Partners for Peace

Partners for Peace provides prevention and intervention classes for parents, caregivers and youth in Monterey County.

The mission of Partners For Peace is to build strong families in a peaceful community. Through parenting classes, youth events, and other family-building activities, this organization has been strengthening families throughout Monterey County for 25 years. 

The Strengthening Families Program is for parents and youth aged 10-16. It is an eight-week program, consisting of one class per week plus an orientation day. Families learn throughout the weeks to build appropriate communication and problem-solving skills. The youth also learn how to navigate peer influences and to be successful in school. Parents also strengthen their parenting skills.

A more intensive program—Parent Project, Sr.: Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior—is for the parents/caregivers of adolescents aged 11-18. It runs for 10 weeks and focuses on how to positively change and/or prevent destructive youth behavior, including drug use, gang activity, truancy, violence and more. A related program—Parent Project, Jr.: Loving Solutions—is for caregivers of children aged 5-10 and trains them in how to manage impulsive childhood behavior and also focuses on healthy habits for both children and parents.

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