The Family Center Connections

The Family Center Connections: October 2022

Heart to Heart

The Family Center is growing. We have evolved from our Virtual Center beginnings to the joy of having families gather in our beautiful space! We are adding staff and interns. We are hearing more about what families in Franklin County want, and adding services to meet those needs. It has been a wonderful journey so far, and we wanted to take this opportunity to pause and re-introduce The Family Center as we are today.

If you haven’t yet, please take the time to fill out our Family Survey to help us learn about you. As a thank you for your time, we will send you a $10 Sheetz gift card!

Check out our video below to learn a little about the purpose of The Family Center-we are all about strengthening families!

-Nicole

The Family Center Director

Learn more about me here

Take the Family Survey!

Completen la encuesta familiar!

Parent Cafe Events

Spanish Cafe

Hosted by: First Start Partnerships

Tuesday October 18th

5-8 pm

Childcare & Dinner Provided

Location:

The Family Center

871 Stanley Ave Chambersburg PA 17201

October Parent Cafe

Hosted by: The Family Center

Thursday October 27, 2022

10:00-12:00

Childcare & Breakfast Provided

Location:

The Family Center

871 Stanley Ave Chambersburg PA 17201

Save your spot today!

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We need to know what is working for Franklin County families and what needs improving. We will be planning times to talk with families and would love to hear from you!

If you are interested in talking with us about your experience as a family in Franklin County, please click below:

I want to share my story!

Learn More About Family Center Events

Parent Cafes are safe places to talk about the joys and challenges of parenting with other adults. We use the term “parent” to mean any caring adult in a child’s life. Cafes are great for anyone whether you are a biological parent, foster parent, grandparent, relative, or even a teacher. We welcome every family and realize that family looks different for everyone! Our cafés are offered monthly and we offer coffee (of course!), meals and childcare provided by our staff. If you are curious about our cafes, we would love to see you! We promise you’ll enjoy the experience.

Sensational Baby Classes are for parents with children ages six weeks to one year, even though the skills you learn will carry with you much longer. During our 5 week classes, we will learn about our baby’s cues and how to understand what they are communicating to us. We practice using nurturing touch that can help soothe gas and colic, calm baby, and relax us as caregivers. We will even take some time to connect with each other as parents of infants. Our instructors are trained in Infant Massage Education through Infant Massage USA. We offer the classes in a calm, relaxing environment with small group sizes. If you are interested in Sensational Baby Classes, please contact us! We are enrolling now for Fall and Winter sessions to meet the needs of our interested families.

October Community Events/Information

Local Halloween Events

Fire Safety Activities

Healthy Events

Preschool Registration

In the first five years of life, experiences and relationships stimulate children's development, creating millions of connections in their brains.

Early childhood education builds the foundation for success in school and in life. It supports your child in their physical, social, and emotional development, while building skills in language, literacy, and thinking (cognitive). Learn more by visiting www.firststartpartnerships.org

Preschool Registration

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