Are you an organization looking for new ways to deeply support parents in your community? Are you searching for tools to further support the families you serve?

Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) partners with other organizations to provide peer parent-support programs to their communities through the PEPS Network. This Network includes organizations that work in specific geographical areas, as well as organizations that offer affinity or identity-based groups. To view a full list of current PEPS Network Partners, please visit this page.

Joining the PEPS Network connects you with organizations across the country working together to increase family resilience and decrease the stress and isolation of parenting. Whether you are already working with families providing direct services, as a birth worker, or interested in starting a nonprofit to serve families in your community, we can help.

Benefits

As a PEPS Network Partner, your organization will receive:

• PEPS curriculum that is based on Strengthening Families™ 5 Protective Factors. This includes:
• Coaching and support from PEPS
• Online trainings
• PEPS Resource materials
• Name and logo displayed on the PEPS website
• Invite to a monthly discussion group with all Network partners

Requirements

Network Partners have the flexibility to develop programs in the ways that best serve your specific families. Requirements for joining the PEPS Network Partners program include:

• Organizations, nonprofits or businesses that provide direct services and support to families.
• Meet requirements of the Network Licensing Agreement.
• Attendance and participation in PEPS facilitator trainings at least once per year.
• The ability to identify and/or recruit facilitators for groups.
• Follow the structure of a weekly PEPS Group based on the Strengthening Families™ framework.
• Submit required reports to PEPS on a quarterly and annual basis.

Associated Costs

As of 2021, the out-of-state cost to join is $2,500 USD for the first year and $1,500 for following years. The in-state cost to join is $1,500 USD for the first year and $500 for following years.

Ready to get started? Still have questions?

Contact our Partnerships Manager, Polly Jirkovsky at pollyj@peps.org today!

“Our organization has benefited considerably from being part of the PEPS Network. The initial support in getting our organization started was invaluable, as is continued access to the research-based curriculum. Most recently, the monthly meetings with the other Network Partners have been very useful in helping us all navigate the changes wrought by the pandemic that is affecting us all.” — Partners in Parenting (PIP), Austin, TX