The Funhouse is gearing up for our fourth year of facilitating the Strengthening Families Program 10-14! It is a free workshop for families with youth who are 10-14 years old, with FREE catered dinners that will be provided for your family for seven Wednesdays through the winter.

SFP 10-14 is a FREE 7 week long family workshop, hosted on Wednesday evenings at the Funhouse, Feb 25th- April 8th from 5:00-7:30pm. 

About SFP 10-14

SFP 10-14 is a 7 week long course, where families with kids who are 10-14 years old come together once a week to learn skills and get support. It is offered in both English and Spanish. The program provides free dinner at the beginning, and then the parents and youth split into separate sessions. The parent sessions focus on setting boundaries, family meetings, and setting clear expectations, while the youth session focuses more on goal-setting and peer-pressure refusal skills. At the end of the program, everyone comes together for a large group game and to practice/share the skills they learned in the breakout sessions. This evidence-based program is funded through the Health Care Authority of Washington State, and is implemented by trained facilitators. 

Find out more about the program here.  

Program Schedule
5:00-5:30pm-- FREE catered family dinner
5:30-6:30pm-- Adult and youth break out sessions (Adult sessions are offered in both English and Spanish, youth session is offered in English with a live translator as needed). 
6:30-7:30pm- Family session (All Spanish and English speaking families join the session together, with live translation as needed). 

**Free childcare is provided for younger siblings! 

HERE is the link to the registration site for SFP

SFP Dates, themes (weekly menu TBD)

Session 0- February 23, 5:30-6:30
Info day! 5:30-6:30pm. Adult facilitators go through what to expect, and youth facilitators hang out with youth upstairs and play ice breakers. (Snacks, no catered dinner.)

Session 1- February 25, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Love and Limits
Theme for Youth session- Having Goals and Dreams

Session 2- March 4, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Making house rules
Theme for Youth session- Appreciating Parents

Session 3- March 11, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Encouraging Good Behavior
Theme for Youth session- Dealing with Stress

Session 4- March 18, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Using Consequences
Theme for Youth session- Following Rules

Session 5- March 25, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Building Bridges
Theme for Youth session- Dealing with Peer Pressure

Session 6- April 1, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Protecting Against Substance Abuse
Theme for Youth session- Peer Pressure and Good Friends

Session 7- April 8, 5:00-7:30pm
Theme for Adult session- Getting Support for Family Needs
Theme for Youth session- Reaching out to Others

Feel free to email Maddie at maddie@thefunhouse.org for more information or help with registration.