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Families Learning Together incorporates a strengths-based approach to service. This means we recognize that every family has practices that work well for all its members. Our job at The Family Place is to build on the foundation that's already there. To this end we teach essential skills and encourage healthy habits, and we connect families to the resources that will make it possible for them to fulfill...

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Tonya McMurray, the mental health counselor here at The Family Place, has some advice for talking to children about tragic, frightening events: It’s been a tough week. I’ve had a few questions from people about how to help families talk to children about the things that have happened this week, and I’ve been a part of a couple of conversations this morning about how hard this week has been for some...

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Madeleine Kunin was the keynote speaker at this year's Learning Together Conference held at Lake Morey in March. Kunin served as Governor of Vermont from 1985 - 1991 and is known for her passionate advocacy of families and children. Conference attendees had a wealth of panels and workshops to choose from on subjects ranging from adolescent development, substance abuse, and safe sex to advocacy...

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Our 3rd annual “Force for the Future” policy event was a great success! Over 120 guests came to the Hotel Coolidge to hear Linda Mason speak about her experiences confronting poverty both in the United States and around the world. Her work with Bright Horizons and Horizons for Homeless Children in the Boston area provide both inspiration and a template for all of us to apply our energy and time...

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