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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Programs & services currently being offered!

If registering for an in-person Family Resources Program, you are agreeing to our Covid procedures that are in place. All possible attempts will be made to comply with Covid 19 Guidelines during FRC programming, and families will need to abide by and help in these efforts to keep all participants safe. This includes wearing masks and social distancing.

Registration can be completed online in the tabbed sections below, however, if you need a hard copy of a registration form and/or would prefer to pay by check, please email Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org, and a form will be sent to you. Checks can be dropped off to our AHM Youth & Family offices at 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron CT 06248, and placed in the mail slot by the front door.

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

This program is for children ages Birth-5 and their parents or caregivers. First Steps in Music is a developmentally appropriate and researched early childhood music program developed by Hartt Professor, Dr. John Feierabend, and facilitated by Mallory Kokus.

This program will include:

Singing and dancing
Movement games and instruments
Music from a variety of cultures world-wide

Join us on Tuesdays from 10:45 am-11:30 am, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, with rain dates on Tuesdays, 11/3 and 11/10 at Burnt Hill Park, Hebron.

We will be following COVID-19 recommendations for social distancing, please see flyer for details!

This program is full as of 10/5/20! If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please contact Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org.

Join us for an in-person Play & Learn held at our Family Resource Center at Gilead Hill School! Choose between Tuesdays or Thursdays, in the months of November and December.

This program is for parents and caregivers from Andover, Hebron, Marlborough, or Columbia, and children age birth-5 and will include:

Activities including crafts, activities, and circle time!
Information on child development and parenting topics
A chance to meet other parents and children!
Free Developmental Screenings for all enrolled children

Time: 10:15-11:15 AM, Cost: $25 per Family

Tuesdays on the following dates: 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15
Thursdays on the following dates: 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17

We will be following COVID Guidelines:

Adults and children ages 3 and over will be required to wear a mask
We are not able to use the restrooms at Gilead Hill School
Families will enter through the door next to the Board of Ed entrance
Please bring a driver’s license or picture ID the first time you attend
We will not be offering a group snack time.
For more information, contact Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org.

This Fall themed program is appropriate for children Birth-5 and their adults. Zoom meetings will include craft time using materials in kits related stories, and singing. Participants will receive a kit with supplies needed for crafts!

Join us on Wednesdays from 10:15 am – 11:00 am via provided Zoom link, on 10/7/20 – 11/18/20 (no group on 11/11 due to Veteran’s Day).

$25 per family. This fee includes materials needed for activities with weekly zoom meetings. Kit pickup will be at AHM Youth & Family Services, 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron. Times to be announced!

This program is for parents and caregivers from Andover, Hebron, Marlborough, or Columbia, and their children age birth-5. Activities include use of the playscape, crafts, and socially distanced circle time.

This program will provide:
• Information on child development and parenting topics
• A chance to meet other parents and children!
• Free Developmental Screenings for all enrolled children

Join us Thursdays from 10:30 am – 11:30am, at Veteran’s Park Hebron on 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29. Rain Dates will be Fridays. $25 per family!

We will be following COVID19 guidelines as per the Office of Early Childhood, and will be encouraging everyone to socially distance but cannot guarantee children will be able to. Please keep this in mind when attending this group.

**This class is currently full! If you would like to be placed on a wait list, please contact Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org.

If you are unable to register on-line, please use this printable registration form for your registration! Checks can be mailed along with your registration form to our AHM offices at: 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron, CT 06248. If you have any questions, please contact Program Coordinator Becky Murray at BeckyM@ahmyouth.org.

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