United Neighbors of Fall River

Games with Guys
2025-04-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-20 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Family Resource Center, 45 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Join the family Resource Center for a night of Games with Guys! Free and open to all children and their father figures. For more information and to register contact Cory Silva at 508-567-1735 or csilva@frfsa.org.
Learn more about the Family Resource Center here.

Budgeting 101
2025-04-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-03-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Family Resource Center, 45 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Join the Family Resource Center for this free workshop and learn what is a budget; how to define a budget; ideas about budgets; how to balance a checking account; and tips to save. For more information contact Cory Silva at 508-567-0735 or csilva@frfsa.org
Learn more about the Family Resource Center here.

Foster Parent Informational meetings
2025-04-09 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-12 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Address will be disclosed via email following registration, Through email, Fall River, MA, 02720
The Department of Children and Families is actively recruiting foster parents for children in your community and surrounding areas.
Our goal is to provide our foster children with a supportive and healing environment in a home in their own community until they can be reunited with their families, or another plan can be made on their behalf.
If you are thinking about becoming a foster parent, you can learn more about the application process and the supports provided by the Department by attending an informational meeting, checking out our Foster MA web page, or contacting me, Fatima Sequeira or our foster parent ambassador Jackie DaCosta directly:
Fatima Sequeira Jackie DaCosta
Foster Family Recruiter Foster Parent Ambassador
(508) 894-3841 (508) 415-9215
Fatima.sequeira@mass.gov jdcdcf@comcast.net

Bingo Games
2025-04-08 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Family Resource Center, 45 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Join the Family Resource Center for free Bingo! There will be prizes, food, and fun for the whole family! For more information contact Jaimie Rose at 508-567-1735 or jrose@frfsa.org.
Learn more about the Family Resource Center here.

Veterans Peer Group
2025-04-07 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-03 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-02-03 16:30 - 18:00 | Veteran’s Association of Bristol County, 755 Pine Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Peer Group every Monday from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
At the Veteran’s Association of Bristol County, we’ve established a welcoming drop-in center where veterans and their families can access a range of programs and services in a safe and inclusive environment. We take pride in being the sole organization in our region that addresses the full spectrum of veteran’s needs. Veterans, active service members, and surviving spouses are eligible to participate in our programs.
To register or for more information about our programs visit theVABC.org

Community Wellness Initiative
2025-04-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Community based committee to support mental health, suicide prevention, and well being of the residents of Fall River.
Meets the first Monday of the month. Contact Wendy Garf-Lipp at wendy@unfr.org for the Zoom link or tinyurl.com/unfrwellness
No meeting in September (Labor Day); 10/7, 11/4, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/3, 4/7, 5/5, 6/2; no meeting in July and August.

Dual Anon
2025-04-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Fall Recovery Connection Center, 649 Bedford Street, Fall River, 02723
Starting Thursday-January 2nd at 5pm-The Fall River/New Bedford RCC is pleased to announce the start of the Dual Anon program
Dual Anon is for families and friends who have a loved one struggling with a dual disorder (addictions + mental health struggles)
“Dual Anon Family Groups exist to help family and friends of people who experience two no-fault diseases: chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness. Families coping with these diseases often feel alone and uncertain. Often family members try to help in ways that end up making the situation worse; others give up; others don’t know what to do.
Dual Anon, through weekly meetings, provides a base of support and educational information. We share each other’s struggles and provide an atmosphere of care and understanding. We all know what it’s like to see our loved one fall apart and to wish we could hold him together with our two hands; then watch him fall apart anyway. We understand the chaos that addiction and emotional or psychiatric illness bring to families.” (Courtesy of dualanon.org)
For more information on the Dual Anon program, click here https://dualanon.org/
For more information on the Fall River/New Bedford Recovery Connection Center, click here https://www.southeastrlc.org/fall-river
We hope to “see” you soon via Zoom!

Housing 101
2025-04-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Family Resource Center, 45 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Join the Family Resource Center for this free Housing 101 workshop. For more information contact Cory Silva at 508-567-1735 or csilva@frfsa.org.
The Family Resource Center works with parents, children, teens, grandparents, guardians, caregivers and any other family member or member of the community who may be involved with the family. Staff at the FRC can assess the needs of the family members, recommend services, and help with access to other community services if needed.
Learn more about the Family Resource Center here.

Coalition Against Period Poverty (CAPP)
2025-04-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
The Coalition Against Period Poverty works on assuring that all menstruators have free and dignified access to menstrual products in schools, shelters, jails, and public facilities. Flow Justice, a sub-committee of CAPP, provides access to menstrual hygiene products and educates youth and adults on menstrual health, access, and equity.
Currently meets monthly on the first Thursday at 10:00am. Email wendy@unfr.org for the Zoom link.
You can learn more about the work CAPP does and download menstrual equity resources here.

Spring Into Wellness Expo
2025-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
Join United Neighbors of Fall River and the Fall River Public Schools for this free family friendly health and well-being event for the entire Greater Fall River community!
Sign up for one of eight (8) classes here, each with a different takeaway!
Classes include:
CROCKPOT COOKING
Attendees will receive a free crockpot and cooking tools!
CAR SEAT SAFETY
Attendees will receive a free car seat!
WEATHERING THE SEASONS: Tools for Family Wellness
Attendees will receive a free therapy light!
RAISING HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS: HELPING YOUR CHILD BUILDING STRONG CONNECTIONS
Attendees will receive a conversation starter engagement game!
INDOOR PLAY: MAKING FUN FOR THE DAY
Attendees will receive a free family activity kit!
AFRICAN HERITAGE POWER PLATE
Attendees will receive a free supermarket gift card!
DIGITAL SAFETY TRAINING
Attendees will receive a electronics charging station/organizer!
Children will be dazzled and “edutained” as they interact with Mad Scientists! Watch things Bubble, Explode, Shatter, and take on a life of their own… it’s not magic it’s SCIENCE! Plus, there will be all kinds of other happenings throughout the halls of Fonesca Elementary School including a Teddy Bear Clinic, Face Painting, Story Time, Art Projects, Chess Lessons, Community Resource Fair, Yoga and Zumba, Drumming, Learn to Row and Surf, Police and Fire Vehicles, Door Prizes, and more!
Be sure to Like and Share the Facebook event page for expo updates!
The Spring Into Wellness Expo is brought to you through Community Partnerships and Sponsorships from the amazing organizations listed below!

Foster Parent Informational meetings
2025-03-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Department
The Department of Children and Families is actively recruiting foster parents for children in your community and surrounding areas.
Our goal is to provide our foster children with a supportive and healing environment in a home in their own community until they can be reunited with their families, or another plan can be made on their behalf.
If you are thinking about becoming a foster parent, you can learn more about the application process and the supports provided by the Department by attending an informational meeting, checking out our Foster MA web page, or contacting me directly:
Fatima Sequeira
Foster Family Recruiter
(508) 894-3841
Fatima.sequeira@mass.gov
Christine Barry – Foster Parent Ambassador
barrybunch4@comcast.net
781-864-5103

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
2025-01-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Bethel A.M.E. Church, 146 Hanover Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
On Martin Luther King, Jr. day, join Bethel A.M.E. Church of Fall River as we celebrate and commemorate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
