As Bennington County’s Parent Child Center, Sunrise provides services to nurture and support families particularly those with young children. Many of our services are available to all families within our communities. Others are tailored to families with particular concerns. Please contact sfrc@sunrisepcc.com to learn more about Sunrise or for information about a specific service.

    Parent Education

Classes/Workshops are offered throughout the year for parents of children of all ages. Free or modest charge to cover materials.
Contact Michelle Weyers for more info, mweyers@sunrisepcc.com.

          Support and special interest groups: Groups with a particular focus are
         offered throughout the year. Current offerings include teen parents’ group 
         and women's skill sharing group. 
         Contact Michelle Weyers, mweyers@sunrisepcc.com.

Community Picnics: Held monthly from May to October. Lunch plus activities for families and information of interest to parents. Free and open to all.
Contact Michelle Weyers for more info: mweyers@sunrisepcc.com.

     Resource and Referral

     Children’s Integrated Services (CIS): A resource for families when they have questions or concerns about their child’s development during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood.
Contact person: Robin Stromgren, rstromgren@sunrisepcc.com.  

Telephone and drop-in referral service. “One stop shopping” for

information and access to area services for families. Call the Sunrise office (442-6934) or e-mail sfrc@sunrisepcc.com or Sharron Harrington, sharrington@sunrisepcc.com.

Pregnant and Parenting Teens resource and referral. Information about community resources and support for pregnant and parenting teens.
Contact Ellen Winitzer, ewinitzer@sunrisepcc.com.

Childcare resource and referral service (Bennington County Child Care Association): Contact BCCCA web site at www.bccca.net or:

Sharron Harrington, sharrington@sunrisepcc.com for childcare referral information, Laura Personette, lpersonette@sunrisepcc.com for childcare financial assistance eligibility.

    Services for Families with Young Children

Early Care and Education: Nationally accredited center-based care provided for children 6 weeks old through age 3; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Priority given to children of parents enrolled in other Sunrise services.  Payment based on fee scale with childcare financial assistance available.
Contact JoAnn Burns, jburns@sunrisepcc.com. 

          Family Support (formerly Healthy Babies): Home-based service offering information and support to pregnant women and parents of infants and children up to six years. This benefit is available to Medicaid and Dr. Dynasaur recipients. 
Contact Ellen Winitzer, ewinitzer@sunrisepcc.com.

          Early Child and Family Mental Health (formerly CUPS): Outreach mental health consultation service to families and caregivers of preschool-aged children who are experiencing social, emotional and behavioral challenges.
Contact Terry Yavaniski, tyavaniski@sunrisepcc.com .

            Family Support Specialist: Support and service referral for families receiving Family Support Childcare assistance.
Contact Kelly Belville, kbelville@sunrisepcc.com .

    Family Development

         Pregnant and Parenting Teens resource and referral: Information  
           about community resources and support for pregnant and parenting teens.
           Contact Ellen Winitzer, ewinitzer@sunrisepcc.com.