New This Week:
New This Week:
Family Portrait Day
Newtown Youth & Family Services is sponsoring a Family Portrait Day with professional photographer Cynthia McIntyre, who will donate her time and talent to create studio quality family outdoor portraits.
Registration and prepayment of $30 for the session fee is required, and there are a limited number of sessions available. Pets are welcome.
Call 364-1592 to register.
Family Programs &
Activities
*Parent Education Program (PEP): âPutting Children Firstâis a State of Connecticut program re-quired as a prerequisite to granting a divorce. Sessions are designed to help families cope with the ef-fects of divorce on children.
The next available classes are Monday, May 11, 6 to 9 pm; and Saturday, May 30, 9 am to 3 pm.
Youth Programs &
Activities
 *Job Bank is accepting applications from qualified 13- to 17-year-olds who want employment babysit-ting, pet sitting, or performing other household chores. Call between 2:30 and 4:30 pm weekdays for an application.
*Middle School Homework Club is running after school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
*Reed School Homework Club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
*Rock âN 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 elseâs 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.
*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.
*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.
*Mommy & Me, a support group for first-time mothers with children less than a year old, meets on Tuesdays from 10:30 am until noon. Call Elaine 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.