PACT — Parents and Children Together — is 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at Gilbert Primary School’s Parenting Center. For details, call 803-821-1400.
EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTING MADE FUN workshops are 6 – 8 p.m. May 7, 14 and 21 at Gilbert Primary School’s Parenting Center. Learn how to avoid power struggles in parenting. Free child care is included. Registration is required. For details, call 803-821-1453.
ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES are offered at Gilbert Primary School, Lexington Technology Center and Pelion High School. For details, contact the Lexington One Continuing Education Office at 803-821-1380.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESOL) adult education classes are offered at Gilbert Primary School and Red Bank Elementary School. For details, contact the Lexington School District One Continuing Education Office at 803-821-1380.
PROJECT BREATHE EASY provides education and support for families of children with asthma. For details, visit www.familyconnectionsc.org.
THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND'S National Tele-Support Network provides free, weekly telephone support groups for families of blind, visually impaired or multidisabled children and teens. For details, call 800-915-0306 or visit www.jgb.org.
ABUNDANT LIFE EQUIPMENT LENDING LIBRARY lends walkers, standers, wheelchairs and other rehabilitation tools to local children, teens and adults for a period of 2 – 4 weeks without cost to the recipient. For more information, email therapylendinglibrary@yahoo.com.
SMILES Mom’s Night Out meets monthly in Lexington. For location and details, call Family Connection at 803-252-0914.
THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCE SHARING GROUP for Students, Parents and Educators of Students with Learning Differences meets 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Glenforest School in West Columbia. Call 803-718-3532 or email elizabethmyers@landmark.edu.
GIFTED HOMESCHOOLERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA provides a network for families and information about local resources for gifted children. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GHISC/.
LEARNING ALLY, formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit organization, serves people who cannot effectively read standard print because of a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability. Recorded books are provided at all educational levels in a broad range of subjects. For more information, visit www.learningally.org
REACH, Resources, Encouragement and Activities for Columbia Homeschoolers, is open to all home-schoolers. For more information, visit www.reachgroup.org or email reach@reachgroup.org.
THE PERCEPTUAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT LAB at the University of South Carolina provides evaluation and diagnostic services and enrichment in gross and fine motor skills, visual perception and body awareness. The program assists children who have trouble with handwriting. Contact Patrice Gibson at 803-777-2863.
THE MIDLANDS CHAPTER OF MOTHERS ACTING UP meets monthly. For more information, contact Carissa at maumidlands@gmail.com. Visit maumidlands.blogspot.com.
ASPERGER’S SYNDROME/ADHD CONNECTION SUPPORT meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Family Connection. Parents share tips and resources. Call 803-252-0914.
A DOWN SYNDROME PLAY GROUP meets 1 – 3 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Family Connection. Call 803-252-0914.
A PARENT GROUP for parents of children ages 12 and older with any disability or chronic illness meets at Family Connection. For time, call 803-252-0914.
AUTISM CONNECTION SUPPORT meets 6 – 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Family Connection. Parents share tips and resources. Call 803-252-0914.
THE TS ALLIANCE OF THE CAROLINAS provides support for those with tuberous sclerosis. Call 803-319-1710, 803-561-0900, email thechristi75@hotmail.com or visit www.tsalliance.org.
THE MOTHERHOOD PRIORITY is an advocacy organization for working mothers. For more information, visit www.themotherhoodpriority.com.
THE MEMORIES SUPPORT GROUP for parents who have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths or early newborn deaths meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Call 803-407-3185.
NAOMI’S CIRCLE is a ministry to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy or early infancy. Local, print and web resources are listed online, as well as information about local groups for both pregnancy loss and subsequent pregnancies. For details, visit www.naomiscircle.org, email naomiscircle@gmail.com or call 803-728-1162.
A GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP for those dealing with the loss of a loved one meets at noon Tuesdays at Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship in Lexington. Call Jack Clinton, bereavement coordinator at Heartland Hospice, at 803-791-1119.
NAMI MID-CAROLINA offers weekly support groups for the mentally ill and their family members. Visit www.namimidcarolina.org or call 803-206-2916 for schedules and locations.
CHILDREN’S CHANCE is a nonprofit organization for South Carolina children with cancer and their families. Call 803-254-5996 or visit www.childrenschance.org.