Family Connections Centers

Exciting volunteer opportunity for tomorrow morning! Family Connections Grocery Giveaway is looking for volunteers to help with food distribution. Bi-Lingual Cantonese needed! Contact Samantha if you would like to sign up: [email protected]

Join us for an exciting virtual event to celebrate Cinco De Mayo! Look forward to decorating maracas and enjoying a LIVE musical performance from the renowned Francisco Herrera. Craft kits will be available for pick-up prior to the event. Please contact Madeleine at [email protected] to register.

Happy Earth Day! Our School Age and Pre-K students celebrated by creating natural terrariums and Earth sponge art.

Thanks to our dedicated staff and volunteers who helped make our first Grocery Giveaway possible. We are proud to have distributed 200+ bags of fresh groceries to families in our community! Stay tuned for more information regarding our next distribution on Saturday, April 17th.

Happy February everyone! This month at Family Connections we have some exciting events for children and families in addition to our continued virtual programs. Some new event taking place this month: Thursday 2/4: Every Child Ready to Read Community Workshop in partnership with San Francisco Public Library All Month: College Saving Month in Partnership Kindergarten to College... All Month: 1,2,3 Magic Parenting Series in Vietnamese Check out our program calendar and event flyers to join with us!

For the first time ever, our 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Series is being offered in Vietnamese. 1-2-3 Magic is a virtual parenting program designed to help parents encourage good behavior and strengthen relationships. To join, please contact our Lead Family Support Coordinator, Ally at 650.479.1279 or [email protected].

January is Positive Parenting Awareness Month. This week is all about Social Support. No parent should have to go it alone. We offer virtual support groups offered in English, Spanish and Chinese where parents/caregivers share ideas, build community, and learn from guest speakers. Join a support group today! Learn more about Positive Parenting Awareness Month here: https://bit.ly/sffrc #positiveparenting

Tomorrow First Steps LIVE is back in the new year! Join us for some virtual learning! Our teachers will guide you and your little ones through engaging activities involving familiar songs, goofy dances, silly read-alongs and more.

Today was the first day of in-person Pre-K at our Excelsior center. From delayed openings to COVID-19 and shelter in place orders, we did not give up. Our teachers, staff, and participants have been so resilient in this process. We are so grateful to be safely open for our children and families!

Hey Portola! Did you know you can get tested right in the neighborhood? People who feel sick, work with the public, or have been exposed to COVID-19 should get tested. Visit the pop-up testing site on Tuesday, November 10th at 25 Felton Street if you are experiencing any of the following: -Fever over 100.4 Fahrenheit or 38.0 Celsius -Chills (shivering a lot) ... -Cough -Difficulty breathing -Fatigue or soreness -Loss of smell or taste -Sore throat -Headache -Runny or stuffy nose -Diarrhea, feeling sick to your stomach, or throwing up See more

Tomorrow is Halloween and we hope you will join us at our virtual Halloween event: Spookyville. We have many fun activities planned, including music, storytime, arts & crafts, and the much-anticipated costume contest! Join us for one, some or all! This event is FREE, but you must register to attend. We’ll see you there! Information here: https://fccenters.org/halloween/

We are happy to welcome our Creative Arts Teacher Sandra! She facilitates art classes throughout our various programs, supporting children and adults to have fun, express emotions, and find community through art. Look at all the fun projects this week and we can't wait for more!

Family Connections Virtual Halloween Party "Spookyville" - is this Saturday at 11:00am . Did you hear we are offering a pizza dinner or Safeway gift cards as prizes for the costume contest? You have to be in it to win it! Details in the attached flyer. Register for the party at https://fccenters.org/halloween/

Halloween is right around the corner! Please join us for the Family Connections FREE Halloween event Virtual Spookyville! Join us online for wonderful live music, spooky story time, Halloween arts & crafts and our beloved costume contest! ... All the fun and excitement of our annual event, from the comfort of your home! For more information and to register, visit https://fccenters.org/halloween

If you're looking for something for your family to do this Halloween, search no further! Celebrate Halloween from home with us! Get dressed up with your family and join us. Our virtual Spookyville event is free and will keep our community safe and healthy. Even though we've gone virtual, families still get to enjoy time together this Halloween season.... Children and families can look forward to these fun filled activities: Music Time | 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Arts & Crafts | 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Spooky Storytime | 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Costume Contest | 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM (see details on website on how to enter) Our event is open to all and you can choose to join for all or some activities. There will even prizes for costume contest winners. Registration is required for this event. We hope to see you there! To learn more, visit: fccenters.org/halloween.

In case you missed out First Steps Session LIVE, here it is! Comment you or your child's favorite First Steps moment below!

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, we would like to recognize and honor the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. Serving people from different backgrounds makes a positive impact in our communities and allows our programs to stay robust and rich in diversity. Thank you to all of our Latinx participants and supporters for being involved with Family Connections!

If you enjoyed last week's First Steps segment, "Cooking with Katie", you'll be sure to enjoy a LIVE stream of our regular First Steps programming. Our teachers engage children and their parents/caregivers in storytimes, puppet shows, sing-a-longs and more. Now you can join in the fun too! Join us right here on Facebook this Friday at 11am. We hope to see you there!

Warning Cuteness Overload Watch as Katie leads the children in how to make healthy and delicious "Pumpkin Protein Balls" and "Ants on a Log"!

Have you heard ? Our friend Katie Saleh is joining our First Step program Thursday, October 8th at 11am for a special segment, Cooking with Katie. Children and their families will follow along and prepare sunbutter and pumpkin energy bars This session will be streamed loved on Facebook for you and your children to check out and follow along. ... Check out the recipe for the yummy ingredients! We hope to see you there

Our team would like to thank Joyce Zhu for being a dedicated Family Support Coordinator and team member with us. We wish you well on your next adventure. Good luck in SoCal, we will miss you dearly!