January 2022 - Bringing in a New Year! |
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Check out what is happening this month at the Family Center!
We are here and available to families and the community Monday - Friday for support, connection to resources, parent-child activities and other programs.
Our front door continues to be locked and we ask everyone to mask. Please ring the doorbell when you arrive. We have daily drop-in hours to check in without an appointment. Diapers are available during all open hours and you can schedule a visit to browse our Community Closet.
Click on the images to download flyers and please share with others as appropriate.
Ways to contact us and stay updated about our programming:
WINTER WEATHER REMINDER: If Greenfield Public Schools are closed due to the weather - all on-site Family Center group programs are also cancelled that day.
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No in-person groups at the Family Center for first two weeks of January
We hope to resume small in-person groups by the third week in January with safety guidelines and protocols in place. A health screening will need to be passed before entering the Center. We require everyone to mask.
For playgroups each child will have individualized tabletop & sensory activity materials, enrollment will be limited and registration is required. Masks will be required for all adults and children 2 yrs and older will be asked to wear a mask. Cleaning protocols are in place, we have space to physically distance and appropriate air circulation.
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Bilingual (English/Spanish) Playgroup
Bilingual Playgroup (English/Spanish)
Thursday
January 20th and 27th
10am - 11am
Registration is required and space is limited!
Please call 413-475-1555 with questions or to register.
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Play and Learn Playgroup
Play and Learn Playgroup
Tuesday
January 18th & 25th
10am - 11am
Registration is required and space is limited!
Please call 413-475-1555 with questions or to register.
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Pajama Party Event
Thursday January 20, 2022
5:30pm - 6:00PM on Zoom!
Join playgroup facilitators & engage in story time & a craft.
Every family that participates will get a book, a craft kit & a food gift card. This is a literacy program for children up to 8 years old & their caregivers who live in Greenfield MA or surrounding towns in Franklin County.
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Evidence Based Parent Education
New Nurturing Fathers Cohort Forming
Meeting through Zoom
Series Begins January 25th
Tuesdays 6-8pm
For information or to enroll call Eric 413.475.1544 or email ecora@communityaction.us
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Diaper Distribution
Diaper distribution is back 5 days a week!
Stop by during our open hours, ring the doorbell and a staff member will answer to assist.
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Welcome Baby Bags
We are still offering our free Welcome Baby Bags that are filled with clothing, diapers, wipes, blankets, baby items, books and local resources.
Call us 413.475.1555 or click on the link to register!
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Community Closet
The free Community Closet is now open 4 days a week on Mondays, Thursday, Thursdays and Fridays during our open hours by appointment only. We have clothes in sizes Newborn to Kids 10/12 along with many different baby items.
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Ages & Stages Questionnaires
Do you have questions about your child's development?
Would you like to learn more about how they are
growing and learning?
Use the online tool, Ages & Stages Questionnaire to find out more
Scan the QR code with your cell phone camera or click here for free access to the simple AQS-3 and ASQ-SE2 questionnaires to help you learn about and help answer questions about your child’s development. The ASQ contains a series of questions designed for each specific age group between 2 months old to 5 years old.
También disponible en español. Haga clic en el enlace de abajo.
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Healthy Families
Becoming a parent can be exciting AND hard! We’re here to offer support!
Healthy Families is a home visiting program for pregnant and parenting youth 23 years old and under with a child from 0-3 years old. (Virtual and outdoor visits offered during pandemic.) Our visits focus on parenting support, child’s development, parent’s goals, and connecting to helpful community resources. We also host fun parent groups and playgroups! The best part? Our Services are completely FREE!!
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Enrolling Now!
Our ParentChild+ home visiting program is enrolling families in Greenfield and Montague with children 16 months to 3 years old for a FREE school readiness home visiting program, with free books, toys and activities for your child.
Visits are done virtually or in person outside and staff are bilingual English/Spanish.
Please call to sign up or learn more about this program.
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Our wonderful support group facilitators are continuing to support caregivers.
All of our support groups are now in person.
For more information about the groups or if someone is interested in joining please share or
click on the links provided below that connect to interest forms, call 413-475-1555 or
email familycenter@communityaction.us
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New Baby, New Feelings
Now in person at the Family Center in Greenfield!
Becoming a parent brings new emotions, experiences and challenges in ways you never imagined! Connect with other moms who also have babies at home during this time of isolation to get support and explore the range of feelings during the postpartum time.
Friday, January 28th (no group on 1/14)
10:30am - 11:30am
Call 413-475-1555 for more information or to register.
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Fathers Moving Forward
Now in person at the Family Center!
Dads come join us every 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month
January 27th (no group 1/13)
5:00pm - 6:30pm.
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To ensure social distance and safety measures, this empowerment group has a maximum capacity of 5 participants.
For more information call 413-475-1555
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Tea Time
Now in person at the Family Center
Join on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month!
January 21st (no group 1/7)
1:00pm - 2:00pm
For more information call 413-475-1555
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Child Care & School Resources |
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Head Start & Early Learning Programs
Full day Family Child Care and Center Based programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers are open and looking to fill their programs with families who work, go to school full time or need childcare to secure employment.
Families can apply online HERE or call 413-387-1250
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The Department of Early Education and Care publishes a geographically-searchable online directory of licensed child care programs across the state. If you or someone you know is needing child care, the MA Department of Early Education and Care is actively updating their licensed child care search portal. Search by town, address, area, name, etc. Click Here!
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Look4Help has a COVID-19 section that is updated regularly for local resources about food, mental health, addiction and recovery, unemployment & employment, housing, public transportation, courts and more.
If your participants are in need of help and live in Franklin County, Hampshire County, or the North Quabbin Region, visit: https://www.look4help.org/
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The Mass 211 website is a great way to find resources on a wide variety of topics including youth services, legal aid, financial assistance, parenting support and many others in your community!
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Community Action Family Center is funded in part by Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant of the Department of Early Education and Care, Children’s Trust Massachusetts Family Center grant, The United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region, the Massachusetts Family Resource Center grant and generous donations from our families and friends. |
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