News and Events

Last Friday we celebrated our end of the Families Learning Together year with a barbecue! We here at The Family Place are extremely proud of the young mothers who showed both fortitude and commitment during their year here. Allowing yourself to grow and change is not an easy thing, and these women proved themselves to be open to new ideas, new ways of doing things, new ways of thinking. We are excited to...

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  Summer in New England means Farmer's Markets, where you can get fresh local fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, breads and pastries, jams, plants, crafts, and JewelryOs™! Parents in our Families Learning Together program learn both small business administration and a craft through JewelryOs™, our jewelry making worksite. The rise in self-esteem in these young women throughout...

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Yesterday was a very busy day for the Child Care Center! Dianna Baker, a pediatric resident at DHMC, visited The Family Place to apply flouride varnish to the teeth of the children, while educating their parents about the treatment and good dental hygiene in general. Parents raising their kids in poverty often have trouble making dentistry a priority. But untreated dental problems can be excessively...

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  Many of you know about The Family Place Gingerbread Festival. Every year we invite everyone in the Upper Valley to celebrate both the holiday season and the work of The Family Place; the festival is our biggest fundraiser and our chance to say thank you to all our friends and neighbors who help us improve the lives of families in the Upper Valley. This year is our tenth Gingerbread Festival...

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The Norwich Inn and Dan & Whit's of Norwich, Vt., are hosting a wine tasting in support of The Family Place on July 18, 5-7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are on sale at Dan & Whit's. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the Inn the night of the event. The Family Place will be granted $6 of every ticket, plus $1 from each bottle of wine sold that evening. Wine stewards will be on hand...

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