native American and foster families including:      Services Free Weekly Evidence-Based Parents Anonymous® Groups and emotional support through calls, live chats and texting the California Parent and Youth Helpline for diverse Parents, Children & Youth.   Material supports such as gift cards for groceries and other necessities.

Services

  • Free Weekly Evidence-Based Parents Anonymous® Groups and emotional support through calls, live chats and texting the California Parent and Youth Helpline for diverse Parents, Children & Youth.
  • Material supports such as gift cards for groceries and other necessities.
  • Parenting resources including access to meditations and other Parent and Child development education resources.
  • Linkages for Parents, Children & Youth to other needed services and benefits.

Parents Anonymous® Inc. was founded in 1969 through the extraordinary efforts of Jolly K., a courageous and tenacious, mother who sought help to create a safe and caring home for her family. Faced with personal traumas and mental health issues of her children she sought help, support, hope and build upon her strengths to foster a brighter future for her family and millions of others. Her tenacity has inspired and encouraged so many families worldwide. The Parents Anonymous® Group, was first family strengthening program (created in California) still stands as the only evidence-based Parent Partner Program according to the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (add link). Working in partnership with her social worker, they launched a unique solution for parents who wanted to strengthen their families faced with many mental health and other related problems — the Parents Anonymous® Program – a group which meets weekly, is free of charge to parents and caregivers and is evidenced-based utilizing mutual support, parent leadership and shared leadership® to empower, inspire and create long term positive changes in their families. As a comprehensive family strengthening program, all children and youth of the Parents Anonymous® Parents attend weekly their Children and Youth Groups which meet simultaneously utilize the same principles to improve self-esteem, problem solving skills, enhance well-being and create leadership opportunities for personal growth and development. We know that Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength®. Moving to new heights, we created the only National Certification of Parent Leaders and National Certification on Shared Leadership® for Staff to enhance social capital and ensure high level knowledge, skills and abilities to improve the lives of families and communities. These advocacy, outreach and public awareness programs are research based and utilizes sophisticated Training, Guide Practice, Peer Support and Evaluation to ensure the develop of 10 Leadership Competencies.