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Parent educator Robin Drago and Family Resource Center Director Deborah Zipkin each received CARITAS awards from the social work department at St. Joseph College in West Hartford  for "advancing women, culture and society through service to immigrant families."  Drago was named 2005 Parent Educator of the Year by Parents as Teachers National Center.
Bridge Awarded the Best in America Seal of Excellence!
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Workplace Giving 
United Way Community Campaign
# 5237

CT State Employees Campaign
# 7824
Combined Federal Campaign
# 18424
For Parents and Caregivers
  • Parenting education workshops
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  • English and high school equivalency classes in collaboration with West Hartford Adult Education (child care available at no charge)
  • Parent Leadership Training Institute
  • People Empowering People parent leadership training
  • The Wisdom Circle peer group for grandparents
  • Lending library
  • Raising Readers family literacy book club
  • CPR and first aid training
  • Child-care referrals
  • Family therapy
  • Ongoing parenting support groups
  • Access to school readiness scholarship information and support
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2013 Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI). Helping parents
become the leaders they would like to be for their children and families.




















For more information on Family Resource Center activities for parents and caregivers, contact Deborah Zipkin, FRC director.
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