Friends of the Center for Families

01/28/2026

Thanks to those who stopped by in the cold before the storm to support us and the Center for Families on Saturday!

01/23/2026

Stop by our fundraising table and warm up with some hot chocolate ☕ for tomorrow's frigid weather 🥶 at the indoor Family Fun Day tomorrow hosted by the Center for Families from 10am-1:30pm at the Cambridge Peabody school!

Hello Families!
Our winter Family Fun Day is this Saturday, January 24th from 10:00am-1:30pm at the Peabody School!

We will have moon bounces, games, family crafts, infant area, giant basketball, face painting and more! Fun family performances too! Free light lunch and a book for each child!

This event is for Cambridge families with children birth-8 years old.

We hope to see you there!

12/20/2025

Still need to do last minute shopping? Come by Henry Bears Park in their new location in Porter Square at 1957 Mass Ave and get your gifts wrapped by us!

11/27/2025

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Happy Thanksgiving, we are so thankful for the Center For Families community!

We would love your support for families in need around Cambridge. You can help by purchasing a gift this holiday season from our gift wishlist:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ZJ3RNN4R041F?ref_=wl_share

Please purchase by Tuesday, December 16th so we can ensure gifts arrive in time.

06/24/2025

Thanks to those who stopped by our table at the River Arts Festival!

01/25/2025

Come visit us at Family Fun Day at Peabody School and get fresh hot chocolate and coffee or combine them to make a mocha! We also have a new Spin to Win wheel, guaranteed winner everytime!

12/21/2024

Come visit us today for the Gift Wrap FCFF Fundraiser at Henry Bear's Park 2024 in Porter Square!

07/24/2024

48 backpacks ready to go out to Cambridge preschoolers!

06/22/2024

Thank you to all who supported us and contributed to raising funds for Christine Doucet's retirement celebration today. Hope you had a great time at family fun day and enjoyed ice cream and snacks!

06/22/2024

Christine Doucet's last day is today at Family Fun Day! If you'd like to contribute to Christine Doucet's retirement to celebrate her 22 years, proceeds from today will be supporting it.

Come visit us at the Friends of the Center for Families table to write a note to Christine as a parting gift or contribute to her retirement celebration through ice cream and new swag, including a new insulated bag color!

If you can't make it, you can now donate to the Friends of the Center for Families through Venmo:
https://www.venmo.com/u/FriendsOfTheCenterForFamilies

06/22/2024

Christine Doucet's last day is today at Family Fun Day!

If you'd like to contribute to Christine Doucet's retirement celebration being held this summer, all donations and funds raised from today will be supporting it. Stop by our table today for ice cream and our new swag, including a new insulated bag color!

You can now donate to the Friends of the Center for Families through Venmo!

https://www.venmo.com/u/FriendsOfTheCenterForFamilies

06/21/2024

Family Fun Day is tomorrow! Also, if you haven't heard, Christine Doucet is retiring tomorrow after 22 years! Come visit us at the Friends of the Center for Families table to write a note to her too as a parting gift or contribute to her retirement celebration. We are fundraising with ice cream and swag among other things.

Hello Families and Happy Monday!

Center for Families staff are getting ready for our Family Fun Day this weekend, Saturday June 22nd from 10:00am-1:30pm on Rindge Field (behind Peabody School).

We hope you can join us for face painting, messy crafts, arts, water play, bubbles, moon bounces, Knucklebones movement and play, music, obstacle course, games, and more!

We will have a free light lunch and each child will go home with a free book from Let's Talk Cambridge.

This event happens rain or shine (rain plan: Peabody School Gym). We hope to see you there!!

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