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Who Uses Good Beginnings?
Good Beginnings' aim is to ensure that every baby enjoys a "good
beginning." Our services are available to every family in our
community with a new baby. People who use Good Beginnings include:
- ANY family with a newborn
- First-time and experienced parents
- Mothers or expectant mothers on bed-rest
- Families with multiple births
- Adoptive families
- Families off-balance from sleepless nights
- Families of all income levels
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley's services are free of charge to
all families. At the end of your volunteer's service with your
family, Good Beginnings will only ask that you complete a brief program
evaluation. Your willingness to help us evaluate our program will
ensure that we continue to serve families in the most meaningful
way.
Preview the program evaluation form here: Program Evaluation [pdf]
To request additional information or make a referral, please contact
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley today!
Communities We Serve
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley currently serves the New Hampshire
and Vermont communities listed below. Please contact us if you
have questions about our service area or are interested in bringing
Good Beginnings to your community!
NH:
Canaan
Cornish
Enfield
Grantham
Hanover
Haverhill
Lebanon
Lyme
Meriden
Orford
Piermont
Plainfield
W. Lebanon |
VT:
Bradford
Corinth
Fairlee
Hartford
Hartland
Newbury
Norwich
Pomfret
Quechee
Sharon
Strafford
Thetford
Topsham
Vershire
W. Fairlee
Windsor
Woodstock |
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Resources & Partnerships
Health and Safety Information
Hospitals
Upper Valley Family Service
Agencies
Child and Family Services is an
independent nonprofit agency dedicated to advancing the well-being of
children by providing an array of social services to strengthen family
life and by promoting community commitment to the needs of children.
The Child Care Project at
Dartmouth College is a resource and referral agency serving the needs
of families and early childhood professionals in Orange and northern
Windsor counties in VT, as well as Northern Sullivan and southwest
Grafton counties in NH.
Clara Martin Center is
available to individuals, couples, families, adults, children,
adolescents, businesses, and other professionals who need mental health
services. Clara Martin Center provides comprehensive mental health and
substance abuse care within these major categories: Adult Services,
Child and Family Services, School Services, Corrections Services, and
Substance Abuse Services.
The Special Needs Support
Center of the Upper Valley (SNSC) assists children with special needs -
any type of special need, such as Down syndrome, autism, hearing or
visual impairment, diabetes, and many others- and their families as
they face unique challenges. SNSC is a grassroots organization, started
30 years ago by families of children with special needs.
The Child Care Licensing Unit
helps ensure that children attending NH-based child care programs are
in safe and healthy environments. Child Care Search contains
information on New Hampshire's approximately 1,200 licensed child care
programs.
The Family Place Parent Child
Center supports the positive growth and development of all parents by
offering services that encourage families to build on their strengths.
Through home visits, parenting classes and groups, early intervention,
counseling, and family support, The Family Place works to help families
with the important job of parenting.
Vermont 2-1-1 provides all
people in Vermont with free access to community resources through
information and referral (I&R). This access includes personal
assistance by telephone and online through a searchable database of
services, including Child Care Resource and Referral, Parenting
Programs, and many more.
Vermont Child Care Information
Services is the place for parents and child care providers to get
answers to questions about child care, early education, school age
care, and the services available to help ensure that high quality child
care is available to every child in Vermont who needs it.
The mission of the Vermont
Children's Aid Society (VCAS) is to support and strengthen families by
promoting safe, stable, and nurturing environments for children. VCAS
provides services that address adoption, foster care, transition and
change issues, guardianship, kinship care, and parent incarceration.
The Visiting Nurse Association
and Hospice of VT and NH (VNAH) is committed to providing the highest
quality homecare and support services to individuals and their
families, while also serving the communities of VT and NH with clinics,
education, and wellness programs.
West Central Behavioral Health
(WCBH) is a nonprofit, community-based, mental health organization
serving the needs of individuals and families in NH's lower Grafton and
Sullivan counties. WCBH offers a wide range of specialized services for
individuals of every age who are struggling with emotional, behavioral,
or addictive disorders.
WISE advances social justice
through community education, training, and public policy. WISE's
mission is to empower victims of domestic and sexual violence and
stalking to become safe and self-reliant through crisis intervention
and support services.
As a community service of the
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Women's Health Resource Center
(WHRC) is committed to promoting preventative care and respecting
women's wisdom in making informed healthcare decisions. WHRC educators
are available to answer questions about childbirth preparation,
postpartum care, and breastfeeding issues. WHRC also provides resources
through its lending library, classes, and support groups.
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