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Postpartum Support Virginia

May 01, 2019 04:54PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 9 women experience symptoms of postpartum depression.While “baby blues” after childbirth is common—characterized by mood swings,...

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Bragg Hill Family Life Center

Mar 30, 2019 12:45PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Since opening its doors to the community in 1997, the Bragg Hill Family Life Center has served low-income and underprivileged families and at-risk youth families in the greater Fredericksburg...

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Engineering For Kids

Feb 26, 2019 05:53PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

“I believe that all children are natural engineers. They are curious, creative and kinetic. Engineering For Kids wants to help nurture and develop those minds, to help children better understand...

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Fredericksburg All Ages

Feb 01, 2019 12:19PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Created in 2006 by young musicians seeking a venue to perform, Fredericksburg All Ages empowers young musicians across the area by providing a platform by which they can listen to and share their...

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Team River Runner

Dec 02, 2018 08:07PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Pouches Learns About the Power of Play Healing PTSD can be a challenge for veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam. In Fredericksburg, Lance Sharp, Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator for Team...

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Foster Care Adoption Can Make a Lifetime of Difference

Oct 31, 2018 08:26AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

What do you remember about your 18th birthday? A sense of freedom? A feeling that big things lay ahead?What allowed many of us to dream big and pursue goals as young adults was the strong...

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The Laila Rose Foundation

Apr 29, 2018 03:58PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Established in 2006 in memory of Laila Rose Engh, The Laila Rose Foundation partners with Living Hope Adoptions to provide financial assistance to families adopting foreign born children with...

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Trains, Planes and Automobiles Kids' Race Series

Jan 30, 2018 11:59AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Cathy Weise, race director at the Ron Rosner YMCA, wants to inspire kids not enrolled in formal sports activities to try running this summer. “When I took over as race director two years ago, I...

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Baby Levi

Nov 30, 2017 08:12PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

On August 17, three weeks after a routine pediatrician appointment for their then 4-month-old son, Levi, Liz and Angel Colon received news that no parent ever wants to hear: Levi’s liver wasn’t...

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Pouches Loves the Children’s Home Society

Oct 31, 2017 10:26AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Adoptive parents in Fredericksburg now have a new partner on their journey to a healthy family. In 2016, Children’s Home Society was awarded a $125,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Social...

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