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Families First Brooklyn is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families. We offer a wide variety of high-quality classes for children ages 0-7, support groups for parents, and enriching parenting workshops. Our facility also has a drop-in play space where parents, caregivers, and children can socialize and play indoors. Families First is located in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, adjacent to Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, and Red Hook.
Quick Links:
- Support for new moms
Drop-In Mom's Group: Thursdays at 1pm. SUMMER SCHEDULE:
Meeting July 2 and July 9
No Meeting July 6, 23 and 30 and
August 6 and 13
Meeting resumes August 20
- New Mom's Discussion Group: Call 718 237-1862 for more information.
- MEMOIRS FOR MOMS: A 5-week writing workshop for moms, dads, grandparents, and other relatives and caregivers. Thursdays from 9:30-11, $120 per person or bring a friend and split the cost. Call 718 237-1862 for more information.
- Upcoming workshops for parents and caregivers.
- Here's our Registration Form for classes and membership.
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Help us to be better! Please take our
online Parenting Survey! Click HERE. It takes just 15 minutes to complete. The results will help us improve our parenting programs.
Trial Classes and Playspace Visits:
Pay $10 to try any class once. You can try as many as you want! Pay $10 to visit our Playspace as a guest. (You may visit just once.) Or, combine the two - pay $10 and visit our Playspace on the same day you try a class!
Our Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Our Calendar
July 1 - 31: Families First is closed
August 3: Families First re-opens
September 14-18: OPEN HOUSE WEEK!
September 21: Fall Session Classes Begin
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Parenting Help
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Groups for New Moms
For mothers and their babies ages 0-9 months. Groups cover a variety of issues common to new parents, including:
Sleep Issues
Attachment-Connection-Separation: Myths and Realities
Parenting
Together
This is So
Hard/Easy/Fun/Terrifying/Lonely/Boring, etc.: Coping With the Range of
New Feelings
Choosing a Careprovider / Becoming an Employer
Spending the Day with Baby: Ideas for Activities and Routines
Integrating Work and Baby: Sharing Strategies
Caring for Yourself and Your Baby
Social and Emotional Intimacy After Baby
Kind of Mother do I Want to Be? Exploring Your New Identity and Developing
Your Parenting Style
Dealing With the Outside World: Family, Friends, Coworkers, Other Moms
Body Issues in the First Year
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Drop-in Mom's Group |
Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 pm.
Pre-registration is NOT required.
$15 per session, $10 for Families First members
Facilitated by Maura Sheehy, LCSW
This drop-in group gives mothers information and tools to
reflect, grow, and make more comfortable life choices. Meetings cover a variety of topics, which may be discussed as they arise. |
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New Mom's Support Group
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Mondays, 1:00-2:30 pm.
Eight to Ten 90-minute sessions.
Pre-registration IS required. Call our office for more information.
Facilitated by Amie Block, LCSW
Moms make a commitment to attend this group for eight weekly sessions, forming a comfortable and confidential forum for discussion. Topics are specific to group members’ needs. In her 14th year at Families First, Amie Block, LCSW, helps mothers build bridges to new relationships while discussing the issues common to most new parents. In this intimate, warm, and supportive environment, moms make connections and find support. |
Coaching Sessions for Parents
Friday and Saturday mornings
45-minute sessions by appointment
facilitated by Michal Tziyon, LCSW
Call (917) 873-1022 to schedule.
$60 per session
$45 for Families First members |
Did you just miss the date of the workshop you were looking for? Would you simply prefer to have more individualized attention and discussion? Schedule a specialized workshops for individuals, couples and families. Pick the topic from our list and have a specialized, focused discussion that meets your family's needs. You can come alone or bring your child, partner, sibling, or parent. In a non-judgemental and supportive atmosphere, Michal Tziyon, LCSW, an experienced psychotherapist and mother of two, will guide you and/or your family as you explore the natural challenges you may be facing. To schedule a coaching session, pick a topic from the list and call 917 873-1022.
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Please visit our website regularly to learn about upcoming events.
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Families First is a membership organization, founded by local parents for parents. Membership is open to the entire community. All families are welcome. Annual dues are paid on a per family basis and they entitle you to take classes, receive discounts on workshops, and to work in our children's art room. Program scholarships are available; eligibility is based on family need.
We offer a wide variety of programs... many designed BY MEMBERS! We want our members and our community to constantly evaluate our programs. If they don't work, we'll toss them out. We welcome any and all suggestions... remember, IT'S YOUR CENTER.
We Can Always Use Your Help...
- Donations: Please consider making a contribution, or possibly a donation to our scholarship or toy fund. A tax-deductible donation to Families First supports development of our facility and our unique programs for neighborhood families. Click HERE to donate now using your credit card. Thank you!
- Volunteer: Volunteer to help at our events. It's great fun and you'll make lifetime friends.
Our Supporters
Families First is better able to work and to grow thanks to the financial support of the NY State Assembly and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, Materials for the Arts, and our individual donors. Donate to Families First
Families First is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your financial contribution helps us continue to serve local families and provide family events for our community. Click the icon below to make a secure donation online. Your contribution will be tax-deductible.
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250 Baltic Street (bet. Clinton & Court) Brooklyn, NY 11201
Contact Beth Winson (718) 237-1862
©2009 Families First Brooklyn, Inc.
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