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Our MISSION
Through a partnership with Maryland Family Network, First Wave Families is a Maryland Patty Center for Family Support. First Wave Families strives to empower expectant families and families of children birth through 4 years of age on Maryland's lower Eastern Shore by providing free and comprehensive services that include child development programs, parenting skill building programs, workforce development, adult education resources, and other family resources as need to help families thrive and prepare young children for success in school.
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ALL Upcoming Events in Worcester and Somerset
Mon, Oct 26Oct 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for a free coffee hour! Connect, chat, chill, and check in with Brittani as we support eachother in parenting young children in an informal setting.
Mon, Oct 26Oct 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMCrisfield Center: FWF Somerset, 4384 Crisfield Hwy, Crisfield, MD 21817, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under and expectant parents for mindfulness, relaxation, and sound therapy ! Learn how to get out of your head and go into your body as a tool for handling stress and anxiety with breathing, stretching, and regulation. FREE CHILDCARE provided
Tue, Oct 27Worcester: ¡Hablemos! Let's Chat! Spanish and English language basics with Cata /Berlin: First Wave Families Worcester
Tue, Oct 27Oct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMCrisfield Center: FWF Somerset, 4384 Crisfield Hwy, Crisfield, MD 21817, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for a free coffee hour! Connect, chat, chill, and check in withFWF staff as we support each other in parenting young children in an informal setting. Free childcare is provided in our child development classrooms.
Tue, Oct 27Oct 27, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAENROLLED FAMILIES ONLY! Parents can come in to the center for free childcare while they work on personal goals onsite. Meet with our staff, study, read, work on the computers from 12:30-2:30 PM. RSVP is required!- Wed, Oct 28Oct 28, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMCrisfield Center: FWF Somerset, 4384 Crisfield Hwy, Crisfield, MD 21817, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for a free coffee hour! Connect, chat, chill, and check in with FWF as we support each other in parenting young children in an informal setting. Free childcare is provided in our child development classrooms.
Thu, Oct 29Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMCrisfield Center: FWF Somerset, 4384 Crisfield Hwy, Crisfield, MD 21817, USAParent/caregivers sign up for 1-2 individual slots per month. They are then welcome to use the remainder of that morning and the other Mental Health Matters dates that month for individual work just as they would our Drop In Days program. Ashley Jester, LMSW
Thu, Oct 29Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USARead & Play: Mother Goose on the Loose is a joyful, interactive program for children ages four and under and their caregivers. Through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, puppets, and playful activities, children build early literacy, language, motor, and social-emotional skills while having fun toget- Tue, Nov 03Nov 03, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for a free coffee hour! Connect, chat, chill, and check in with Brittani as we support eachother in parenting young children in an informal setting.
Wed, Nov 04Nov 04, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAParent/caregivers sign up for 1-2 individual slots per month. They are then welcome to use the remainder of that morning and the other Mental Health Matters dates that month for individual work just as they would our Drop In Days program. Ashley Jester, LMSW- Thu, Nov 12Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for a free coffee hour! Connect, chat, chill, and check in with Brittani as we support eachother in parenting young children in an informal setting.
- Thu, Nov 12Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMShowell Elementary School, 11318 Showell School Rd, Berlin, MD 21811, USAMother Goose on the Loose is a joyful, interactive program for children ages four and under and their caregivers. Through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, puppets, and playful activities, children build early literacy, language, motor, and social-emotional skills while having fun
Fri, Nov 13- Mon, Nov 16Nov 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USARead & Play: Mother Goose on the Loose is a joyful, interactive program for children ages four and under and their caregivers. Through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, puppets, and playful activities, children build early literacy, language, motor, and social-emotional skills while having fun toget
Tue, Nov 17- Wed, Nov 18Nov 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAParent/caregivers sign up for 1-2 individual slots per month. They are then welcome to use the remainder of that morning and the other Mental Health Matters dates that month for individual work just as they would our Drop In Days program. Ashley Jester, LMSW
- Wed, Nov 18Worcester: Ocean City Elementary Mother Goose on the Loose Read & Play /Ocean City Elementary SchoolNov 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMOcean City Elementary School, 12828 Center Dr, Ocean City, MD 21842, USARead & Play: Mother Goose on the Loose is a joyful, interactive program for children ages four and under and their caregivers. Through stories, songs, rhymes, movement, puppets, and playful activities, children build early literacy, language, motor, and social-emotional skills while having fun
Mon, Nov 23Nov 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AMBerlin: First Wave Families Worcester, 10900 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, MD 21811, USAJoin other parents of children 4 and under for mindfulness, relaxation, and sound therapy! Learn how to get out of your head and go into your body as a tool for handling stress and anxiety with breathing, stretching, and regulation. Dress comfortably for gentle movement!
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