Programs, activities and resources include:

• Turners Falls Playgroup
• Spanish Language Playgroup
• Parent 2 Parent Support Group
• Parent Resource Lending Library
• Clothing, Books, & Food Exchange
• Parent Education Workshops

MCSM Wish List

Many people in our community get involved by donating to our MCSM Wish List. If you are looking for a new home for some of your gently used items, here are a few things we could use:

• Three newer computers with Microsoft Office software
• Two Pack&Play cribs and two highchairs for the Nurturing Program next fall
• Three legal size, locking file cabinets
• Non-perishable food for our Basic Needs Program's emergency food pantry
• Clean, gently used children's clothing for the present season for the Family Center
  • Please call 413-863-4804 to make arrangements to drop off donations

• Clean, gently used women's clothing for the present season (we have no storage space for out of season clothing)
• 3 table lamps and 1 floor lamp
• 2 small, lightweight, sturdy, folding tables (2'x4') for art projects (not card tables please)
• Non-perishable food for the Women's Resource Center's Helping Hand donated food shelves - just a few shelves of community donated goodies to lift one's spirits - no paperwork to fill out and no questions asked.
  
  • Please call Christine at 863-2455 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to make arrangements to drop off donations

OTHER SUPPORTS FOR PARENTS:

Parents Helping Parents, a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts, offers STATEWIDE PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS and a 24 HOUR PARENTAL STRESS LINE 1-800-632-8188.

Parents Helping Parents serves Massachusetts parents and caregivers with children 18 and under. Parents support their children. We support parents.

(update 4/25/11)

MCSM was part of the national Read For The Record Campaign on October 7, 2010.

Through a donation from Channing-Bete Co., MCSM was able to offer each child a copy of  “The Snowy Day” as part of the Jumpstart…Read-for-the-Record event. According to wegivebooks.org, this year’s campaign was record-setting -

"On October 7, 2010, a total of 2,057,513 adults and children across the globe helped to set a new world record once again by coming together to read the official book of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2010 Campaign – The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. In the process, we helped to raise awareness of our essential obligation to ensure that young people everywhere have an equal chance to begin school with the literacy skills they need to succeed. With your help, we also drew attention to the essential work that Jumpstart does in preschool classrooms year round."