Valuing Our Children

Valuing Our Children (VOC) was established in 1993 by the North Quabbin Community Coalition (NQCC) through a multi-year grant provided by the John Boynton Fund. The organization was established for the purpose of addressing the needs of children in the area by providing primary prevention of child abuse through family support, parenting education, and community development. The mission of VOC is to strengthen families by responding to the expressed needs of parents, addressing barriers to individual family involvement (i.e. childcare, transportation), and building on existing strengths in families and in the community.

What we do:

• Provide group and individual based parent education
• Individual family support and advocacy
• Home visiting
• Support groups
• Parent/Child activities
• Drop in play time at our Family Center
• Special family events
• Free clothing closet
• Book and toy lending library
• Leadership development and parent engagement