The Coalition for Children

03/14/2026

Did you take part in our Winter Session Play & Learn Groups? Tell us what you think! It only takes a few minutes and you can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Eight Cousins Book Shop: https://bit.ly/playandlearnsurvey

Our programs are available at no cost to families thanks to Falmouth and Mashpee’s Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant through the Falmouth Public Schools. Your feedback is crucial to securing funding for future groups and your comments help us improve our programming. Thank you!

03/02/2026

week has begun! Parents and caregivers: you can join in the nation's largest celebration of reading with these fun activities at home, too. Ready, set... READ!

NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading with the theme: Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers. Read Across America also provides educators, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year. Learn more at https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america

02/27/2026

As restoration efforts continue and many areas of Falmouth regain power, Lawrence School will remain open as a warming center today, Friday February 27th from 10AM to 6PM, to support community members who may still be impacted and need a warm space, access to restrooms and water, or a place to charge devices. Lunch and dinner will be available on site, generously provided by World Central Kitchen ❤️

02/27/2026

REMINDER: Falmouth Public Schools and therefore The Coalition for Children, will be closed for the remainder of the week due to wide-spread outages. All scheduled programs have been cancelled, including:

Musical Babies and Music Zones at Falmouth Public Library
Spanish for Kids at

To support residents in need of heat or charging, the Falmouth warming center will be open 10:00AM to 9:00PM today at the Lawrence School (113 Lakeview Ave).

Hope to see you all next week!

02/25/2026

Hope you all are staying safe and warm during this historic blizzard! Falmouth Public Schools, and therefore The Coalition for Children, will be closed for the remainder of the week due to wide-spread power outages, damage repair and snow removal. Hope to see you all next week!

To support residents in need of heat or charging, the Falmouth warming center will be open 10:00AM to 9:00PM Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Lawrence School (113 Lakeview Ave, Falmouth).

Also, World Central Kitchen in partnership with Pink Door Catering has donated 150 hot meals for families in our community who are in need of a warm meal. Families may pick up their meal at the Lawrence School, front of the building at 5:00pm today (Wed Feb 25th) or come in to eat the meal in the warm building.

02/25/2026

To support residents in need of heat or charging, the Falmouth warming center, located today at the Lawrence School (113 Lakeview Ave, Falmouth) will be open 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Wednesday and Thursday and from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday.

Please note, this location is not equipped for overnight sheltering at this time.

02/24/2026

Due to wide-spread power outages and storm cleanup, all in-person programming will again be cancelled on Wednesday February 25.

However our online library of activities is always open (link in bio) with book lists, game and craft tutorials, interactive videos with our specialists, and more!

Coalition for Children library of at-home activities for families with young children

02/24/2026

Falmouth Public Schools will again be closed on Tuesday February 24th due to blizzard conditions therefore all playgroups will be cancelled. Hope to see you next week! Our online library of activities is always open (link in bio). Stay safe ❤️

02/23/2026

Due to the storm, tonight's Early Learning Community / CFCE Community Council meeting has been CANCELLED (New date TBD). Visit us online for details: www.TheCoalitionForChildren.org/council

02/22/2026

Falmouth Public Schools and therefore all Coalition for Children programs will be closed Monday Feburary 23, 2026 due to the winter storm. However, our online library of activities is always open: http://www.thecoalitionforchildren.org/playathome.html
You'll find book lists, game and craft tutorials, interactive videos with our specialists, and more!
Stay safe -- we hope to see you next week!