Military Families Program Launches At Teaneck High School

TEANECK, N.J. -- For military families, family communication and structure can be strained with each deployment -- and Teaneck High School is hosting a series to help, on Thursday nights starting on March 24.

Local military families with 6-11-year-olds are welcome to a free program to help with the stresses of deployment.
Photo Credit: *Kaylee LaRocque, Navy Visual News Service*

Rachel Martin

03/15/2016 5:00 a.m.

The Military Family Nights series is for families with at least one child 6 to 11 years old. It's based on the Strengthening Families Program, in which families practice enhancing communication skills, effective discipline, reinforcing positive behaviors and jointly planning family activities.

Here are program details:

The program is free.
A family dinner will be provided each week.
There will be fun family activities during each session.
Free babysitting for younger siblings will also be available.
Families will also receive a $100 incentive for completing the program.

The sessions will run from 6-8:30 p.m. each Thursday, from March 24 to June 16, at Teaneck High School, 100 Elizabeth Ave.

The program is funded through a grant provided by the New Jersey Prevention Network to the Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources, a program of Children's Aid and Family Services, and by the New Jersey Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

For more information or to register, contact Adrienne Williams at 201-833-5468 awilliams@teaneckschools.org, or your outreach worker -- Colette Brantley, at 201-833-6560 or cbrantley@teaneckschools.org; Aniesha Jackson, at 201-862-2495 or ajackson@teaneckschools.org; Dannette Coston, at 201-833-645 or dcoston@teaneckschools.org; or Rey Cruz, at 201-833-6758 or rcruz@teaneckschools.org.

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