A MESSAGE TO FAMILIES
In this month's CFLC newsletter, you will find information about our community partner, Friendly Hands Food Bank. There is information about how to access food and supplies and information about ways to help. There are also a few back to school articles to help with the transition back into school in this newsletter. As always, please look through the community events at the bottom of this newsletter!
COMMUNITY CORNER
Friendly Hands Food Bank
Click on the picture to connect to Friendly Hands Food Bank!
Hours of Operations:
M, Tu, Th, F 8:45am - 3:15pm
Wed 12:00-6:00pm
Walk-in's are welcome but appointments are suggested. To make an appointment call 860-482-3338. Bring a photo ID and bags for food
To donate food drop off anytime at Friendly Hands (24/7) or make a monetary donation by visiting www.fhfb.org
Please see the information guide below to help your child understand food insecurity
PARENTING ONLINE RESOURCES & ARTICLES
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The Lunch Thief: A Story of Hunger, Homelessness and Friendship Rafael is angry that a new student is stealing lunches, but he takes time to learn what the real problem is before acting. | Lulu and the Hunger Monster When an emergency requires money that would have bought food, Lulu goes to school hungry, affecting her concentration and behavior, but she is determined to defeat the Hunger Monster. This book includes information on how to fight hunger. | One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Based on a true story, tells of how a poor Ghanaian boy buys a chicken through a community loan program, which eventually helps lift him, his mother, and his community out of poverty |
The Lunch Thief: A Story of Hunger, Homelessness and Friendship
Lulu and the Hunger Monster
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
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Boxes for Katje After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent during and after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes of most needed food and supplies. | Watercress Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents | How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America "Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethno-racial backgrounds to explore how--and why--we eat the way we do"-- Provided by publisher |
Boxes for Katje
Watercress
How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
UPCOMING MONTHLY EVENTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Enter the CFLC library! The Resource library is located up the back steps at KidsPlay Children's Museum. Patrons can park behind KidsPlay (off of Water Street) and enter the library from the back door. 61 Main Street Torrington CT 06790 | Books Galore! The CFLC Resource Library offers a large selection of parenting books and children's books. Subjects range from educational to child development, to brain development and more.... | Kits, Games, and More! The CFLC Resource Library offers educational games as well as educational back packs and kits. |
Enter the CFLC library!
61 Main Street
Torrington CT 06790
Books Galore!
Kits, Games, and More!
Meet the Community Family Learning Center Librarians
CFLC Coordinator, Educator, & Resource Librarian
Paula has worked for Torrington Public Schools since 2011 as an educator, coordinator, and librarian for the Community Family Learning Center located at KidsPlay Children's Museum. Paula loves to read and loves to help families find books and resources that will be helpful to them. Prior to working for TPS, Paula was a K & 1 classroom teacher and Literacy Specialist. Currently Paula works with incoming kindergarten children and families for Torrington Public Schools by connecting families to the schools and community providers. She supports the kindergarten registration process by coordinating programs such as the Kindergarten Fair, Meet & Greet at KidsPlay and more! Please feel free to contact Paula with any questions or for educational support.
Meet the Community Family Learning Center Librarians
Kristin Ercoli
CFLC Library Services Specialist
Community Family Learning Center Resource Library
61 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790