Many families use Memorial Day to mark the beginning of the summer outdoor and cookout season and may gather for a long three-day weekend of festivities. While this is fine, it’s also important to remember, respect, and honor the real reason for Memorial Day and that it’s about more than just family cookouts. A few … Continued
Read More »Summer is upon us! Are you still looking for day camps or activities your child can do or those for the whole family? Take a look at these handy resources: Camps 2024 Rutherford County Family Activities 2024 Rutherford County Family Activities 2024 Rutherford County
Read More »What is Depleted Mother Syndrome, and do you have it? If you’ve felt like lately, it doesn’t take much to push you over the edge, you may be suffering from DMS. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/2esyxfs4
Read More »The Partnership for Children of the Foothills Unveils Inspiring New Logo crafted by talented design students at Isothermal Community College January 31, 2024 (Forest City, NC) – The Partnership for Children of the Foothills is thrilled to announce the launch of a new and more relevant logo, a product of the … Continued
Read More »August 11, 2023 (Forest City, NC) – Parents in Polk and Rutherford Counties have a great resource to equip them on the fact that kids don’t need tons of toys or fancy systems to help them learn. It’s as simple as child’s play. “We are thrilled to launch our third play group,” said Jessica Osteen, … Continued
Read More »The Partnership for Children of the Foothills Challenges Parents to Read Aloud 15 MINUTES a day in May! Reading aloud for just 15 minutes a day to your child can make all the difference in whether your child is prepared for the start of school and has longer-term implications … Continued
Read More »Partnership for Children of the Foothills announces Jen Pace Dickenson steps into a new leadership role as chair of the board April 20, 2023 (Tryon, NC) – Partnership for Children of the Foothills is pleased to announce Jen Pace-Dickenson has stepped into a leadership role as the new chair of the board. She assumes the role … Continued
Read More »Forest City, NC – March’s Fabulous Free Friday at the Kidsenses Museum in Rutherfordton on Friday, March 3, is designed to help children foster a love of reading and realize just how lucky they can be to read and get free books. The purpose of this outreach by the Partnership for Children of the Foothills (PFC) … Continued
Read More »The Play 2 Learn program promotes positive and healthy outcomes for our youngest children and supports parents and caregivers as they prepare their young ones for kindergarten. These are free, weekly two-hour play groups, involving parents/caregivers led by community facilitators that engage children and their caregivers in culturally and developmentally appropriate play activities. Through peer-to-peer … Continued
Read More »The Partnership for Children of the Foothills released its first annual report post COVID-19. The report emphasizes the flexibility demonstrated by the entire community and staff to continue offering programs to benefit our families of children ages birth to five. We are proud of the work down by the team to modify programs and services during … Continued
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