Program Partners

We collaborate with many community partners to offer program enhancements and wrap-around services:

 

Waltham Public Schools:  funds a significant portion of the budget of the Waltham Family School, underscoring the institution's pivotal role in fostering educational excellence within the community.

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City of Waltham: generously provides program space for free.

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Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall: offers summer camp scholarships for children of Waltham Family School families and hosts our annual Fiesta! celebration.

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JF&CS: Referrals to Early Connections for trauma and the Circle of Security parenting curriculum focused on attachment 

 

Communities United, Waltham Head Start, and Waltham Public Schools: preschool partners for some children of parents enrolled in Waltham Family School.

 

Family ACCESS: Raising a Reader early literacy program to encourage reading at home.

 

WATCH CDC: housing and tenants' rights workshops. Waltham Family School refers families to WATCH’s citizenship classes.

 

Charles River Community Health: parent health screenings.

 

Mount Auburn Hospital: diabetes, breast health, and cancer awareness workshops.

 

REACH: counseling for parents affected by domestic violence.

 

Healthy Waltham: food access through food banks and healthy eating/ living consultation.

 

Waltham Public Library: monthly book baskets aligned with the curriculum. WPL Literacy Librarian hosts regular library visits for Waltham Family School parents, all of whom receive library cards

 

Brandeis and Bentley Universities: volunteers assist in preschool and adult classes, as well as development efforts for the Friends of the Waltham Family School.

 

Waltham Partnership for Youth: summer Waltham Family School internships for secondary students

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Waltham Fields Community Farm: As part of our summer programming, run a camp for WFS families.