Family Nurturing Center Of Massachusetts Inc

Coalition and community building:fnc's coalition and community building department seeks to address the social determinants of health that play a critical role in a child achieving their full potential. Through this work, fnc engaged families in building the communities they envision for themselves and their children. Fnc has three unique initiatives funded by the massachusetts department of children and families ("dcf") that are designed to engage the community in improving the health and well-being of neighborhood families: dorchester cares community coalition; chelsea community connections; patch; community healing response network.

Training and technical assistance:fnc is designated by the dcf as the statewide training and technical assistance provider for the nurturing parenting and nurturing fathers' programs in massachusetts. Fnc staff enrolled over 900 professionals across the commonwealth in trainings related to nurturing program development and facilitation. These trainees participated in our three-day nurturing philosophy training, as well as trainings designed to address specific practice issues. Fnc receives significant contract funding from the dcf to support nurturing program facilitator training for social workers in its area offices across massachusetts. Fnc staff and program graduates also partner actively with dcf to promote fatherhood engagement statewide. In addition, fnc co-hosts a series of conferences and state-wide meetings for the parenting education community - most notably, the new england fathering conference and the nurturing network meeting.