Family Resource Center

Welcome to the AHM Family Resource Center!

The AHM Family Resource Center received its first grant in 1996 from the Connecticut State Department of Education and has collaborated with the four regional Elementary Schools, the Middle School and the High School in various programs and services.

The philosophy of Family Resource Centers is that healthy development and good education begin with access to support services from birth. When these services are offered in schools, services are readily accepted and accessible to families.

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AHM’s Family Resource Center is offering an Activity Take-Out!

Join AHM’s Family Resource staff Becky Murray & Jahnna Sieckowski for a Virtual Play & Learn group that is educational, and has themed activities you can do at home! This session’s theme will be: Fun with Colors!

Registration includes: Kits with instructions and all supplies you need for projects that will be completed during our zoom play group meetings. Projects will include science experiments and fun craft experiences that will provide for educational, hands-on fun. Zoom meetings will include craft time using materials in kits, reading of a related story, and conversation about the theme.

Purchase your craft kit for $25.00 per family. Fee includes all materials needed for 4 activities, instructions, extension ideas, and 4 zoom meetings. Zoom link will be provided upon registration. Join your friends for a fun craft activity on-line! Zoom Meetings will be held: Thursdays, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, and 8/20 from 10:00-10:45am.

Appropriate for children 2½ – 6 years of age with help from an adult

Registration Form

Please enter through the Gilead Hill main entrance and sign in. You will need a picture I.D. the first time you come to the school.

Winter/Spring Play and Learn Groups start the week of January 6th and end on May 29th. The fee is $140.00 per family. Registration is required and can be completed by filling out a form and mailing it with payment to: AHM Youth and Family Services, Attn.: Becky Murray, 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron, CT 06248. Please contact Becky or Janna at 860-228-0871 or through email at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org or Jahnna@ahmyouth.org for more information.
Groups will be held on Mondays from 9:00 – 10:15 AM, Thursdays from 10:00 – 11:15 AM and Fridays from 9:00 – 10:15 AM or 10:30 – 11:45 AM.
These groups are for children ages birth through 5 years old, along with their parents/caregivers. We will have fun activities, crafts, socialization, snack and circle time in a relaxed, nurturing atmosphere! Information on child development and parenting topics will be provided.
We are working with Gilead Hill School and will follow school COVID19 procedures. We will update information as soon as possible about upcoming programs. Please check back often!

Do you have questions about your child’s Development? Would you like to know how you could support your child’s development and know what they will be doing next? The FRC offers free developmental screenings in your home or in our space here at Gilead Hill!

These screenings are for children ages 4 months to 48 months, using the Ages and Stages questionnaire. Through playing with your child and speaking to you, we will look at your child’s development in the areas of language, fine and gross motor skills, social/emotional, and problem solving. We can offer feedback to parents or caregivers and suggestions to further your child’s development. The screening takes about an hour, and is confidential.

If you would like your child to be screened, or have any questions, please contact Becky Murray at 860-228-0871 or through email at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org.

The AHM Family Resource Center offers home visits for families living in Andover, Hebron, or Marlborough and Columbia with a child between the ages of birth and five. We utilize curriculum from the National Parents as Teachers program.

Home Visits provide families with information about child development through observation, activities, talking to parents, and play. The curriculum, which is tailored to the age and developmental stage of each child, helps parents understand their child’s behavior, what to expect next, and gives parents strategies for challenges they are facing in parenting.

Interested? For more information please call Becky Murray or Jahnna Sieckowski at 860-228-0871 or email at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org or jahnnas@ahmyouth.org.

We have openings in the KinderRHAMa Preschool at RHAM High for the 2020 – 2021 school year! Please contact Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org for more information.

KinderRHAMa Preschool Program Details

Family Resource Center Resources

CT Birth-3
Information for parents and providers who suspect their child may have a developmental delay
State of CT Early Learning Development Guidelines Information on what children should be learning from age Birth- 5 years
CT Safe Kids
Car seat, passenger, bike safety, poison control
Access Health CT
Health insurance in CT