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Family-to-Family Course September 9th to November 4th, 2023 Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM at the First Congressional Church Winchester 21 Church Street, Winchester MA The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available resources. The NAMI Family-to-Family curriculum includes: Information about mental health conditions and treatments Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse, local and national resources Listening and communication techniques Problem solving, limit setting, self-care Most importantly, the course offers family members the invaluable opportunity of open conversation and mutual support in a stigma-free environment. Course participants, now more than 400,000 people nationwide, find that the Family-to-Family experience empowers them to understand and pursue paths toward healthy recovery for their loved ones, their families, and themselves.

Have something you've been meaning to fix for ages? Bring it to us, we love a mending challenge! Our bike repair expert will make sure your kids bikes are ready to ride. Smalls through teens.

Have items that need repair or clothes in need of mending? Come and join us at Repair Café on Saturday, September 16, at First Congregational Church in Winchester from 9:00 - 12:00 pm. Repair Cafe is now in its third year here in Winchester! Repair specialists are on hand to help you repair/mend your items rather than send them off to a landfill. The event is entirely free. Walk-ins are welcome, but should you wish to have an appointment, we're accepting signups for repairs at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094aacad22a7f94-repair4#/ The purpose of Repair Cafe is to teach/support folks how to repair and mend items while fostering community and friendship. For more information, contact Karen Bellacosa at karen.repaircafewin@gmail.com or Jessica McArdle at jessicamcardle@gmail.com

Join Winchester’s Farmers Market every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in a park-like setting on Winchester’s Town Common. Fresh vegetables, a variety of prepared foods, and baked goods. Arts, crafts, and household goods. Local organizations, Chamber of Commerce businesses, and Winchester Artists Network artists. Live music every week! Bring the kids (the Kids Table is back) and the dog. To receive the Market’s weekly newsletter, visit our website at www.winchesterfarmersmarket.org and click to subscribe.