PADRE

Parenting Awareness + Drug Risk Education 

PADRE Program Offers

+ Toddler/preschool parenting classes         + Infant parenting classes            + Anger management classes
+ Car seat safety classes        ​   + Case management services

PADRE Program Eligibility

Males must be referred by the Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) and have
​children under the age of six

+ Involved in teen pregnancy (includes males through age 19)
+ Current or past involvement with the DFPS or other child protective services agency
+ Current or past use/abuse of, or dependence on, alcohol and/or drugs
+ Current or past intimate partner violence
+ Current or past mental health problems
+ Living in a household with a person who abuses alcohol or drugs
+ Current or past history of sexual, emotional or physical abuse
+ Current or past drug and/or alcohol-related criminal offenses
+ Financial distress

All services are FREE & confidential. PADRE staff serve Aransas, Bee, Brooks,  Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, and San Patricio counties.
Call 361-854-9199 for more information + ask for PPI