Tompkins County Coalition for Families

Join with parents, volunteers and agency staff members to strengthen our community for children, youth and families! Monthly meetings focus on creating family-centered services, enhancing collaboration, and exploring policy issues. All are welcome! every 3rd Thursday, 8:15 am - 9:30 am at the CCE-Tompkins Education Center.
8:15 - Networking & tea/coffee
8:30 - Introductions & Announcements... bring your announcements & handouts
8:45 - Dialogue and/or guest speaker
9:30 - 10:00 Follow-up

SCHEDULED TOPICS:

May 17: "Healthy Eating for Families with Young Children" with Elizabeth Bose, WIC Nutrition Educator, and Lara Parrilla Kaltman, CCE-Tompkins Nutrition Program Leader. We invite everyone who relates to young children, families and/or likes food to be part of this conversation on how our community promotes healthy eating. Many different approaches provide helpful and fun ways to engage our youngest residents with good nutrition. Bring your ideas of what is working and what we need to do to ensure every child has optimum nutrition!

June 21:Guest speaker will be Marie Sanford, Ithaca College on children's 'testimony' especially for social/family workers who do intakes.

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DATES

Thursday May 17, 2012: 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Thursday June 21, 2012: 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Thursday July 19, 2012: 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Thursday August 16, 2012: 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM

Tompkins County Coalition for Families