An evening to benefit Saint Joseph Parenting Center’s mission to Educate the Parent, Protect the Child.
Friday, October 17th
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Village – Rooftop
Stamford
Keynote Speaker:
Steve Pemberson, Bestselling Author, Philanthropist, Activist
HONORING: CARMEN SELEME MCDERMOTT
Family Violence Victim Advocate
RECEPIENT OF THE 2025 IMAGINE AWARD
Formal invitation to follow. SPONSORSHIP & TABLE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
FOR INQUIRIES:
MICAELA MALIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
mmalin@sjpcenter.org
203.588.1934 x 1514
LIVES CHANGED.
FUTURES REWRITTEN.
“Now I know how to break the destructive patterns I grew up with — and create something better for my children. ” -Ramon, SJPC Dad 2025
Help parents break the cycle — and give their children a new beginning.
YOU CAN STOP THE ABUSE BEFORE IT STARTS.
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
Abuse. Trauma. Broken Families.
Foster care. Lost childhoods.
$45,000/year (State intervention)
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
Healing. Stability. Hope.
Safe homes. Bright futures.
$3,000/year (SJPC prevention)
ACT NOW – because WAITING COSTS LIVES.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 1 in 7 children suffers child abuse every year.
SJPC provides parenting education classes in English and Spanish, relationship skills and employee readiness training to help parents promote positive parenting and decrease child abuse and neglect.
CHILDREN SUPPORTED PER YEAR
FAMILIES SERVED SINCE INCEPTION
FAMILY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS SJPC EXPANSION
Available to mothers, fathers, and any caregiver interested in learning
Registration & Sponsorship details available in Events. Please email Linda McLaughlin at lmclaughlin@sjpcenter.org regarding Sponsorships.
We help parents in their early 20s to late 50s
85% SJPC parents fall below Federal poverty level
46% of the parents involved in our programs are females and 54% are males
67% of the parents are Hispanic/Latino, 14% are African-American, 8% White, 3% are Multi-racial
43% of our parents speak English and 57% Spanish, with Spanish as their primary language