COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Systems Navigation Support
Ages
Birth - 5 years
Usage
Geography
Statewide (84 across the Commonwealth)
Professionals
CFCE Staff
Settings
Community Organizations, Local Agencies
Oversight, Guidance and Regulation
Department of Early Education & Care
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Networks
CFCE networks are
locally provided programs that offer child development services and referrals, such as administering ASQ screeners and hosting play groups for young children. They also provide resources to parents/caregivers such as parent education, child development information, transitional assistance, parent leadership opportunities, and community resources to support parents as their child’s first teacher.
Ages
Birth - 5 years
Usage
Geography
Adams, Aquinnah, Athol, Brewster, Cambridge, Chatham, Cheshire, Chilmark, Clarksburg, Eastham, Edgartown, Erving, Florida, Greenfield, Hancock, Harwich, Lanesboro, Medford, Monroe, New Ashford, New Salem, North Adams, Oak Bluffs, Orange, Orleans, Petersham, Phillipston, Provincetown, Royalston, Savoy, Tisbury, Truro, Warwick, Wellfleet, Wendell, West Tisbury, Williamstown
Professionals
Family Center Staff
Settings
Family Centers
Oversight, Guidance and Regulation
Department of Early Education & Care
Children’s Trust
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Children’s Trust Family Centers
Family Centers are community hubs that support parents with navigating parenting. Here they can get access to resources, learn new skills, meet other families, and participate in a variety of programming. There are currently 12 Family Centers in MA through Children’s Trust.