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The
Division of Child and Family Services assists family self-sufficiency
by providing nurturing, safe and supportive programs for
families with children birth through middle school age.
Its programs help low-income families meet their children's
educational, social, nutritional, and health needs and encourage
parents to participate fully in shaping these programs and
services to best meet their needs. Last year, the Divison
served nearly 10,000 Greater Lowell children and their families.
The
programs that fall under the Division of Child and Family
Services consist of Center Based Child Care at three convenient
locations in Lowell including The James A. Houlares Early
Learning Center, Children's Village at the Mill, and Children's
Corner; Family Based Child Care at more than 80 homes within
Greater Lowell and the Wakefield area; the WIC program offering
nutritional education and food vouchers to women, infants,
and children under the age of 5; After School Programs for
middle school children at ten sites across the city of Lowell;
and SuitAbility which provides a series of workshops and
free interview and work clothing to women who are entering
or re-entering the workforce.
The
Division of Child and Family Services employs almost 300
staff in numerous sites throughout Greater Lowell and in
the Wakefield area. For more information about any of the
programs, call (978) 459-0551.
