๐ Lunch & Learn at the Gardner Family Resource Center ๐ฝ๏ธ
Schedule
Fri Nov 21 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
205 School Street, Suite 302, Gardner, MA 01440 | Gardner, MA
Join us for a special Lunch & Learn featuring video webinars provided by Peace At Home Parenting:โข How to Help Your LGBTQ+ Child Thrive
โข Talking to Your Teen About Sex and Sexuality
Enjoy a light lunch while gaining practical tips, strategies, and resources to support your teenโs healthy development and well-being.
๐ Date: 11/21/25
๐ Time: 12-1 PM
๐ Location: Gardner Family Resource Center
Open to parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in learning more about supporting teens. Come prepared to learn, ask questions, and connect!
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๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐
The Gardner Family Resource Center (FRC) is a program of nonprofit community behavioral health agency Clinical & Support Options (csoinc.org).
It is open weekdays to provide free multi-cultural parenting and kid-friendly programs, mental health needs assessment, job/housing referrals, and school-focused help for families whose children range in age from birth to 18 years without any need for insurance.
Massachusetts Family Resource Centers (frcma.org) have been operating since 2015, with FRCs in each of the stateโs 14 counties.
The Gardner FRC primarily serves the Greater Gardner area, but would welcome any nearby family looking for support, referrals or community.
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๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐
Family Resource Centers, like the one in Gardner, are designed to be accessible solutions for families seeking health, safety, educational and employment services.
CSOโs team at the GB FRC are trained and ready to help local families with a broad range of concerns, including:
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ Find help looking for employment, exploring career options, and discovering which jobs are a good fit.
โข ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ โ Attend parenting groups with onsite child care.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ โ Develop positive parenting skills that will improve a childโs growth and development. Participate in playgroups and activities.
โข ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ Get study support for adult GED testing.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โ Obtain direct assistance or referrals to groups that promote family unity and successful life skills.
โข ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น โ Attend workshops and consultations to manage a budget, save for the future, or repair credit.
โข ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ Navigate the system to find ways of meeting housing needs.
โข ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น โ Get help working with local juvenile courts to identify services for youth.
โข ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค โ Join supportive, social networking groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer teens and families.
โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น โ Identify potential medical services.
โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต โ Engage in an atmosphere of support and wellness, with clinical referrals available.
โข ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โ Connect and learn from other parents/guardians, grandparents, and youth.
โข ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ & ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ โ Ensure children receive the support and resources they need with homework, school plans, and more.
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ โ Access local support groups. Connect with outpatient and/or residential treatment programs.
The ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฅ๐ is located at ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐, Suite 302. It is open for walk-ins and by appointment each weekday.
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ณ๐ด-๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฌ-๐ญ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฑ.
Where is it happening?
205 School Street, Suite 302, Gardner, MA 01440, United States
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