›› Shonna Bell

It has been a busy summer for Family ­Programs at the Fernwood Community Centre. The Family Resource Program in the ­gymnasium was packed with kids ­joining their families at home for the ­summer; staff and participants are happy for back-to-school! Now there’s a little more room for the little ones to play.

We are always happy to meet new ­families and little ones, and excited to take a moment to also share about the new, returning, and ongoing Family Support Programs happening at the Centre this fall.

We are excited to announce that we are offering a weekend program. Join us on Saturdays from 10:30am-12:30pm for Kindergym ($4/child). This is a play-based program, different from Family Resource Program, focusing on gross motor and large movement play with materials to facilitate.

Returning to the Fernwood ­Community Centre is the Fernwood Family Legal Clinic on Tuesdays from 11:00am-1:00pm. The clinic is by appointment only and ­appointments are 30 minutes with a ­lawyer who is actively practicing Family Law.

We are grateful to continue to provide Parent Child Mother Goose, the Family Resource Program, and Family Dinner for families at the Fernwood ­Community Centre. Parent Child Mother Goose is an early literacy-based music program, ­running on Fridays with two time slots for different ages; for birth to one years old, 11:00-11:45am and for one to three year olds, 12:00-12:45pm. This is a free ­program but registration is required. ­Family Resource Program is a parent and tot drop-in ­program, welcoming and inclusive to all families, every Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-11:30am at the

Fernwood Community Centre. Family Dinner is every Monday in the Fernwood ­Community Centre ­gymnasium from 5:00-7:00pm.

As always, for any family related ­support including looking for or ­applying for housing, accessing food resources or food banks, accessing other ­community ­support programs and referrals to ­community ­organizations or anytime you don’t know and you just need help, our Family ­Programs team is available.

For more information, please visit ­fernwoodnrg.ca/fernwood-nrg-­programs/family-programs/ or email Shonna Bell, Family Programs ­Coordinator, at shonna@fernwoodnrg.ca.