Important Holiday Information
Details on our holiday programs - Thanksgiving and December holiday food and gift/toy distributions & How you can help sponsor a familyNovember 2020 Newsletter Holiday!!
Newsletter! Summer/Fall 2020
How we're handling COVID, our new Saplings K-3 afterschool literacy program, NatureWorks update, shout-outs to participants, volunteers and supporters - check it out!SummerFall 2020 Newsletter
Reading Changes Lives
Reading is one of the most powerful developmental tools we have, a critical ingredient of long-term educational success. There is no time like COVID time to discover new, easily accessible ways to bring the power of reading into the lives of your children and set the stage for their future.
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