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Guiding Good Choices for Parents Of Keene Area Fifth Graders

When:

January 19th, 2011

Where:

Jonathan Daniels Elementary School
179 Maple Avenue
Keene, NH 03431

Event Type:

MFS Sponsored Events

Guiding Good Choices® is a program that teaches parents how to protect from drug and alcohol abuse as they move into their preteen and teenage years. Parent will learn how to keep their family close and strong as their children learn how to handle the challenges of their growing independence. A series of five sessions will be offered beginning in October at the Keene Middle School (starting October 18), the Keene Housing Authority (beginning October 20), the Jonathan Daniels Elementary School (beginning January 19, 2011) and the Fuller and Wheelock Schools combined (beginning March 9, 2011). Other locations and times are being planned. The series is sponsored by the Monadnock Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition and Monadnock Family Services. For details, contact Jeff Drake at the Parent Outreach Project, 603/357-6372, extension 114 or e-mail him at jdrake@mfs.org.

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