Positive Parenting Through COVID-19
COVID has changed education – making things especially difficult for low-income and minority families with children – who already face significant educational challenges. But information and tools are available to help families turn this situation on its head. Join our Executive Director Mary Feldman on Lou Scott’s Gepetto Room to
Built for Times Like These – Our Response to COVID-19
When we started up our food security program in 2018, we didn’t foresee it becoming a focal point of our service provision. Some observed that such a program might even distract from our primary mission. But food is a critical thread running through so many aspects of our lives –
Diane Nilan—Homeless Liaison visits PCC of Rutland
Certain people are 'change agents’. Diane Nilan is certainly one of them. Diane, co-author of “Changing the Paradigm of Homelessness” released in January, visited the PCC this summer providing a staff training and sharing how we can better aid children and families experiencing homelessness in our region. Her devotion to
What’s “In Store”
Take what you need! RCPCC food shelf is open and available during our operating hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 am—4:30; Closed on Tuesday. Call for after hour appointments Please feel free to take what you need, when you need it. We get new food weekly so stop by often! BASIC NECESSITIES: The ongoing expense of basic
Holiday Outreach 2019
During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons, the staff of the Parent Child Center of Rutland County prepared over 190 support baskets for participants in our programs as well as members and families in the community. We live in a culture that places a lot of emphasis on material giving during
Building Community – Beatles Tribute Band Fundraiser
The PCC had our first winter fundraiser in Nov, 2019 at Rutland's Elk Club. 250 people from the Rutland community came out to support us on that cold snowy night! STUDIO TWO, New England's premier Beatles Tribute Band demonstrated what amazing musicians they truly are. The energy in the room was
Join a Literacy Playgroup through PCC of Rutland County
RCPCC’s four weekly Literacy Playgroups are free, informal gatherings of families seeking supportive experiences for their children. Children have the opportunity to hear stories, read and play. They socialize and learn with other children while listening to songs, dancing, playing with educational toys and participating in creative projects. Parents, in
Early Childhood and the “Whole Family”
The Parent Child Center of Rutland County provides a “Whole Family” approach to high quality early childhood education by viewing needs of working parents as central to family success. To help these families, we offer extended hours as well as scholarships that help families who struggle with the costs of
Transformative Community is a Place to Be(Come)
There are many pathways to enter the Parent Child Center’s circle of support – People arrive after having faced the trauma and frustrations of poverty, isolation, unhealthy relationships, and often a loss of hope and with that, also some hesitance in the smile, uncertainty in the voice, and worry
PCC Returns Home to Chaplin Avenue After Flooding
The Parent Child Center of Rutland County is back home a year after flooding from a burst pipe forced us out of our Pleasant Street facility. There was tremendous support from the Rutland community by offering alternative spaces to house our Early Childhood programs and helping renovate the devastated Chaplin