Co Director
Amherst Family Center
Amherst, Ma
Served as the external face for the Amherst Family Center, a resource center for parents with young children that provided a wide variety of parent development opportunities for hundreds of young families in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Our services included parent education workshops, parent support groups, opportunities for peer interaction and support among mothers and fathers with children from birth to age 5, and supervised childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers… Show more Served as the external face for the Amherst Family Center, a resource center for parents with young children that provided a wide variety of parent development opportunities for hundreds of young families in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Our services included parent education workshops, parent support groups, opportunities for peer interaction and support among mothers and fathers with children from birth to age 5, and supervised childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers while their parents were on site, participating in parenting workshops and support groups. Our staff and clients came from a diverse cross-section of the community, facilitating close interaction among parents who would never have met each other in another context. My role at the Center included budgeting, fundraising, grant writing, and outreach to parents and health/human services professionals in the community. I also served as the Center's liaison with local government agencies, with other human service organizations in town, and with the church that provided space for the Center's 6-day/week operations. Show less