| SERVICES | Parents | SERVICE | PARENTING RESOURCE |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| Parent and Infant Support Group | (301) 334-8111 |
| Ext. 137 |
| GC Health Department | OTHER PHONE |
| 253 N. Fourth Street | (301) 895-3111 |
| Oakland | MD | 21550-1334 | FAX | (301) 334-6547 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Earleen Beckman | or staff |
| TITLE | Registered Nurse |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS | beckmae@dhmh.state.md.us |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Public, county health department (MD DHMH) |
| PURPOSE | To provide support services and the opportunity for parents of small children to meet |
| others facing the same concerns and to share their advice and experiences. |
| SERVICES | Support group for parents of young children. Opportunities for interaction with other |
| OFFERED | parents. New parents face many challenges and are invited to join together in group to |
| share and exchange information. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self-referral by phone, walk-ins okay. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | 4th Monday of every month, from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Community |
| Services Building next to the Health Department. |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | None |
| WAITING PERIOD | No | WAITING LIST | No |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | Yes |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | Yes, call in advance with specific request. |
| LOCATION OF | Community Services Building, (near Health Dept. offices), Oakland, MD |
| SERVICES |
| TRANSPORTATION | Consumer transports self or GTS will transport for a small fee. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | Parents of young children |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Garrett County and surrounding areas |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | N/A |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | None |
| OTHER | Child care is not provided, but parents may bring their infants with them to the group. |
| VOLUNTEER | Yes, all parents in the group volunteer to support other | BROCHURE | Yes |
| OPPORTUNITIES | parents. | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 07/05/96 | DATE data updated: | 02/01/97 |
| ID# | 136 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 243 |
