Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC)

Welcome Somerville Families

• CLOTHING DRIVE The Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC) has an Amazon wish list and a Target wish list to make donations to local families in need.
• Free meals and other food resources www.somerville.k12.ma.us/ReliefForFamilies
• Read our Social Stories for Young Children and their Caregivers all about feelings that can arise during the current health crisis. Find them at the top of our Talking About Coronavirus page. Available in several languages.
• Please email the Director of the Somerville Family Learning Collaborative Nomi Davidson with any urgent basic needs questions. 

April Calendar

Download the April SFLC Calendar

SLFC PLAYGROUPS SPRING

MLPAC COMMUNITY MEETING

WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD: CELEBRATE YOUNG CHILDREN

FINANCIAL WELL-BEING WORKSHOP

TRANSITION TO IN-PERSON LEARNING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Did you know that you can find information about the Somerville Public Schools return to In-Person Learning all in one place? Visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/transition for latest district updates and videos about welcoming students back to school, daily wellness checks at home for students, and COVID-19 testing at school. The site also includes helpful
information for families opting to continue remote learning, contact information for all school nurses, and a COVID-19 data dashboard with information about Somerville Public Schools buildings and classrooms, community health metrics
charting new COVID cases by day in the larger community, and school-based testing and tracing data charting student and staff cases identified through the SPS COVID Testing Program.

SOMERVILLE CITY ALERTS AND COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION Do you live or work in Somerville? Do you support families in Somerville interested in Somerville, MA Community Alerts? Available in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Nepali and English, city alerts include information about snow emergencies, detours and construction, etc., and alerts now include COVID-19 Vaccine Information. To sign up up for calls, emails, or text notifications and to recieve COVID-19 Vaccine Information and City Alerts, click here or call 311. Visit the City of Somerville’s COVID-19 Information webpage for more information and resources.

FOOD RESOURCES FOR SOMERVILLE FAMILIES Free Grab-And-Go Meals are distributed Mondays through Fridays, 11:30am–2:00pm at all PK/K-8 Somerville Public Schools. Grab-And-Go Meals are also available from 7:30–9:00am at the East Somerville, Healey, and Winter Hill Schools. The Food for Free/SFLC 2020–2021 “Backpack Program” is running in a modified format this school year with a distribution of monthly grocery gift cards to eligible families. Do you know a food insecure family with children in the Somerville Public Schools? Refer them to their school’s SFLC Family and Community Liaison to see if they qualify for enrollment. City of Somerville partners such as Shape Up Somerville and the Council on Aging are also working to address food security alongside our community partners in the Somerville Food Security Coalition. Visit http://somervillefoodsecurity.org/ for information about food pantries, free community meals, and more.

SOMERVILLE DIAPER PROJECT In collaboration with The Beautiful Stuff Project, Cradles to Crayons, and individual donors, free diapers are distributed every Wednesday to Somerville families, 11:30am–12:30pm, at the East Somerville Community School and West Somerville Neighborhood School. Volunteer to distribute or make home deliveries. It is safe, outdoor, contactless volunteering. Donations of diapers are accepted, or make a donation by purchasing diapers here. To volunteer, contact SPS/SFLC Volunteer Coordinator Jen Capuano at JCapuano@k12.somerville.ma.us.

SFLC COMMUNITY CLOTHING CLOSET The SFLC Community Clothing Closet, free clothing for families in need, is operating remotely and at a limited capacity. If you have concerns about a Somerville family’s need for warm clothing this winter, please contact your school-based SFLC Family and Community Liaisons or Francia Reyes.

SOMERVILLE SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (SSEPAC) The Somerville SEPAC works to support a network of families of children who have special learning needs, to advise the school district, and to provide a forum for families to share information. Join SSEPAC to help make positive change with the special education community. For more information, connect with SSEPAC Leadership, Co-Chairs Michele Lippens and Luciane DeToledo and Secretary Lianor Hillerstrom by email somervilleparentstogether@gmail.com, at Somerville Sepac on Facebook, or visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/ssepac.

SERVE AND INSPIRE: VOLUNTEER Expand and enrich student learning and support Somerville families. Volunteers new to SPS can get started by visiting www.somerville.k12.ma.us/volunteer for current opportunities (most are remote), and contact Jen Capuano, SPS/SFLC Volunteer Coordinator at jcapuano@k12.somerville.ma.us. Educators and staff interested in volunteer support may reach out to their School-Based Volunteer Coordinator or school Principal.