Pathways to Pages: A Story Walk Adventure in the Flint Neighborhood
2025-08-01 12:30 - 2027-08-01 20:00 (America/New_York) | Father Travassos Park
Looking for a fun, free, and family-friendly activity right in your neighborhood? Come explore Pathways to Pages—a new interactive Story Walk experience happening at Father Travassos Park and Kathy Assad Park in the Flint neighborhood of Fall River!
Starting August 1, 2025, families are invited to walk through the park and read a children’s story—one page at a time—mounted along the fence line at kid-height. Each story includes movement prompts that encourage kids to hop, stretch, spin, or tiptoe to the next page, turning reading into a full-body adventure!
But that’s not all! Each park will also feature:
🌱 Community garden beds where kids can learn about plants and nature
📚 Little Free Libraries filled with free books to take home*
🪧 Fun signs and directions to guide your journey and keep everyone moving*
Stories will change every month, so you can come back again and again for a new tale, a new adventure, and new reasons to read together outside.
Perfect for:
Families with children of all ages
Caregivers, grandparents, neighbors, and book lovers
Anyone looking to enjoy the park, move a little, and make special memories
*Coming Soon
This program was made possible through the support of a Love Your Block mini-grant from the City of Fall River.

Coalition Against Period Poverty
2026-02-03 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-03-03 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-07 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-05 15:30 - 16:30
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; and educates youth and adults on menstrual health, access, and equity. Learn more here: https://unfr.org/capp/
Meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 3:30pm
10/7, 11/4, 12/2, 1/6 , 2/3, 3/3, 4/7, 5/5, 6/2
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84389451911?pwd=[REDACTED]
or
https://bit.ly/CAPPFY26

Greater Fall River School Community Partnership
2026-02-11 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-03-11 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
The group meets monthly connecting various agency offerings to the youth of our schools and community, providing safe activities, healthy resources, and expanded learning opportunities. There are regular training sessions that address the prevalent and current needs of our youth.
Meets monthly on the second Wednesday at 9:00am (some meetings may be virtual, some in-person)
10/8, 11/12, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13, 6/10
Registration is done monthly per SCP emails (michaela@unfr.org)

Community Wellness Initiative
2026-02-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community’s community committee to support mental health, suicide prevention, and wellbeing of the residents of Fall River; chaired by United Neighbors.
Meets monthly on the second Thursday at 9:00am
9/11, 10/9, 11/13, 12/11, 1/8, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83622214374?pwd=[REDACTED]
or
https://bit.ly/CWIFY26

Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community
2026-02-13 09:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-13 09:00 - 22:00, 2026-04-10 09:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-08 09:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
A large coalition of health, education and human service agencies working together to improve the health and quality of life for all residents of Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.
Meets monthly on the second Friday at 9:00am
To join email mpicard@fallriverschools.org

Let's Talk Tuesday
2026-02-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Monthly community meeting of upward of 50 agency, school, government, and faith-based organizations, to assess the state of the community, share resources, identify gaps, and develop community initiatives to work on sustainable solutions to community projects.
Meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 9:00am
9/16, 10/21, 11/18, 12/16, 1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, 6/16
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88433472829?pwd=[REDACTED]
or
https://bit.ly/LetsTalkFallRiver

Lunch and Learn Issue Briefing: Food System Budget
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00
In times of uncertainty, one thing remains constant—your voice matters. As constituents in a democratic society, we each hold the power to influence policy and promote the well-being of our communities. Now more than ever, civic engagement is not only a right but a responsibility. The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC), a program of the Marion Institute, invites you to a powerful series of virtual legislative briefings designed to inform, inspire, and empower. These sessions focus on priority food system bills that address real challenges—focusing on key food system bills — tackling food insecurity, nutrition education, and equity in farming.
You will learn about the State Budget Process, the current political and economic climate, the Food System Budget priorities to fund, and an opportunity to instantly contact your legislators to support food system programs.

Fathers & Family Network (FFN)
2026-02-24 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-24 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-28 16:00 - 17:00
FFN meetings include topical presentations and discussions as well as networking and collaboration opportunities. The result is increased competency for professionals, better coordination of services, and greater public awareness of the important role that fathers have in families.
Meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 4:00p via Zoom.
To learn more and join email sean@unfr.org

Lunch and Learn Issue Briefing: HIP and State-Funded SNAP
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00
In times of uncertainty, one thing remains constant—your voice matters. As constituents in a democratic society, we each hold the power to influence policy and promote the well-being of our communities. Now more than ever, civic engagement is not only a right but a responsibility. The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC), a program of the Marion Institute, invites you to a powerful series of virtual legislative briefings designed to inform, inspire, and empower. These sessions focus on priority food system bills that address real challenges—focusing on key food system bills — tackling food insecurity, nutrition education, and equity in farming.
We will review SFPC legislative priorities, share the challenges of SNAP, the history of the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) bill, listen to stories, and then take instant action to contact your legislators to support HIP. We will go through the same learning process and action with the Basic Needs Assistance for MA immigrant residents- AKA State-Funded SNAP for MA legally present immigrants.

Lunch and Learn Issue Briefing: Farm-to-School/Food Literacy
2026-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
In times of uncertainty, one thing remains constant—your voice matters. As constituents in a democratic society, we each hold the power to influence policy and promote the well-being of our communities. Now more than ever, civic engagement is not only a right but a responsibility. The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC), a program of the Marion Institute, invites you to a powerful series of virtual legislative briefings designed to inform, inspire, and empower. These sessions focus on priority food system bills that address real challenges—focusing on key food system bills — tackling food insecurity, nutrition education, and equity in farming.
In this briefing, we will review SFPC legislative priorities, discuss our experiences with Farm to School and food literacy, identify some challenges in schools where the solutions lie in passing these bills. We will review each bill’s history, where we are in the process, and have the chance to take instant action to contact our state legislators to support these bills.

Emergency Food Resource Meeting
2026-03-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-06 14:00 - 15:00
The Southcoast Food Policy Council is convening a critical discussion on how to prepare for disruptions in food relief programs — and how we can build a more resilient regional food system together. Our goal: coordinate more effectively, surface shared challenges, and craft real, actionable solutions as a collaborative. Whether you’re involved in food recovery, institutional food service, or care about food justice, your voice is essential. Let’s turn concern into collective action. These Meetings will be held MONTHLY, virtually, on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 2-3 pm.

Foster Parent Informational meetings
2026-03-11 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

Lunch and Learn Issue Briefing: Donation of Food/Equity in Agriculture
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00
In times of uncertainty, one thing remains constant—your voice matters. As constituents in a democratic society, we each hold the power to influence policy and promote the well-being of our communities. Now more than ever, civic engagement is not only a right but a responsibility. The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC), a program of the Marion Institute, invites you to a powerful series of virtual legislative briefings designed to inform, inspire, and empower. These sessions focus on priority food system bills that address real challenges—focusing on key food system bills — tackling food insecurity, nutrition education, and equity in farming.
In this briefing, we will review SFPC legislative priorities, discuss our experiences in farming equity and in donations to food pantries, review the history of the Equity in Agriculture bill and the Encouraging Donations of Food to Persons in Need Bill and be able to take instant action to contact our state legislators to support these bills.

Digital Age Training
2026-04-29 09:00 - 16:00 | White’s of Westport, 66 State Road, Westport, 02790
Join the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County for a two‑part, expert‑led conference in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. National and local experts will examine critical issues, including exposure to pornography, the risks associated with social media and online gaming, and the evolving landscape of online exploitation.
