News & Events
Another sweet surprise from Cake4Kids! 💙
A huge thank you to our Baker from Cake4Kids for another incredible birthday cupcake delivery! This time, our birthday boy chose a Pokémon theme, and they absolutely knocked it out of the park. 🎉🧁
Thank you for helping make Birthdays extra special for the children and families we serve! 💛
Another amazing creation from one of our wonderful Cake4Kids! volunteer bakers! 🎂🏎️
The birthday boy requested a car-themed cake, and they absolutely nailed it!
We are so thankful for our Cake4Kids! partnership and the talented volunteers who help make birthdays extra special for the children and families we serve. ❤️🎉
🎉 It's Thursday & you know what that means! 🎉
It's our LAST Dads & Kids Playgroup of the 2025–2026 school year tonight from 5–6:30 PM in our Early Childhood Building!
Join David & Steve for one last evening this school year to have some fun, make community connections, and enjoy a delicious meal!
🌮 Chef Ms. Andrea's menu for tonight: Shredded Beef Taco Bar!
We'd love to see you there as we wrap up another great year together!
✨ One Last Tuesdays Together for the 2025–2026 School Year! ✨
Tomorrow is our final Tuesdays Together session before we take a short summer break for the month of August!
Join us for Moms Matter from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Community Room as we explore the art of henna. It’s the perfect opportunity to connect with other caregivers, relax, and create a beautiful temporary design. Children are always welcome, and no registration is required, just drop in!
As we wrap up another wonderful school year, we want to thank everyone who joined us for Tuesdays Together. We’ve loved spending Tuesday mornings with your families!
We’ll be back on Tuesday, September 8, kicking off the new season with Bailey Road and our 3rd Annual Dress Drive Celebration. We can’t wait to see both familiar and new faces this fall!
Have a wonderful rest of your summer, and we’ll see you in September! 🌞🍂
☀️🌈 What a wonderful way to wrap up our Saturday Morning Playgroup season! 🌈☀️
Today, we welcomed 17 children and their families for a special Tie-Dye Party, and what a fun-filled morning it was!
We spent the day creating colorful tie-dye masterpieces, chasing bubbles, exploring the playground, dancing to music, and enjoying a picnic-style snack & story time. It was the perfect mix of creativity, play, and connection.
A huge thank you to all of the families who joined us throughout the 2025–2026 Saturday Morning Playgroup season. Your smiles, laughter, and support are what make this program so special.
We’ll be taking a short break for the month of August and can’t wait to welcome everyone back when Saturday Morning Playgroup returns in September!
Until then, have a safe, fun, and adventure-filled summer! ☀️🫧📚💜
🎨🌈 Tomorrow’s the day! 🌈🎨
Join us for a special Saturday Morning Playgroup Tie-Dye Party at the Family Center of Washington County!
🗓 Saturday, July 25
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Family Center of Washington County
383 Sherwood Drive, Montpelier
We’ll provide all the tie-dye supplies, just bring a white item you’d like to transform! 👕🧦🛏️ (T-shirts, socks, pillowcases, tote bags… get creative!)
This is a fun, hands-on activity for the whole family, and we’d love to see you there. 💙
💥This is our last Saturday playgroup until September! There are no Saturday Morning Playgroups for the month of August! 💥
💚 Thank You, Vermont Foodbank! 💚
We're grateful to work alongside an organization that is so committed to making sure our neighbors have access to healthy food and the support they need. Their partnership helps us better serve families in our community, and we're proud to be part of a network that believes everyone deserves to feel welcomed, supported, and cared for.
Thank you, Vermont Foodbank, for all that you do and for helping make our communities stronger! Together, we're making a real difference. 💚🌱
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Thank you Family Center of Washington County Vermont, for your commitment and partnership in this work, and for being part of this first wonderful group of Catalyst Cohort participants!
A big thank you to one of our wonderful child care providers, Heather Silk, for treating our team to these delicious homemade desserts! 💙🧁🍪
From cake pops to cookies and other sweet treats, everything was made with so much care. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Thank you for making our day a little sweeter, Heather! 💕
💥 Picnic in the Park Update 💥
Unfortunately, we need to cancel our final Picnic in the Park of the season due to an unexpected scheduling conflict. 🙁
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you to everyone who joined us throughout the summer; we loved spending time with your families!
We still have several opportunities to connect this week:
📚 Wednesday: Barre City Playgroup at the Aldrich Public Library, 10–11 A.M.
🧸 Thursday: BBOP(Building Blocks of Play) Playgroup in the community Room at the Family Center of Washington County 10–11 A.M.
🛝Thursday: Dads & Kids Playgroup at the Family Center of Washington County, 5-6:30 P.M.
🌈 Saturday: Saturday Morning Playgroup at the Family Center of Washington County featuring a special Tie-Dye Event, 10 A.M - 12 P.M.
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming playgroups before we take a short break for the month of August!
👏🏻 Dads, This One's for You!
Looking for a fun way to connect with other dads while making memories with your kids?
Dad Guild is Vermont's largest fatherhood community, offering family events, peer support, parenting resources, workshops, and more for dads and masculine-identifying caregivers.
Check out the flyer below to learn more and visit dadguild.org to explore upcoming events and opportunities!
Because strong dads help build strong families. 💙
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FCWC Playgroup Schedules
- Wednesdays at the Aldrich Public Library in Barre from 10:00-11:00 am
- Thursdays at the Family Center in Montpelier or The Children’s Room in Waterbury from 10:00-11:00 am
- Thursdays at the Family Center in Montpelier from 5:00-6:30 pm
- Saturdays at the Family Center in Montpelier from 10:00-11:30 am
Support Group for Women in Recovery
Contact [email protected] to learn more!
RESOURCES
Good Resource for Families
Check out our local partners’ opportunities for families!
All Brains Belong VT is a non-profit primary care and community center in Montpelier. ABB uses an inclusive design model to offer flexible, customized ways of accessing medical care and community connection. Community center events for children, adults, and families are free and open to people of all ages, including those receiving primary care elsewhere. Check out their programming!
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont Family Support Programs The Circle of Parents Support Groups are ongoing! New parenting classes at regular intervals! Check out the website! To enroll or join their wait list, please email [email protected].
Good Beginnings of Central Vermont– View their page to see the great programming available!
Contact [email protected] or 802-595-7953 for information. Don’t forget to follow them on Facebook!
Check out other local events: https://www.goodbeginningscentralvt.org/events/
The Children’s Room – The Children’s Room supports families with young children by providing a space to build an informal network of peers, access local resources, and the ability to visit a free, fun and safe place to socialize! See their Facebook page for updates!
See their calendar of events: http://www.childrensroomonline.org/calendar.html
Additional Resources:
Find Vermont Libraries | Department of Libraries– Find your local library and see what’s new for the fall for children and youth and their families!
How To Talk so Little Kids Will Listen Podcasts, parent education, and answers to reader questions!
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard abundant article, videos, podcasts and more!
American Academy of Pediatrics resources for health and more!
The AAP Parenting Website additional information specifically for parents, broken down by age groups.
Zero To Three videos and articles for parents of young children!
Vroom Vroom believes all parents want what’s best for their children. So we joined with scientists, researchers, and parents to take the science out of the lab and put it in the hands of caregivers. Vroom provides science-based tips and tools to inspire families to turn shared, everyday moments into Brain Building Moments®.
Washington County Mental Health Services Provides services for all ages and provides supports to families through their Children, Youth & Family program. Children, Youth & Family Programs encompass a wide variety of office and community-based services, as well as school and home-based services for children and their families living with mental illness. Services are available to expectant mothers and parents up to and including youth who are 22 years of age. WCMH is available 24/7 at 802-229-0591 to help if you’re in crisis.
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice is a full service, not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Association committed to providing high quality, medically-necessary home health and hospice care to all central Vermonters, regardless of a person’s ability to pay. In addition, we promote the general welfare of all central Vermonters with health promotion, long term care, and maternal-and-child health services.
Help Me Grow Vermont The goal of Help Me Grow Vermont is to create strong families, which helps promote healthy child development, and ensure that all children reach their greatest potential.
Vermont Foodbank find local resources and donate to help others.
Hunger Free Vermont working to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters. Food resources for you! Advocacy opportunities. See this resource Stretch Your Budget with Vermont Food Programs
Vermont Everyone Eats Vermont Everyone Eats has been contracted to continue services!
Food Pantries via 2-1-1 The Vermont 2-1-1 database is updated on a regular basis. However, since information can change at any time it may be a good idea to telephone the service provider for details.
Vermont Home Owner Assistance Program – VHFA is now accepting applications for the Vermont Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP). Eligible Vermont homeowners will be awarded grants for the purpose of preventing home foreclosure and homeowner displacement. This can include assistance with overdue mortgage payments, homeowners’ association fees, property taxes and utilities.