Milton Adult LearningThrough a collaboration with Vermont Adult Learning, the Milton Family Community Center offers an opportunity for individuals to improve their math and literacy skills and/or work towards a GED or Adult Diploma on-site at the Center. Students must be at least 16 years of age to participate and instruction is free. Classes are held Tues. 9:00-12 pm and Thurs. 9:00-12 pm. Also available the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Friday of every month at MFCC...9-12pm For more information, please contact Stan Bevet at 893-1457, ext 128. Link: www.vtadultlearning.org Emergency Food ShelfGoal: To provide basic assistance for families in need. The food shelf is available to families in need year round with supplies being dependent on community donations and local food banks. The MFCC Emergency Food Shelf is accessible weekdays from 9am-4pm. Phone calls are preferred in advance; 893-1457. The MFCC food shelf is closed on weekends and holidays.
Please contact Laurie Darling if you or your organization are planning a Food Drive to benefit MFCC's Emergency Food Shelf. 893-1457 Grandparents As Parents (GAP)GAP is a weekly support and discussion group for grandparents and relatives who are raising their grandchildren or other kin. The group is facilitated by a Family Advocate from the Milton Family Community Center and a certified Mental Health Consultant with extensive experience in clinical family counseling. GAP members meet weekly to discuss challenges they face in child rearing, legal concerns, social/emotional issues, financial constraints, education and much more. Membership is open and on-going.
Highlights: While the grandparents are meeting, grandchildren have an opportunity to socialize in a relaxed setting and meet other children who are being raised by their grandparents. Meeting times: (free childcare always provided) Mondays For more information and/or to receive a newsletter, please contact Charlotte Parot at 893-3726 or email Charlotte Parot Home VisitingTHe Milton Family Community Center provides a variety of home visiting programs promoting healthy family development including Parents as Teachers and Healthy Babies, Kids and Families. For more information contact Vikki Patterson at 893-1457, ext. 124. Learning Together Program
Call Laura Olsen for more info and directions to the site 802-893-1457 ext. 120 PATCHSince 1996, the Milton Family Community Center has been one of six PATCH network members. The Vermont PATCH Network is a coalition of six rural community resource centers dedicated to improving the lives of Vermont's children and families through community based prevention and access to local, comprehensive services. MFCC's PATCH is comprised of representatives from human service agencies across Chittenden County who seek to provide local access to needed services for families in the Milton community. PATCH has also partnered with many agencies on the federal and state levels, as well as locally, to bring such services to families. Milton is a rural community where no public transportation is available, so PATCH's number one priority is to provide services locally in Milton so families do not have to find travel arrangements to Burlington, the nearest location to otherwise access services. MFCC is one of 61 Agency of Human Services agencies where common applications (applications for state services) can be processed on site in Milton by appointment. One of the other key functions of a PATCH site is to bring agency and organizational partners to the table, providing forums to help service providers better understand what each other is doing, coordinate services more effectively, and to fill gaps, reduce duplication and expand community development. In an effort to meet these goals, monthly meetings (along with a free lunch!) are hosted by the Milton Family Community Center for area agencies to come together to share ideas, resources and to continually improve access of services within the Milton community. MFCC's PATCH has also been instrumental in coordinating a special services van that offers transportation to community members in need. A further accomplishment of the MFCC's PATCH has been in coordinating volunteer opportunities within the community and at the MFCC by mobilizing citizens' skills and talents. For more information or for a schedule of
PATCH meetings, please contact Charlotte Parot at 893-3726 or Information & ReferralThis ongoing service involves everyone on the staff at varying levels. We have found that information and referral is a consistently high need, from families needing support in finding food to needing a supportive person to talk through some difficult issues, requiring intensive staff time. Parents and other individuals call or drop in to talk with someone. All MFCC staff are knowledgeable on how to support families in accessing information about local, county and statewide services for families. Staff will make referrals and then follow up to insure needed services and supports were obtained. Reach UpReach Up is a center and/or home-based opportunity for parents on state assistance to receive training, support, education and job skills to help them achieve self-sufficiency. Reach Up Case Managers help identify skills, interests and goals in a supportive environment. Once goals are established a plan is written to help parents achieve employment by assisting them with finding and securing childcare, transportation and other work related costs. Reach Up case managers are knowledgeable
about the variety of state programs, training and education opportunities
and resources available to families. For more information call Vikki
Patterson at the Milton Family Community Center: 893-1457 ext. 124, or call
The Dept for Children and Families Center . for Children and Families
Economic Services Division (DCF) Welcome BabyWelcome Baby is a program providing gift
bags to families in the community to welcome their newborn and to share
local resource information. New parents may visit the Milton Family
Community Center and receive their welcome bag, or schedule a home visitor
to deliver it to their home. For more information call 893-1457.
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