Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS STATE DIRECTOR

Carol Rubin, MSW, LICSW

parentchildpluscarol@gmail.com

News

November 2, 2022

Family Nurturing Center Event Highlights ParentChild+ and Shares Powerful Stories from Parents, ...

BOSTON, MA – October 26, 2022 – Family Nurturing Center event highlights ParentChild+, for the full press release please click here.

August 11, 2022

ParentChild+ Receives Historic Increase to $4M in Massachusetts FY23 State Budget...

BOSTON, MA – On July 28th, Governor Baker signed into law the FY23 Massachusetts state budget, which includes a historic increase for ParentChild+ programming, bringing its total state budget funding to $4M. This over 20% increase from FY22 will support expansion into new MA communities, increased capacity at…

July 20, 2021

ParentChild+ Supporting Families in Peabody and Salem – Itemlive.com, July 2020...

The Peabody and Salem sites have been featured in itemlive.com powered by The Daily Item for the work that they have been recently doing. Click here for the full article.

August 27, 2020

ParentChild+ MA Virtual Site Visits...

Take look at what ParentChild+ Massachusetts has been doing during these unprecedented times to keep connected with the families they work with:

February 14, 2020

Malden Family Welcomes Mayor Christenson for his first ParentChild+ Home Visit...

Malden ParentChild+ started in Fall 2019, with support from the Wellington Management Foundation and sponsored by the Malden Public Schools.  Now in its second year, the program is working with 20 families and their two- and three-year-old children, and plans to enroll up to 30 families by the…

February 14, 2019

A Look Back At A Year of Helping Berkshire Families...

Do you want to make lasting changes in our community? As we approach 2019, it’s rewarding to look back and see the impact we made together this year. Long-time south county homeowner, Ellen Rudley, drove by the Community Health Program (CHP) office in Great Barrington numerous times without…

January 16, 2019

Massachusetts Department of Early Education And Care Awards An Increase of $300,000 In Funding To ...

Press Release, 1/19   MASSACHUSETTS January 2019 – The Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP), a leading early childhood, school readiness organization working in 14 states nationwide and five other countries, is proud to announce that the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has awarded an additional $300,000 in…

November 29, 2018

The Power of Prevention: Why Investing Early Makes Sense...

  This blog post was written by PCHP Massachusetts State Program Director Carol Rubin     On Friday November 9th, members of the Parent-Child Home Program’s (PCHP) MA Advisory Council along with State Director Carol Rubin presented at the MA Association of School Committees/MA Association of School Superintendents Joint…

November 28, 2018

Wellington Management Foundation Awards $200,000 Catalyst Gift to Massachusetts ParentChild+...

Advocate News Online, 11/9/18   MASSACHUSETTS October 2018 – The Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP), a leading early childhood school readiness organization working in 14 states nationwide and five other countries, is proud to announce that it has been awarded $200,000 Wellington Management Foundation Catalyst Grant. Thanks to this…

November 8, 2018

Wellington Management Foundation Awards $200,000 Catalyst Gift to Massachusetts ParentChild+...

Press Release, 10/18   MASSACHUSETTS October 2018 – The Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP), a leading early childhood school readiness organization working in 14 states nationwide and five other countries, is proud to announce that it has been awarded $200,000 Wellington Management Foundation Catalyst Grant. Thanks to this grant,…

April 30, 2018

MassLive, 4/29/18   Families with greatest needs will get more home visits from Holyoke public ...

  HOLYOKE — The public schools will expand a home-visits program where staff spend time in the poorest households to assess families’ needs. Nearly 10 families of children who attend Morgan School, 596 South Bridge St., have benefited from the program and a $25,000 state grant will add…

April 23, 2018

PCHP families in Cambridge, MA enjoy Banana For Two!...

  This blog post was written by Honey Schnapp, PCHP Coordinator in Cambridge, Massachusetts.     We are so excited for the opportunity to introduce Ellen Mayer’s new book, Banana for Two, to our families. It made its debut as part of our curriculum this year at our Spring…

Massachusetts Sites

  • Acton/Concord/Maynard/Sudbury

    Acton/Concord/Maynard/Sudbury
    First Connections
    179 Great Road, Suite 104a
    Acton, MA 01720

    Site Coordinators
    Deborah Werneburg
    ddwerneburg@jri.org

    Elinor Springer
    espringer@jri.org

  • Athol

    Valuing Our Children
    217 Walnut Street
    Athol, MA 01331

    Site Coordinators:
    Nicole Lyman

    nicolelyman@valuingourchildren.org

  • Ayer/Shirley

    Ayer/Shirley Public Schools
    Page Hilltop Elementary School
    115 Washington Street
    Ayer, MA 01432

    Site Coordinator:
    Deanna Christie
    dchristie@asrsd.org

  • Barre/Fitchburg

    Making Opportunity Count (MOC)
    P.O. Box 273
    Barre, MA 01005

    Site Coordinators:
    Cynthia Lapinskas
    clapinskas@mocinc.org

    Holly Morris
    hmorris@mocinc.org

  • Blandford/Chester/Huntington/Russell/Worthington

    Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Russell, Worthington
    P.O. Box 444
    Huntington, MA 01243

    Site Coordinator:
    Chris Bresnahan
    cbresnahan@hchcweb.org

  • Boston/Dorchester

    Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
    200 Bowdoin Street
    Boston, MA 02122

    Site Coordinator:

    Lydia Brown
    lbrown@familynurturing.org

  • Bourne

    Bourne
    41 Ernest Valeri Road
    Bourne, MA 02532

    Site Coordinator:
    Maura Dankert
    mdankert@bourneps.org

  • Brockton

    Brockton Public Schools
    211 Crescent Street
    Brockton, MA 02302

    Site Coordinator:
    Lakia Small
    lakiasmall@bpsma.org

  • Brookline

    Brookline Public Schools
    10 Puddingstone Rd
    Brookline, MA 02467

    Site Coordinator:
    Matina Lang
    matina_lang@psbma.org

  • Cambridge

    Cambridge Public Schools
    Haggerty School
    110 Cushing Street
    Cambridge, MA 02138

    Site Coordinators:

    Joy Harper
    tharper@cpsd.us

  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod Children’s Place
    10 Ballwic Rd
    Eastham, MA 02642

    Site Coordinator:
    Marley Pereda
    mpereda@capecodchildrensplace.com

     

  • Central Berkshire

    Child Care of the Berkshires
    150 North St, Suite 28
    Pittsfield, MA 01201

    Site Coordinators:
    Jackie Dubreuil
    jdubreuil@ccberkshire.org

    Johna Lemoine
    jlemoine@ccberkshire.org

  • Clinton

    Clinton Public Schools
    150 School Street
    Clinton, MA 01510

    Site Coordinator:
    Linda Weene
    weenel@clinton.k12.ma.us

  • Falmouth

    Coalition for Children/Falmouth Schools
    130 Katherine Lee Bates Rd.
    Falmouth, MA 02540

    Site Coordinator:
    Bethany Gay
    bgay@falmouth.k12.ma.us

  • Fall River

    Fall River Public Schools
    367 Ray Street
    Fall River, MA 02720

    Site Coordinator:
    Jessica Rodriguez
    jrodriguez@fallriverschools.org

  • Framingham

    Framingham Public Schools
    19 Flagg Drive
    Framingham, MA 01702

    Site Coordinator:
    Jane Cohen
    jcohen@framingham.k12.ma.us

  • Great Barrington

    Community Health Programs
    442 Stockbridge Rd.
    Great Barrington, MA 01230

    Site Coordinator:
    Katelyn Parks
    kparks@chpberkshires.org

  • Greenfield

    Community Action Family Center (Franklin, Hampshire, North Quabbin Regions)
    90 Federal Street
    Greenfield, MA 01301

    Site Coordinator:
    Tolley Jones
    tjones@communityaction.us

  • Lawrence

    Greater Lawrence Community Action
    305 Essex Street, 3rd Floor
    Lawrence, MA 01840

    Site Coordinator:
    Lori Jorge
    ljorge@glcac.org

  • Leominster

    Leominster Public Schools
    145 Pleasant Street
    Leominster, MA 01453

    Site Coordinators:
    Lisa Novelli
    Lisa.novelli@leominsterschools.org

  • Lowell

    Lowell Public Schools
    21 Carter Street
    Lowell, MA 01852

    Site Coordinators:
    Lisa Van Thiel
    lvanthiel@lowell.k12.ma.us

     

  • Ludlow

    Ludlow Public Schools
    508 East St
    Ludlow, MA 01056

    Site Coordinator:
    Jane Christian
    j_christian@ludlowps.org

    Kelly Castor
    k_castor@ludowps.org

  • Lynn

    Lynn Public Schools
    Coordinated Family & Community Engagement/YMCA
    20 Neptune Bouleveard
    Lynn, MA 01902

    Site Coordinator:
    Kathy Westin
    westink@lynnschools.org

  • Wakefield/Malden

    Wakefield Public Schools
    30 Farm Street
    Wakefield, MA 01880

    Site Coordinator:
    Kathy Byrne
    kathy.byrne@wpsk12.org

  • Marlborough

    Marlborough Public Schools
    169 Pleasant St
    Marlborough, MA 01752

    Site Coordinator:
    Mariam Hurley
    msarkarati@yahoo.com

  • Medford

    Medford Public Schools
    489 Winthrop Street
    Medford, MA 02155

    Site Coordinator:
    Donna Foti Scovell
    dscovell@medford.k12.ma.us

  • Nantucket

    Nantucket Public Schools
    10 Surfside Rd
    Nantucket, MA 02554

    Site Coordinator:
    Pauline Cronin
    conninp@npsk.org

  • New Bedford

    PACE Child Care Works
    134 South Second Street
    New Bedford, MA 02740

    Site Coordinators:
    Elizabeth Wilkinson
    ewilkinson@paceccw.org

    Rosemarie Ricci
    rricci@paceccw.org

     

  • Newton/Needham/Waltham/Wellesley

    Family ACCESS
    492 Waltham Street
    West Newton, MA 02465

    Site Coordinators:
    Maribel Molina
    mmolina@familyaccess.org

  • Northampton

    Northampton Public Schools
    212 Main St. rm 102
    Northampton, MA 01060

    Site Coordinators:
    Mandy Gerry
    mgerry@northampton-k12.us

  • Northern Berkshire

    Child Care of the Berkshires
    210 State Street
    North Adams, MA 01247

    Site Coordinators:
    Christen Romanick
    cromanick@ccberkshire.org

    Deborah Payton
    dpayton@ccberkshire.org

  • Peabody

    Peabody Public Schools
    27 Lowell Street
    Peabody, MA 01960

    Site Supervisor:
    Donna Connelly
    connellyd@peabody.k12.ma.us

    Site Coordinator:
    Debra Wonson M.Ed.
    wonsond@peabody.k12.ma.us

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth Public Schools
    11 Lincoln Street
    Plymouth, MA 02360

    Site Coordinator:
    Judy Davis
    jdavis@plymouth.k12.ma.us

  • Quincy

    Quincy Commission on the Family
    83 Saratoga Street
    Quincy, MA 02171

    Site Coordinator:
    Pamela Bonfiglioli
    pbonfiglioli@quincyma.gov

  • Randolph/Holbrook

    Self Help Inc.

    45 Pearl St
    Brockton, MA 02301

    Site Coordinator:
    Gina McGarrigle
    gmcgarrigle@selfhelpinc.org

     

  • Revere

    Revere Public Schools
    101 School Street
    Revere, MA 02151

    Site Coordinator:
    Stacey Smith
    yecats4519@gmail.com

  • Salem

    Salem Public Schools
    29 Highland Ave.
    Salem, MA 01970

    Site Coordinator:
    Maureen Pasek-Tourville
    mpasektourville@salemk12.org

  • Somerville

    Somerville Public Schools
    Parent Information Center
    167 Holland Street
    Somerville, MA 02144

    Site Coordinator:
    Fernanda Villar
    fvillar@k12.somerville.ma.us

  • Springfield

    New North Citizens Council
    1500 Main Street, Suite 220
    Springfield, MA 01115

    Site Coordinator:
    Jasarah Burgos
    jburgos@newnorthcc.org

     

  • Stoughton

    Stoughton Public Schools
    31 Pierce Street
    Stoughton, MA 02072

    Site Coordinator:
    Elizabeth Smith
    e_smith@stoughtonschools.org

  • Taunton

    Triumph, Inc.
    Associates for Human Services, Inc.
    25 Barnum Street
    Taunton, MA 02780

    Site Coordinator:
    Christine Pilotte
    cpilotte@triumphinc.org

     

  • Ware

    Collaborative for Educational Services
    49 Church Street
    Ware, MA 01082

    Site Coordinator:
    Mary Schreiber
    mschreiber@collaborative.org

  • Wareham/Old Rochester

    Wareham Public Schools
    4 Viking Drive
    Wareham, MA 02571

    Site Coordinator:
    Marianne Murphy
    mmurphy@wareham.k12.ma.us

  • Watertown/Belmont

    Watertown Public Schools
    246 Warren Street
    Watertown, MA 02472

    Site Coordinator:
    Linda Krieger
    linda.krieger@watertown.k12.ma.us

  • Winchendon

    Winchendon Public Schools
    32 Elmwood Road
    Winchendon, MA 01475

    Site Coordinator:
    Kristin Moran
    kmoran@winchendonk.12.org

  • Worcester

    Worcester Public Schools/Worcester Family Partnership
    130 Leeds Street
    Worcester, MA 01606

    One-on-One Coordinator:
    Melinda Forget
    forgetm@worcesterschools.net

    HBCC Coordinator:
    Felicita De Los Santos
    delossantosf@worcesterschools.net

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