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Jan
27
Wed
Family Literacy Day @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jan 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Our annual family event for parents with pre-school children.  Join us for free books, games, food, and fun!

Feb
5
Fri
Basic Tools for Facilitating Family Programs Training @ TBD
Feb 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

You will learn:

  • how to create a positive learning environment
  • how to lead a group discussion
  • icebreakers and energizers
  • songs and rhymes
  • about Communities 4 Families programs – Wiggle, Giggle & Munch, Uzazi Pamoja, Book Bags, and Three Stars and a Wish
Feb
17
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Feb 17 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Mar
4
Fri
WGM Facilitator Training @ Robert A Steen Community Centre
Mar 4 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a program that offers a time for parents and their 1 – 4 year old children to have fun together with active play and a healthy snack.

You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:

  • how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
  • why it is important for toddlers and preschoolers to be active
  • how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers and preschoolers
  • creative healthy snack ideas

WGM PosterReg Form March 2016

Mar
16
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Mar 16 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Mar
18
Fri
Deadline – Mentor/Trainer job posting @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Mar 18 all-day

Communities 4 Families invites applications for the position of Mentor/Trainer.  Please see posting for details and forward to those who might be interested. The deadline for applications is March 18.

Mentor Trainer job posting 2016

Apr
20
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Apr 20 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

May
18
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
May 18 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jun
9
Thu
WGM Program Leader Training @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthew’s Community Association
Jun 9 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a program that offers a time for parents and their 1 – 4 year old children to have fun together with active play and a healthy snack.
  • You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program.

WGM PosterReg Form June 2016

Jun
15
Wed
Communities 4 Families Annual General Meeting @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jun 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Learn more about welcoming newcomer families into your programs
  • Erika Frey and Molly Dunbar, Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Workers in West Central/ Downtown area, will be sharing their experience
  • Join us for coffee and refreshments

Poster

Sep
21
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Sep 21 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Oct
19
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Oct 19 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Dec
8
Thu
Bookmates Positive Pathways workshop @ Bookmates
Dec 8 @ 9:30 pm – 9:45 pm

In this 1 day training, we will address some of the emotional health and well-being challenges when working with the 0-6 age group in a family literacy setting. It is designed for family literacy practitioners, early years staff in childcare centres and schools, and others working to support families with young children in the development of learning skills.

poster-and-registration

Dec
14
Wed
Annual Strategic Planning Meeting @ TBD
Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Our annual planning meeting is a full day event to consider our direction for the future.  Please join us for planning and lunch.

Jan
18
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Jan 18 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jan
19
Thu
Book Bags Workshop @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Jan 19 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Come and learn how to make Book Bags for your family or community group

You will learn:

  • About the importance of Family literacy
  • How to make a Book Bag

You will take home a Book Bag and make an additional one for our Family Literacy celebrations.

The Book Bags workshop is $10 for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area.  For participants outside the downtown area there will be a fee of $60.

book-bags-2017

Jan
26
Thu
Family Literacy Day @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jan 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Our annual family event for parents with pre-school children.  Join us for free books, games, food, and fun!

Poster

Feb
15
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Feb 15 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Feb
22
Wed
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training @ Knox Centre
Feb 22 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training will be held on Wednesday, February 22.    The deadline for registration is February 15.

WGM PosterReg Form February 2017

Mar
15
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Mar 15 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Apr
12
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ DMSMCA
Apr 12 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting! (note change in date)

May
17
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
May 17 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jun
21
Wed
Communities 4 Families Annual General Meeting @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jun 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Our AGM celebrating our work and introducing:

  • our new Book 4 Babies – Time to Play!
  • and our latest study – Dreams & Realities: A Community Survey

AGM poster

Oct
5
Thu
Bookmates’ Skinned Knees: The Benefits of Risky Play @ Bookmates
Oct 5 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

In this workshop participants will have an opportunity to explore the importance of “managed risk” in children’s play to keep them engaged and learning. Content is geared towards those working with children from birth to 6 years of age.

Poster and Registration

Nov
28
Tue
Lunch & Learn @ Thrive Community Support Circle
Nov 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us to learn what Thrive Community Support Circle is doing to address the questions they are hearing from their parents.  Their small idea is meeting with some great success.

Bring your lunch and hear more at our first Lunch & Learn.

Tuesday, November 28

At Thrive Community Support Circle, Suite 5 – 505 Sargent Ave.

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Consider sending a couple of people from your agency – maybe a staff person and a volunteer or student.  And please share the attached poster with others who might be interested in joining the discussion.

Nov. 28

Dec
7
Thu
Annual Planning meeting @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Dec 7 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

We try to meet annually to plan and talk about our initiatives.  This year we have invited Bohdanna Kinasevych, Director of Evaluation,  Health in Common  to lead our discussion.

Please RSVP ingrid@communities4families.ca by Dec. 1.

Invitation

 

Feb
2
Fri
Book Bags workshop – Part 1 @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Feb 2 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

Poster and Registration

Feb
9
Fri
Book Bags Workshop – Part 2 @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Learn to develop a Book Bag to share with your family participants.  This is the second of a 2 part series.

Apr
20
Fri
Outdoor Family Play Event @ Central Park
Apr 20 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Communities 4 Families is pleased to present another Family Play
opportunity.

  • Outdoor play
  • Parents and children together
  • Special activities geared towards toddlers and pre-schoolers
  • Snack
  • No registration required
  • Free

April 20 Poster

May
23
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting (moved from May 16)
May 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting (that was moved from May 16th to the 23rd this month).