Family Center
Where parents and children learn,
connect, and grow in self-efficacy.
Parent Leadership
At the Family Center, parents discover their innate leadership potential and learn to use it to advocate for themselves, their families, and their community. The People Empowering People (PEP) curriculum emphasizes life experience as the text for developing leaders. Interested parents can also join the Center’s Parent Advisory Council to put their leadership skills into practice.
Two-Gen Programs
The Family Center offers inter-generational programs to parents, teens, children, and grandparents to strengthen family relationships and communities.
Currently, moms and their
daughters ages 5-12 meet
monthly for Girl Scouts. For
more information contact
Cassandra Wilke.
Peer Support and Social Connections
Facilitated support groups, such as Madres Unidas (Mothers United) provide a safe space for moms to connect and support each other.
We also offer “Tea and Talk,” an informal English conversational group for parents who seek to gain confidence in speaking to go on to an ESL class. For more information, contact
Cassandra Wilke.
Household Management
New groups emerge throughout the year to further equip parents to better manage their households. These classes can include Budgeting and Finance, Parenting Tips, COVID-19 Safety, Nutrition and Cooking.
Removing Barriers to Employment
The Family Center offers qualified parents two avenues to gain skills that can lead to better job outcomes.
- Driver’s Education- Classes and support for parents to gain knowledge of the CT Driver’s Manual and pass the required tests to obtain a CT Driver’s license (including subsidies for permits and fees). Parents who earn a driver’s license have a new-found independence, more job opportunities, better job reviews, and a recognizable form of identification for employment.
- Food Safety Training and Certification- A course to prepare participants to take the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination provides training on basic food handling and food safety that is recognized by the foodservice industry. Participants who gain this 5-year certification are viewed more favorably for jobs and can work in restaurants as kitchen managers,sous chefs, open a food business, work in community kitchens, and more.
Basic and Emergency Needs Assistance
This program assists individual families on an as-needed basis with cash assistance for rent, utilities, and other basic needs. At the holidays, families enrolled in the Center receive food and gift cards.
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