Interview Skills

Learn how to prepare a resume, acquire skills for successful college and job interviews, and gain the confidence to make a memorable first impression with “Interview Skills: A Workshop for Youth.” This program will be Tuesday, July 14, at 2 pm.

Registration is requested. Call Sheila at the NYFS to sign up or for more information.

September Workshop

Newtown Youth & Family Services has opened registration for “Self Injury/Self Harming Behaviors,” a workshop that will be presented by Laura Duffy on Thursday, September 17. The free program will begin at 7 pm and will be at the NYFS office. Please call to sign up.

Summer Drop-In Center Activities

All ages are invited to visit NYFS at 17 Church Hill to complete homework, do activities, and have fun while in a safe environment. Guitar Hero and other video games and activities will be available all summer, and there is no charge for any of it. Events will run from 1 to 3 pm and are as follows:

Mondays: arts and crafts;

Tuesdays: bring your favorite board game;

Wednesdays: video games; and Thursdays: movies.

Family Programs & Events

Parent Education Program (PEP): Putting Children First is a State of Connecticut program required as a prerequisite to granting a divorce.

Sessions are designed to help families cope with the effects of divorce on children.

Call Sheila at NYFS for more information including the schedule.

Youth Programs & Activities

 *Job Bank is accepting applications from qualified 13- to 17-year-olds who want employment babysitting, pet sitting, or performing other household chores. Call between 2:30 and 4:30 pm weekdays for an application.

*Rock ‘N Roll Middle School meets on Wednesdays from 2:30 until 5 pm.

Support Groups

*Alateen meetings are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pm. This program is for youth affected by somebody else’s alcoholism.

At meetings members share their personal experiences, and learn to find personal happiness, whether or not the alcoholic in their lives is still drinking.

*Autism Group, for parents of children with special needs, meets at 7 pm the first Thursday of every month. Call Wendy Suckow, 364-1163, for more information.

*CHAOS, or Choosing Healthy Alternative Over Substances, an adolescent substance abuse group, focuses on prevention and healthy alternatives to drugs. Sessions, which are Wednesdays at 6 pm, deal with issues such as coping techniques, emotions, addictions, peer pressure, choices, and consequences.

Contact Dorothy at 426-8103 for additional information.

*LD Support Group is for parents of children with learning disabilities. The focus is on assisting parents in finding the resources they need to help their children become successful.

The group will meet on the second Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 pm. Call Suzanne at 270-9869 for additional information.

*The Me After We, an ongoing divorce support group for adults, meets Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm.

This coed group focuses on support, healing, and moving forward after a divorce.

Contact Laura at NYFS for more information.

*Women Empowering Women, an ongoing support group for women to empower and encourage each other to reach their fullest potential, meets Thursdays from 6:45 to 7:45 pm.

Contact Thea at NYFS for additional details or to register.

Programs take place at NYFS, 17 Church Hill Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register call 270-4335.