Region 5 Community Baby Shower on October 24 in Waterbury
A Region 5* Community Baby Shower for expectant families and new parents will take place on October 24 from 3 pm to 6 pm at the River Baldwin Recreation Center in the gymnasium at 135 East Liberty Street, Waterbury. The event will have a variety of community provider and partner representation from across Region 5, as well as giveaways, door prizes, car seat safety clinic, and more. The event is funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (DMHAS) in partnership with Wheeler, SEPI-CT, and the Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury.
*DMHAS Region 5 includes the following towns: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Oxford, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Southbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Winsted, Wolcott, and Woodbury
More regional showers to be announced.
CT’s Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of Connecticut (SEPI-CT), administered by Wheeler and funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Connecticut Department of Children and Families, is available to ensure that Connecticut families have access to the treatment, recovery, and support they need, including prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure. For information, visit: sepi-ct.org.
