Programs
Burin Peninsula Brighter Futures offers
the following programs, which are always free to children aged 0-6 and their
parents or caregivers:
Family Drop in Play
Family Drop In is offered at each center, and sessions are
facilitated by parent/caregiver volunteers and the Family Support
Facilitator for that area. The program is designed to foster the growth and
development of children and promote family unity. During Drop In, children
are exposed to a variety of activities such as games, creative art, outings,
sports, and special events. Healthy, nutritious snacks are prepared each
session. There are plenty of age appropriate toys for children to play with
that are designed to foster growth in specific areas of development. Family
Drop In play is also beneficial to parents in that it provides an
opportunity to spend quality time with their children, while at the same
time promoting an informal network to other parents with children in the
same age group.
During Drop in Play we also have programs for our
participants that run for 4 or 6 weeks at a time throughout the year. These
include Crafty Cooking, Rhymes and Thymes, Jolly Jumpers, Little Chefs,
TALK, Hands of a Child, Ladybug Airlines, Healthy Habits for Me,
and many more. Ask at your center for information!
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Healthy Baby Club provides nurturing and guidance to
pregnant moms. The main goal of this program is to help these women to
improve their nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy. By helping women to
have healthier pregnancies the Healthy Baby Club hopes to improve the health
of their children. The Healthy Baby Club works with women to achieve the
following:
- Improve nutrition
- Decrease incidence of smoking, alcohol, and drug use
- Raise self esteem
- Encourage and support breastfeeding
- Encourage physical activity
- Encourage early physician care and use of other health
services
- Promote social and community support
- Develop positive parenting skills in the post partum
period
The Healthy Baby Club offers Food Supplements, Tips on
Nutrition, Health, and Breastfeeding, Resource Library, Friendly Support,
Baby Clothes, Follow Up Activities after Birth, In-home Visits, and Group
Sessions on Prenatal/Postnatal Information, Cooking, Craft Sessions,
Exercise and Relaxation, and Guest Speakers and Discussion.
All services are free and confidential and transportation
will be provided when needed.
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A program for infants up to six months of age, usually
graduates of Healthy Baby Club attend this program as a bridge to our Family
Resource Centers. The Loving and Learning program is an opportunity for
graduates of the Healthy Baby Club to get together once weekly for
socialization and sharing of information. Graduates of this program are
encouraged to begin attending Small Wonders or Family Drop In at the Family
Resource Centers. The sessions are facilitated by the Resource Mother and
the Family Support Facilitator and information is presented in an informal,
interactive manner through group discussion and sharing of ideas.
Session topics include
- Introduction to the program
- Start of Baby Books
- How's Baby Doing
- Mother Goose
- Cooking Session
- Birth Control
- Nutrition for Baby
- Visit to Small Wonders
- Child Development
- Craft Session
- Importance of Play
- Safety for Baby
- Graduation
- Guest Speakers
- Fun Sessions/ Outings
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This program is designed to meet the needs of children
aged newborn to three years of age. The goal of the program is to offer a
non-threatening, safe play environment for children to explore their world.
It gives their parent(s) a chance to interact with them in an environment
conducive to play and with age appropriate toys and activities. It also
gives their parent(s) an opportunity to socialize with other parents.
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A pre-kindergarten program for children aged 4-5 years.
The focus of this program is on preparation for school.
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Basic Shelf is a six week program that teaches parents how
to cook nutritional meals at a low cost. The Basic Shelf Cookbook contains
recipes which can be made with the same thirty six ingredients- known as the
Basic Shelf. There is facilitated discussion around such topics as food
storage, how eating affects how we feel, and problems faced in feeding
children, etc. Focus is on basic cooking skills and preparing nutritious
meals on a limited budget. The project purchases all materials needed, the
group prepares the meal and then samples the meal. Eating the meal together
as a group provides and informal way of imparting relevant information to
group members.
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Burin Peninsula Brighter Futures offers programs that are
designed to help parents develop better parenting skills and understand
child development. These programs are facilitated by trained individuals
with Brighter Futures organization and the community. These programs include
Nobody's Perfect, Kids Have Stress Too, Zap Family,
Low Cost Activities, Parenting for a Literate Community, How to Talk so Kids
Will Listen, and Basic Shelf.
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