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Richard Dorian, Executive Director
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Teen Parent School Program:
Evening Teen Parent Group
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Last month we held our first Evening Teen Parent Group for current and former teen parents and their significant others at the Sharon Abrams Teen Parent School Program. This new program is focusing on ways that we can support our teen parents in their journey to become more independent and successful young families. The first class was with Tyler Hafford, a financial advisor from Morgan Stanley.
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Tyler talked with the students about topics including:
‣ Making a budget
‣ Credit scores
‣ Getting loans
‣ Paying for housing, transportation, food
‣ Making paychecks last
‣ Creating a savings account
‣ Living on minimum wage
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We would like to thank Tyler for his time and knowledge and to It’s a Good Pizza for the donation for the evening meal. We would also like to thank Alicia Lemar, UNE Intern, for her research, time and commitment to this expanded support opportunity.
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***PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE***
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On Thursday, May 3rd, The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers will be hosting a beer and wine tasting at T&B’s Celebration Center in Waterville. Enjoy wine and craft beer from local Maine vendors, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music from The Sunday Project and a silent and live auction from 5:30 to 8:30 pm with Maine humorist, Gary Crocker. Check out our Facebook for up-to-date auction items and more details!
Tickets are $35 per person and are available online, at the door or by calling Kelly Couture at (207) 872-0261. Must be 21+ to attend.
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The Children’s Place News:
Eat Well Play Hard
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In February & March, our two preschool classrooms were part of a 6-week Eat Well Play Hard program offered by Maine SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, providing nutrition education services to low-income Mainers). Eat Well Play Hard is a practice-tested curriculum designed to increase young children’s consumption of fruits and veggies, encourage choice of low-fat or fat-free dairy products, increase time young children are physically active, and decrease the amount of time young children spend watching television.
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Each week Nutrition Educators, Emily & Sam, visited the preschoolers at The Children’s Place with an interactive lesson that included a book, movement activity & cooking/snack experience based on that week’s lesson. The lessons included:
- introduction to ChooseMyPlate and openness to trying new foods
- investigating the differing colors/textures/tastes of vegetables and fruits
- introduction to dairy in relation to strong teeth and bones
- growing vegetables and fruits and comparing edible seeds (pea pods) and inedible seeds (mangoes)
- how nutritious foods are linked to physical activity, growth and development
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As a result of this 6-week program, teachers at The Children’s Place have additional tools to enrich the science, math, literacy, health and nutrition curriculum in their classrooms.
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“Thumbs up” to tasting broccoli, carrots & red peppers
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Movement: picking vegetables in our garden
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Empowered to Connect Conference
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The Empowered to Connect Conference features practical teaching in a safe and supportive community as we work to equip families, churches, and professionals to better serve children impacted by adoption and foster care. It features Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) methods developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, to help bring attachment and connection in families. The content is ideal for adoptive and foster parents, those considering adoption or foster care, and those who are serving and supporting others, including social workers, agency professionals, church staff and ministry leaders, counselors and therapists.
DATE: Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14
TIME: 10 am to 6 pm (both days)
LOCATION: Thayer Center for Health, Dean Auditorium
Note: You do not need to attend both dates, but you could come one day for $10 by paying at the door. Registration deadline is Thursday, April 5th.
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Friends of The Maine Children’s Home
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Friends preparing lobster rolls for the Annual Lobster Roll Lunch
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The Friends put together the Annual Yard Sale which benefits the Summer Camp Program
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The Friends of Maine Children’s Home is a service organization comprised of individuals committed to providing support to all the core programs at The Maine Children’s Home through volunteerism and fundraising. They meet once a month to plan and organize projects and are an important presence at Maine Children’s Home events. The Friends meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 6 PM on our campus and are always welcoming new members!
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2017 Reader’s Choice Award
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The 2017 Best of the Best Reader’s Choice Awards asked readers of the Morning Sentinel to vote for the best business in every category. Voting was closed in mid-December and The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers was named #2 in the Charitable category. Thank you to everyone who voted for us!
The Best of the Best Reader’s Choice Awards is presented by the Morning Sentinel in conjunction with the Mid-Maine, Skowhegan and Franklin County Chambers of Commerce.
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