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Who Uses Good Beginnings?
Good Beginnings' aim is to ensure that every baby enjoys a "good beginning." Our services are available to every family in our community with a new baby. People who use Good Beginnings include:
- ANY family with a newborn
- First-time and experienced parents
- Mothers or expectant mothers on bed-rest
- Families with multiple births
- Adoptive families
- Families off-balance from sleepless nights
- Families of all income levels
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley's services are free of charge to all families. At the end of your volunteer's service with your family, Good Beginnings will only ask that you complete a brief program evaluation. Your willingness to help us evaluate our program will ensure that we continue to serve families in the most meaningful way.
Preview the program evaluation form here: Program Evaluation [pdf]
To request additional information or make a referral, please contact Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley today!
Communities We Serve
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley currently serves the New Hampshire and Vermont communities listed below. Please contact us if you have questions about our service area or are interested in bringing Good Beginnings to your community!
NH:Canaan
Cornish
Enfield
Grantham
Hanover
Haverhill
Lebanon
Lyme
Meriden
Orford
Piermont
Plainfield
W. Lebanon | VT:Bradford
Corinth
Fairlee
Hartford
Hartland
Newbury
Norwich
Pomfret
Quechee
Sharon
Strafford
Thetford
Topsham
Vershire
W. Fairlee
Windsor
Woodstock |
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Upper Valley Family Service Agencies
Child and Family Services is an independent nonprofit agency dedicated to advancing the well-being of children by providing an array of social services to strengthen family life and by promoting community commitment to the needs of children.
The Child Care Project at Dartmouth College is a resource and referral agency serving the needs of families and early childhood professionals in Orange and northern Windsor counties in VT, as well as Northern Sullivan and southwest Grafton counties in NH.
Clara Martin Center is available to individuals, couples, families, adults, children, adolescents, businesses, and other professionals who need mental health services. Clara Martin Center provides comprehensive mental health and substance abuse care within these major categories: Adult Services, Child and Family Services, School Services, Corrections Services, and Substance Abuse Services.
The Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley (SNSC) assists children with special needs - any type of special need, such as Down syndrome, autism, hearing or visual impairment, diabetes, and many others- and their families as they face unique challenges. SNSC is a grassroots organization, started 30 years ago by families of children with special needs.
The Child Care Licensing Unit helps ensure that children attending NH-based child care programs are in safe and healthy environments. Child Care Search contains information on New Hampshire's approximately 1,200 licensed child care programs.
The Family Place Parent Child Center supports the positive growth and development of all parents by offering services that encourage families to build on their strengths. Through home visits, parenting classes and groups, early intervention, counseling, and family support, The Family Place works to help families with the important job of parenting.
Vermont 2-1-1 provides all people in Vermont with free access to community resources through information and referral (I&R). This access includes personal assistance by telephone and online through a searchable database of services, including Child Care Resource and Referral, Parenting Programs, and many more.
Vermont Child Care Information Services is the place for parents and child care providers to get answers to questions about child care, early education, school age care, and the services available to help ensure that high quality child care is available to every child in Vermont who needs it.
The mission of the Vermont Children's Aid Society (VCAS) is to support and strengthen families by promoting safe, stable, and nurturing environments for children. VCAS provides services that address adoption, foster care, transition and change issues, guardianship, kinship care, and parent incarceration.
The Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of VT and NH (VNAH) is committed to providing the highest quality homecare and support services to individuals and their families, while also serving the communities of VT and NH with clinics, education, and wellness programs.
West Central Behavioral Health (WCBH) is a nonprofit, community-based, mental health organization serving the needs of individuals and families in NH's lower Grafton and Sullivan counties. WCBH offers a wide range of specialized services for individuals of every age who are struggling with emotional, behavioral, or addictive disorders.
WISE advances social justice through community education, training, and public policy. WISE's mission is to empower victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking to become safe and self-reliant through crisis intervention and support services.
As a community service of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Women's Health Resource Center (WHRC) is committed to promoting preventative care and respecting women's wisdom in making informed healthcare decisions. WHRC educators are available to answer questions about childbirth preparation, postpartum care, and breastfeeding issues. WHRC also provides resources through its lending library, classes, and support groups.
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