Family

Millions of parents and caregivers are raising families while meeting the increasing care needs of their aging parents.

Please join us for a dynamic conversation with Liz O'Donnell, Caregiver, Local Expert and Author of the Nationally Recognized Wellness Book, "Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living.”

During this in-person program, Liz will address the unique and sometimes competing challenges of caring for your children and aging parents.

You will learn how to balance responsibilities and commitments while maintaining your well-being; start crucial

Embrace your inner fairy and join us for Titania's Fairy Ball! ​Ballet Arts Centre of Winchester invites you to join Titania, Queen of the Fairies, and deck out in your favorite sparkling tiaras, magical wings, and ethereal fashions! Ticket includes dancing, refreshments, crafts, photo corner, and a special ballet performance by Titania’s Fairies! Each Dancer will also take home a special fairy gift as a keepsake. Open to all Dancers and Friends ages 3.5 to 7 on Saturday, March 2nd at 3:00 p.m. at BAC Studios, 50 Cross Street, Winchester MA. One ticket admits one child with one grown-up.

Join us for this interactive panel for parents and guardians to learn about the non-academic aspects of transitioning to kindergarten. Prior to the panel, visit the Community Resource Fair to learn about after-school opportunities for your school age child.

Panelists include Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Hackett, School Nurse, Kindergarten Teacher, School Psychologist and Elementary School Principals.

The Community Resource Fair includes parent representatives from all five elementary schools, enrichment opportunities and after-school care.

6:30-7:00 PM: Resource Fair, Dining Commons
7:00-8

The Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community presents Understanding Relationships: Recognizing Unhealthy Patterns and Fostering Healthy Connections | Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:00 p.m. | Winchester Town Hall | Winchester Room | Speakers: Meredith Shaw and Ali Calnan

Join us for an evening with Meredith Shaw and Ali Calnan from Melrose Alliance
Against Violence (MAAV) where we will talk about how to help our young people develop crucial skills to build healthy, respectful, trusted relationships.

This workshop explores what tools kids need to build and sustain healthy relationships and how parents/caregivers can support them. We'll touch on healthy/unhealthy relationship signs, wave of abuse, online dating, talking
with your child about healthy relationships and helping them support a friend.

Lace up your sneakers and kick off Winchester’s annual community celebration with a 2.5 or 5 mile walk or run. Run as an individual or get the whole family involved, strollers are welcome. The race starts and ends at the Griffin Museum (67 Shore Rd) and travels through town. All proceeds from the race go to fund innovative education in Winchester’s public schools.

With Jen Noonan, Program Director, MSW, and Jonathan Gay, Executive Director of the Children's Room.

When a child or teen experiences a loss, we are often unsure what to say or do, especially since grief manifests differently depending on the child's developmental stage.

Join us for an interactive session with grief experts from The Children's Room and learn how grief shows up for kids and teens.
This virtual program will offer practical tips and tools about what to say/do and how to help when someone has experienced a loss.

The program will include an extended Q&A with participants.

Zoom webinar:

Calling all K & 1st graders interested in trying Daisy Girl Scouts!
We are looking to start one or two new Daisy troops explicitly for K & 1st graders who are interested but haven't yet had a chance to join Girl Scouts. The meetings will be run by our middle and high school Girl Scouts with familial adults helping chaperone. We'll have an interest meeting on Sunday, March 29 at 4 PM at the First Baptist Church (90 Mt Vernon St) -- please RSVP to winchestergirlscouts@gmail.com so we have enough materials. For more information: https://bit.ly/4cSsWpS

Saturday, February 7, from 4:00 - 5:30 PM

• Show your support for immigrants, due process, democracy and community.
• Start at 4:00 PM on Shore Road at the Sculpture Garden (across from Winchester High School)
• Stops at First Congregational and Crawford Memorial Church

Optional: Stay at Crawford for the Chili Cook Off fundraiser from 5:30 – 7:30 PM in support of New England Justice for our Neighbors

All are welcome, from Winchester and beyond.

Organized by IndivisibleWIN, Network for Social Justice, faith communities and caring community members. Questions? Email IndivisibleWin@gmail.com or office@nfsj