Events

Upcoming Events

Families First FEST Western Mass

Families First Fest Western MA flyer with event details for Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the War Memorial Building in Holyoke, featuring performances, community resources, face painting, play activities, refreshments, and more.

Families First FEST Boston

Families First Fest Boston flyer with event details for Sunday, June 7, 2026, at the Bruce C. Bolling Building in Roxbury, featuring performances, community resources, play activities, refreshments, face painting, and more.

Past Events

Families First Breakfast: Together for Families

Families First Breakfast Together for Families flyer for a breakfast fundraiser from 7 to 9 AM on March 11 at The Lenox Hotel in Boston, featuring the Valeria Payton Award for Parent Leadership and recognizing parent leaders and supporters of strong families.

Leadership Luncheon: Centering Parent Leadership in Family Support

Families First Leadership Luncheon flyer for a free Zoom panel on November 18 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM about centering parent leadership in family support.

Families First Silent Auction

Families First Annual Silent Auction flyer for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Branch Line Restaurant in Watertown, MA.

Families First FEST Boston
 Unite, Laugh, Explore – Family Fun for Everyone!

Families First Fest Boston flyer for Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 1 to 4 PM at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, featuring family activities, performances, community resources, refreshments, and more.

Families First FEST Western Mass
 Unite, Laugh, Explore – Family Fun for Everyone!

Families First Fest Western Mass flyer for Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 1 to 4 PM at Brightwood Elementary School in Springfield, featuring performances, arts and crafts, community resources, refreshments, and more.

Families First Poetry Reading Fundraiser
 featuring Poet Mishie Serrano

Families First Poetry Reading Fundraiser flyer for December 11 from 5 to 8 PM at Fame Lounge and Eatery in Holyoke, featuring poet Mishie Serrano, raffle prizes, appetizers, and parent leader speakers.

Families First Virtual Silent Auction

Families First Virtual Silent Auction

Families First Western Mass Gala

Families First Western Mass 1st Annual Gala flyer for Friday, June 21, from 6 to 9 PM at 1 Open Square Way in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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Families FirstFEST
Play, Explore, Engage…. Community Family Fun

Families First Fest flyer for Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 1 to 4 PM at the Reggie Lewis Center, featuring family fun, live music, performances, arts and crafts, a vendor and community resource fair, face painting, and a special appearance by Wally the Green Monster.

Thank you!

Co-Chairs:

  • Konique Ballah, Erin Liang

Volunteer Coordinator:

  • Sarah Koenig

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    Families First 2023 Envision Benefit
    Building Our Future… One Family at a Time

    Families First 2023 Envision Benefit Building Our Future… One Family at a Time

    Thank you to our Committee Members!

    Co-Chairs:

    Dee & Jim Hlawek

    Sponsorship Committee:

    Robert Brown, Michael Caljouw, Andrew Clark, Ariel Cudkowicz, Henry Grossman, Kristopher Horn, Quinn Moore, Robert Savage, Adam Steinberg

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    Families First 2022 Envision Benefit
    TEAMING UP TO Inspire, Impact and Celebrate
    THE POWER OF PARENTING AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

    Families First 2022 Envision Benefit: Teaming up to Inspire, Impact, and Celebrate the Power of Parenting and Community Leadership! Join us at Warrior Ice Arena on November 17, 2021. Click here to see the full invitation or here to purchase individual tickets.

    Thank you to our Committee Members!

    Co-Chairs:

    Konique Ballah, Adam Steinberg

    Sponsorship Committee:

    Robert Brown, Andrew Clark, Gary Creem, Ariel Cudkowicz, Henry Grossman, Jim Hlawek, Kristopher Horn, Quinn Moore, Gary Moukhtarian

    Event Committee:

    John Conroy, Gayle Dublin, Dahlia Ehrenfried, Judi Remondi, Martha Rizzoli, Lisa Rothman, Christine Rubio, Ally Turner

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    Families First 2021 Breakfast Benefit
    Parenting IS a Superpower!

    Families First 2021 Breakfast Benefit - Parenting IS a Superpower!

    Families First 2021 Breakfast Benefit: Parenting IS a Superpower! Come celebrate the power of parenting and community leadership with us on October 15, 2021. Click here to watch and here to bid & donate!

    Families First 2020 Breakfast Benefit
    Parenting IS Leadership

    Our 2020 Breakfast Benefit was one to remember. In our first-ever virtual Breakfast Benefit, Families First brought together partners, supporters, parents, and corporate sponsors, to celebrate parents as leaders.

    A recipient of the Gayle Dublin award, Rosemary Adorno, said:

    Families First made us realize that we had all the skills to be leaders and advocates for ourselves, our children and families, and our communities”

    Your generous support of Families First helps parents like Rosemary strengthen their parenting knowledge, skills, and support systems, so that their children can thrive. Thank you!