
SUCCEED PRIMARY PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS

Succeed is a program designed for primary parents who have been successful in working with their Children Services agency to lead support groups for other primary parents who are currently going through a case plan. A primary parent is defined as a parent who has or had an open case with a child welfare program. Since, the establishment of Succeed is based on primary parents taking on the role of leadership of these groups, any facilitator leading a Succeed group is a primary parent. Support groups are a time that parents can share and learn from other parents that have or have had open cases, build a network of support, discover where to find resources and encourage each other. Counties offering Succeed Primary Parent Support groups include: Cuyahoga, Stark, Hamilton, Montgomery, Mahoning, Licking, Fairfield, and Summit

The mission of Succeed is to provide hope, support and empowerment to primary parents, to strengthen them to become effective, caring parents for their children. The mission statement provides the guiding principles for everything we do.
OPPAC Succeed Steering Committee


If you have any questions or want to give some input to the project, contact Jim Miller at jim.designwithvision@gmail.com or Karen Ezirim at karenezirim82@yahoo.com
Five Key Areas of Succeed
Succeed emphasizes the following five key areas of the mission statement (hope, support, empowerment, effective parenting, and caring)
Hope
Hope is at the core of any self help group. For parents who have had their children removed from their home or are at risk for removal, hope for a better life is a major motivator to become engaged in the support group.
Effective Parenting
Effective parenting includes providing a safe and permanent home for our children. Helping them to have positive self-esteem so that they feel good about themselves and what they can accomplish and helping them feel valued as unique and likable individuals.
Support
Support from our families and our communities have always been at the core of individual success.
Empowerment
To become an effective parent each of us must feel empowered to be a leader within our own family.
Caring
Besides being effective as parents, we also need to be truly caring about our children’s needs and who they are becoming as individuals.
Primary Parent Testimonial


