EVICS News
Celebrating Quite a Month for EVICS!
EVICS Family Resource Center October programming has been bountiful with so many offerings for our community! We kicked the month off with our Community Resource Fair where we had over 40 local and regional community partners join us to share information and resources available to the Estes Community. It was a successful event that brought in over 300 community members and great feedback. We heard from many of the attendees how they learned great information about services and resources they did not previously know were available. There was also wonderful networking and connection between attending organizations, and excellent speakers. EVICS sends so much gratitude to all the partners and volunteers who made this event so successful. We cannot wait for next year!
EVICS also launched a new session of ESL Class and is gearing up for the ‘Spanish for Kids’ Program with Estes Park Elementary. (There is still time to sign your child up!) EVICS is dedicated to continuing to improve cohesion and support communication improvements for all families in our community. Early in October Families came to the Community Garden and learned how to prepare our garden plot for winter so we will be ready to plant new seeds in the spring. We are so thankful to the Estes Valley Community Garden for giving us this opportunity to share with families, as well as providing educational support since many of us are new to high-elevation gardening. On October 17th EVICS hosted an open house and costume swap for families. We painted pumpkins, did fall crafts, and indulged in so many delicious snacks. There are a few costumes left at the EVICS office if you or your child are in need! Just a few days later we partnered with our amazing community partner Macdonald Book Shop to have a ‘Shop and Ride the Trolley’ event. Two trolleys full of families enjoyed a fun and brisk ride downtown where each child was able to pick out a book to bring home. Thank you to the Town of Estes Park and Mr. Brian Wells with RATP Dev USA for providing the trolley transportation. The mood was festive and so much fun! Babysitting 101 launched Saturday, October 22nd to be followed up with CPR certification for the participants. The class covered babysitting etiquette, care, as well as starting your own business tools. Thank you to Ruth Hocker for teaching and Caitlin Nave for leading our CPR/First Aid portion. Again, it takes a village to provide these quality programs for our families! Thank you, Village!
In addition to these special events that were held in October EVICS also continued our ongoing programs such as Mommy and Me, Community Playroom, and Mujeres en Conexión which meet weekly along with the monthly Provider Networking Night for our early childhood educators. Daily we are pleased to offer Family Development Services to assist and connect families or individuals to resources. EVICS is also available Monday-Thursday 9-5pm to assist with Tuition Assistance Applications for childcare. Be on the lookout for more information and exciting opportunities.
As October closes, we are looking forward to continuing to educate and share more information on our Family Development programs that are for all families and children within the Estes Valley. Visit our website or stop by our office. We would love to share time with you!
Needless to say, it has been busy, but EVICS Family Resource Center would not have it any other way. We are honored to provide programming and services to this incredible community.
