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Family Collage Workshop & Dinner Night (Gardner)

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Come unwind, get artistic, and connect!

Each month, longtime collage artist Michael Sjostedt of Cut Loose Collage Workshops, is offering a *FREE* session to any family with children of any age (0-18). The sessions require no prior experienceโ€”just bring your creativity and have fun! All supplies provided.

PLUS! Each collage workshop will kick off first with a Gardner Family Dinner. Meet other families, enjoy a wonderful meal and art project, and learn more about what the FRC has to offer.

For lunchtime events (June, July, and August), lunch will go from 12-1pm, with collage going from 1-2:30pm.

For dinner events (Sept-Dec), and collage projects start at 6pm (and end at 7:30pm).

This workshop is one of a series, presenting a year of creative collage, thanks to a Community Enrichment grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (@cfncm).

Each workshop will focus on a different theme and craft (attend one, several, or all of them):

* June 19: Picnic Placemat Collages
Design unique placemats for summer picnics.

* July 10: Family Recipe Cards
Create artistic recipe cards for sharing family favorites.

* August 7: Back-to-School Notebook Covers
Decorate notebook covers or folders for the school year.

* September 11: Creative Photo Frames
Craft personalized picture frames for photos or artwork.

* October 9: Spooky Lanterns
Transform jars into glowing festive lanterns.

* November 13: Gratitude Collage Garland
Make a garland expressing reasons for thanks.

* December 11: Collage Ornaments
Create festive, handmade ornaments for holiday decor.

๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง ๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ'๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š
Pre-registration is always appreciated for planning purposes. To learn more, call FRC Director Summer Haggerty at (978) 730-1275 or email her at U3VtbWVyICEgSGFnZ2VydHkgfCBjc29pbmMgISBvcmc=.

Gardner Family Resource Center (FRC)
205 School Street, Suite 302
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 730-1275

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๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—–
The Gardner Family Resource Center (FRC) is a program of nonprofit community behavioral health agency Clinical & Support Options (csoinc.org).

It is open weekdays to provide free multi-cultural parenting and kid-friendly programs, mental health needs assessment, job/housing referrals, and school-focused help for families whose children range in age from birth to 18 years without any need for insurance.

Massachusetts Family Resource Centers (frcma.org) have been operating since 2015, with FRCs in each of the stateโ€™s 14 counties.
The Gardner FRC primarily serves the Greater Gardner area, but would welcome any nearby family looking for support, referrals or community.

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๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ€™๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐—— ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—–
Family Resource Centers, like the one in Gardner, are designed to be accessible solutions for families seeking health, safety, educational and employment services.

CSOโ€™s team at the GB FRC are trained and ready to help local families with a broad range of concerns, including:

โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€” Find help looking for employment, exploring career options, and discovering which jobs are a good fit.
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” Attend parenting groups with onsite child care.
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ โ€” Develop positive parenting skills that will improve a childโ€™s growth and development. Participate in playgroups and activities.
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€” Get study support for adult GED testing.
โ€ข ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€” Obtain direct assistance or referrals to groups that promote family unity and successful life skills.
โ€ข ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” Attend workshops and consultations to manage a budget, save for the future, or repair credit.
โ€ข ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” Navigate the system to find ways of meeting housing needs.
โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” Get help working with local juvenile courts to identify services for youth.
โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—š๐—•๐—ง๐—ค โ€” Join supportive, social networking groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer teens and families.
โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” Identify potential medical services.
โ€ข ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต โ€” Engage in an atmosphere of support and wellness, with clinical referrals available.
โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€” Connect and learn from other parents/guardians, grandparents, and youth.
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ & ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฑ โ€” Ensure children receive the support and resources they need with homework, school plans, and more.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” Access local support groups. Connect with outpatient and/or residential treatment programs.

The ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—– is located at ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜, Suite 302. It is open for walk-ins and by appointment each weekday.
๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ.



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