News and Events

Here at The Family Place we are in the midst of a milestone. Our first father has joined Families Learning Together! For years one of our goals has been to welcome fathers as well as mothers to Families Learning Together to support the entire family as comprehensively as possible in their pursuit of academic, employment and life goals. Now we've made that big step! Fathers are a vital...

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Valley News reporter Diane Taylor visited with our Families Learning Together coordinator, Helene Meloche for an interview that will run in the Valley News on Sunday, October 28th. We'll provide a link to the story if it appears online. Thanks for reading!  

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Sunday was a beautiful day for a run. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, and a fresh breeze kept everyone cool. The 7th annual CHaD Half Marathon and Ripcord 5k broke a record this year with over 2,800 runners and walkers taking part to raise $570,000 for CHaD. Team Family Place had 16 members and raised $1,260 - maybe you saw our green T-shirts on the course! Not only did it feel great...

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Check out this amazing pie made by a Families Learning Together participant today! FLT participants learn about feeding themselves and their families nutritional meals in our on-site commercial kitchen. They also learn how to plan their food budgets to include vital fruits and vegetables. A pie is a special occurrence in The Family Place kitchen. Thank you!

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We're all hoping for sun on Sunday! The Family Place team has grown to include 16 people, all of us eager to run or walk the 5k or half marathon in support of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. If you'd like to sponsor our team, head to our team webpage to make a donation. And we'd love to see supporters on the day of the event! We'll be in green Family Place T-shirts! This an amazing event...

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