Skills for today. Support for tomorrow.

This free six-week class gives parents and caregivers practical tools for strengthening relationships and responding more effectively to everyday challenges. Topics include:

• Family roles
• Bonding and communication
• Parenting styles
• Discipline versus punishment
• Natural and logical consequences
• Effective follow-through
• Drug and alcohol awareness
• Anger management

Classes meet once a week for two hours.

This six-week class helps participants better understand conflict, recognize emotional escalation, and use practical problem-solving techniques. Topics include:

• The difference between a conflict and the underlying problem

• The Anxiety Curve

• Problem-solving strategies

• The difference between conflict and violence

• Anger triggers

• Drug and alcohol awareness

Classes meet once a week for two hours.

Designed for older teens and adults, this six-week class helps participants identify their personal anger triggers and develop healthier ways to manage and express difficult emotions.

Classes meet once a week for two hours.

The Adult Drug Education Program, or ADEP, provides education for people who have been charged with impaired driving or possession of an illegal substance. The program is offered as a one-day, eight-hour class, typically held on a Saturday.

Botvin LifeSkills Training helps young people build the confidence and practical skills they need to resist pressure to smoke, drink alcohol, or use other substances. Through interactive lessons, students strengthen:

• Decision-making skills

• Self-esteem

• Self-confidence

• Personal self-management

• Communication and social skills

• The ability to respond to peer pressure

The program is taught over approximately 12 to 15 one-hour sessions.

A: Nope! Connexion classes and programs are available at no cost through federal, state, and local funding.

A: Not necessarily! Connexion accepts referrals from schools, courts, MDHHS, foster care organizations, probation and parole programs, and community partners. Individuals and families may also contact Connexion directly.

A: No. Connexion offers programming for youth, adults, parents, caregivers, schools, and community organizations.

A: Connexion is located in the Beecher Road Professional Building at:

3169 Beecher Road Flint, MI 48532

Look for Suite 101 on the first floor. Parking is available off Horan Street.

A: Yes. Interpreter services are available, and auxiliary aids and services can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities.

Call Connexion at 810.715.2341 or email MLGreig@hopenetwork.org to ask about current programs, class schedules, or services not listed on this page.