The Chestnut Street Teen Center is open Monday - Friday evenings, 5:00-9:00pm for students in grades 8-12. This beautiful facility offers structured social and recreational activities for teens for FREE! There is a pool table, ping pong, video games, fitness room, computers, kitchen and a music room with instruments including guitars, drums, and recording equipment. Please encourage all teens to come and check it out. Together with the staff they can plan trips, dances and other events. The Chestnut St Teen Center is located at 1254 Chestnut St, in Pettee Square, Newton Upper Falls, and is a division of Newton Community Service Centers Inc. and sponsored by The Newton Partnership.
Free Parent Group enrolling now! The popular Parent Management Training (PMT) series is beginning again. Leading this group is Rachel Nenner-Payton LICSW, a senior clinician at Riverside Community Care in Newton. She is trained and experienced in running PMT groups. This group will focus on decreasing behavioral problems and increasing positive behavior in children and is highly effective in reducing tantrums, fighting, and disruptiveness. The group will run for six weeks (5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11) and is located at the Newton Outpatient Center at 64 Eldredge St, Newton 02458. Registration is required. To register or gain more information call Rachel Nenner-Payton at 617.969.4925.
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