Nurturing Families Network
Mission: encourage and teach families how to
nurture themselves and their children.
The Nurturing Families Network provides education, support and assists in identifying and enhancing family strengths.
Services
Three Components:
Nurturing Connections (Telephone Support)
A trained Nurturing Volunteer will provide:
- Answers to your non-medical questions
- Confidentiality
- Emotional Support
- Monthly mailings - Child Development Info
- Connection to Community Resources
- Intensive Home Visiting
Let a Family Support Worker assist with:
- Child Development monitoring & info
- Activities to do with your baby to promote healthy brain development
- Certified infant massage instruction
- Options to deal with every day stresses
- Connecting you to Community Resources
Nurturing Parent & Children Groups
This FREE 10-week series includes the following:
For Parents:
- Infant & child development info
- Ways to establish nurturing routines
- Effective discipline techniques
- Communication skills
- Ways to safety proof your home
- Community Resource Information
For Children:
- Arts & crafts
- Games
- Music
- Friends
All three components of Nurturing Families Network provide:
- Confidentiality
- Encouragement & Support
- Helpful tips for calming a fussy baby
- Free books and materials
Enroll Now!
Enrollment for Home Visits and Nurturing Connections is open to first-time parents. Enroll anytime during pregnancy or before your child turns 3 months old.
Nurturing Parent/Children Group enrollment is open to all parents with a child birth to 5 years old.
To enroll, call (860) 928-6541 x2077.
The Nurturing Families Network is funded by the Children’s Trust Fund, an agency of the State of Connecticut.
Contact Information
Phone:
(860) 928-6541 x2077
Location
Day Kimball Hospital
320 Pomfret Street
Putnam, CT 06260
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Nurturing Parent & Children Groups:
Tuesday Evenings
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Day Kimball Hospital, Robert H. Field Conference Center
Team Members
| Danielle Da Silva, MPH |
Program Director |
| Christine Millette, LICSW |
Clinical Supervisor |
| |
Home Visitor |
| Heidi Becker |
Home Visitor |
| Laurel Garry, BA |
Nurturing Connections
Group Coordinator |
| Kimberlee Theroux, BS |
Parent Group Co-Facilitator |
| Debra Smith, BS |
Children’s Group Facilitator |
Towns Served
| Brooklyn |
Thompson |
| Plainfield |
Woodstock |
| Sterling |
Killingly |
| Eastford |
Putnam |
| Pomfret |
Union |