Community Action Partnership of Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties (CAPHR) Child Development Program will be opening a Head Start classroom in Milford at the Heron Pond School! The program is now taking applications for the 2025-2026 school year. 👫 CAPHR Head Start provides a great preschool experience for children 3-4 years of age at no cost…
As of January 1, 2024 ALL children 2 years of age and younger are REQUIRED to be rear facing while in a motor vehicle. Need help understanding more about this law? The short video, Why Rear Facing is Safest will help, or take a look at this website Be Seat Smart NH. Have questions about…
For children interested in the 2025 Milford Jr. Spartans football and cheer season. *Flag football is for ages 5-8 (Kindergarten – grade2)… $150 *Tackle football for grades 3 – 8… $225 *Cheerleading for ages 5-13…$225 *Cheerleading for ages 3-4 (Tiny Mites)…$100 –Prices above are for the season but do not include equipment or fundraising…
A new Family Resource Center is set to open at the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley on April 1st! Located at 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, NH Building a stronger community, one family at a time. ⏰ Center hours will be Monday-Friday 8:30 – 1:00. . .Community members may drop in or make…
The Milford School District, in conjunction with the school nurses, will offer families the opportunity for students to participate in a school-based dental clinic. The clinic will perform dental cleanings and placement of sealants, if appropriate. 🦷 The cost is $25 for a cleaning and an additional $30 for sealants. However, no child will be…
Selina A. Agandaa, a student at UNH, is working on a research study for pregnant and postpartum individuals. She is currently recruiting participants for the study. 🩵 There is a $55 gift card incentive for participating! They want to learn more about pregnant and post–partum women’s experiences with discrimination, racism, food insecurity, and other health…
The Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest recognizes and celebrates the creativity of New Hampshire youth. Submit artwork and help raise awareness about the vital importance of mental health for all! Open to NH students in grades 5 – 12 Cash prizes! The 12 finalists artwork will appear in the new planner. Deadline for submissions is…
The Milford School District is offering free developmental screenings through Child Find services. Screening appointments will be held at Heron Pond Elementary School, 80 Heron Pond Rd. from 9:30-12:30 on Wednesday, Feb 12th. (snow date March 12th) This screening is available for children ages of 3-5 who live in the town of Milford. It takes about 45…
Santa’s Mailbox is now set up in the hospital atrium at Milford Medical Center and Urgent Care (442 Nashua St. Milford) and ready for your children’s letters! Remember: EVERY LETTER RECEIVES A RESPONSE FROM SANTA!! Open to anyone in the community. Just stop in and drop off your letter!
Milford Kids Thrive’s Welcome Baby program has been welcoming Milford newborns to our community since the fall of 2019! It is our pleasure to work with community partners to build a nurturing Milford community where parents and families feel supported and all young children are provided with strong early childhood foundations so they can thrive.…
The Town of Milford is working to update the Master Plan – the new initiative is called Envision Milford 2035! The Master Plan is the road map Milford will use to guide change over the next decade. It will state the community’s shared vision and goals, and will identify a recommended set of strategies and actions…
Windows on West Street (WOWs), the student-operated restaurant at Milford High School serves up warm delicious lunchtime meals typically on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Doors open at 11:15 and seatings continue until 12:15 at 100 West St. in Milford. This is a great chance to see area high school students prepare and serve superior culinary delights…
Have you heard of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? It is newly sponsored here in Hillsborough County, NH by Diane’s Library! Diane’s Library is a non-profit established in memory of Diane Williams. As a long-time Nashua public school teacher, Diane dedicated her life to teaching children how to read. She saw first-hand how books can open…
Barnes & Noble book stores are giving your kids (in grades 1 – 6) a chance to earn free books throughout the summer with their 2024 Summer Reading Program! It’s easy! Don’t have a printer at home? Copies of the Summer Reading Journal page are available at any Barnes & Noble
If you’re a parent of young kids, you know full well how challenging it is to find childcare, much less affordable childcare. Many parents have chosen to stay home with their children because they actually can’t afford to work. The state of New Hampshire is working to address this problem. People in our community now…
A solar eclipse will be visible across North America on Monday, April 8, 2024 with Northern NH and many other New England states in the path of totality. In Southern NH we’ll see 95% totality. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow…
In 2021, New Hampshire’s Child Advocacy Centers provided services to over 2000 NH children and their families, conducted over 1500 forensic interviews, and provided families with over 2000 referrals for behavioral health and specialized medical services to help children who have experienced abuse HEAL, SURVIVE, and THRIVE!! Prevention is key to ending the cycle of…
Bring your kids with you when you vote on Town Election/Voting Day, Tuesday, March 12! Young people’s ability and desire to participate in civic life is shaped throughout their childhood and adolescence. Learning early in life how to participate in our democracy is an important part of civic education! Students from the Jacques School and…
Join Milford School District for a walk-through of the Bales School and a public Q&A session to raise awareness about the restoration project of the historic Bales School. The warrant article will go before voters in March 2024. Session will be held Wednesday, February 21 at 6:00-7:30…meet at Jacques Memorial School The project will… **…
NH Department of Health and Human Services along with the US Food and Drug Administration have issued warnings on dangerous levels of lead found in fruit pouches, specifically three different varieties of cinnamon applesauce made by the following brands; WanaBana, Schnucks, and Weis. Consumers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, and Weis…
At Girl Scouts, girls learn to imagine, lead, and make things happen -to dream big and take action! Why wait to begin your Girl Scout Experience? With a Girl Scout Starter Troop, you can kick-start your GirlScouting journey! You’ll make new friends and learn about Girl Scouts through 4-6 fun meetings. Troop 64445 is forming…
Safely dispose of expired, unused, unwanted prescriptions pills and patches. They do not accept liquids, needles or sharps. Saturday, October 29 from 10:00-2:00 at the Milford Police Dept. 19 Garden St. Milford, NH This is a free and anonymous service…no questions asked. Many other local Police Departments are also participating. For more information head to…
Milford Thrives/Milford Kids Thrive was honored to accept a Best of Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Region Award for Children’s Resources from The Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce! Thank you to all those who voted for us! We are happy to be working together to foster a community where Milford families feel supported and all kids…
Milford Thrives/Milford Kids Thrive is, again this year, participating in the NH Center for Nonprofits 24hrs of giving called NH Gives! This is a statewide day of giving for nonprofits from all over the state held 5pm Tuesday, June 7th – 5pm Wed., June 8th. Do you enjoy the activities, support groups, website and informational…
18 lots of Parent’s Choice baby wipes have been removed from Walmart shelves because of possible contamination. No official statement about a recall has been released from Walmart. Packages of wipes can be returned to Walmart for a full refund. The lot number range being pulled is L22075 through L22095 You can read more at: https://motherhoodcommunity.com/parents-choice-wipes-recall/…
Strauss Israel is voluntarily recalling Elite branded products: Elite Chocolate, Cakes, Wafers, Energy Grain Snacks, Energy Chocolate Rice Cakes, Chewing Gum and Toffee Candies because of possible Salmonella contamination. The products are being recalled as they were manufactured in a facility in which Salmonella was detected in the production line and in the liquid chocolate that is used for…
As we continue to focus on Child Abuse Prevention Month you are invited to join partners of the NH Children’s Trust including our very own Director and Co-Founder, Joelle Martin, for an online panel discussion…We are Prevention: Engaging Community at All Levels – Thursday, April 21, from 12-1:30 p.m. It is sure to be an energizing…
We are grateful to The Cabinet Press for sharing the news about Milford Kids Thrive! Click here to view the article online or here for a print-ready pdf. Milford, NH – Milford Thrives, a nonprofit organization working to build a healthy, resilient, and connected community in Milford, New Hampshire, has developed and launched Milford Kids…