Westborough Unplugs 2024
May
5
to May 11

Westborough Unplugs 2024

Our 5th annual local celebration of National Screen-Free Week will feature several “unplugged” local activities, recommendations and opportunities to connect with community, inviting people to disconnect to reconnect.

The goal of this initiative is to encourage people to consider our relationships with screens, the impact it may have with our connection to others, and how we to balance use in our everyday lives.

Details on all 2024 Westborough Unplugs events, activities and resources will be released soon!

For a look back at our 2023 Westborough Unplugs, click HERE.

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Better Together Film Festival : A Local Screening and Discussion of "Dialogue Lab: America"
Apr
17
6:00 PM18:00

Better Together Film Festival : A Local Screening and Discussion of "Dialogue Lab: America"

During National Week of Conversation (April 15-21), Westborough Connects is participating in the Better Together Film Festival helping to bring together diverse groups of people to view films that showcase hopeful stories of bridging divides. Learn more, including how to register HERE.

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Square One presents: Screenagers - Growing Up in the Digital Age
Oct
25
7:00 PM19:00

Square One presents: Screenagers - Growing Up in the Digital Age

  • Charlottee C. Spinney Auditorium (Westborough High School) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Square One collaboration team is pleased to present Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age.

For more information and a link to register, click HERE. (en español aquí)

Square One is a collaborative partnership between Westborough Public Schools, Westborough Youth and Family Services, the Rotary Club of Westborough, Westborough Public Library and Westborough Connects. It offers free programming and resources designed to support community education and resilience around substance use and mental health.

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Spring into Wellness
May
7
3:00 PM15:00

Spring into Wellness

Square One presents this free community program for all ages- from children through senior adults. Through a wellness expo, hands-on activities, and opportunities to learn about health benefiting tools, we will connect attendees to resources which support mental and behavioral health, showcase various ways to positively impact well-being, and decrease the stigma surrounding mental health.

For more information, click HERE.

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Westborough Unplugs 2023
Apr
30
to May 6

Westborough Unplugs 2023

In this 4th local celebration of National Screen-Free Week, Westborough Connects encourages people to consider our relationships with screens and how we may restore balanced use in our everyday lives. The week will feature several “unplugged” local activities, recommendations and opportunities to connect with community, inviting people to disconnect to reconnect.

Click HERE for more information.

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Journey Mapping - follow-up to the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Westborough
Jan
28
2:00 PM14:00

Journey Mapping - follow-up to the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Westborough

How can we commit to Dr. King's Dream? What steps will help bring us there? Modeled after the Journey Mapping approach of our 2022 keynote speaker, Dr. Todd "Bowtie" Jenkins, we will come together to offer our thoughts on the steps along the way and build on each other's ideas.

All are welcome!

Click HERE for more details.

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Understanding Disordered Eating: What Parents/Caregivers Need to Know (Virtual)
Mar
22
7:00 PM19:00

Understanding Disordered Eating: What Parents/Caregivers Need to Know (Virtual)

FREE virtual panel presentation for parents/caregivers of children and teens and community members

This program will focus on recognizing warning signs of eating disorder behaviors in our children and teens as well as how to approach accessing help for those in need. Practitioners will also offer prevention strategies and educate participants about how to address concern for loved ones who may be struggling with an eating disorder. All are welcome for this collaborative presentation.

About our Panelists:

  • Rachel Fortune, MD from Walden Center for Recovery Inpatient Services

  • Liz Booma, MD from Newton Wellesley Hospital

  • Jacqueline MacDougall, LMHC from Walden Center for Recovery Inpatient Services

  • and more voices from the field of disordered eating

This program is presented by SPARK Kindness and Square One. Square One is a collaborative partnership between Westborough Public Schools, Westborough Youth and Family Services, the Rotary Club of Westborough, Westborough Public Library and Westborough Connects.

It is made possible, in part, through grant funding awarded to Westborough Connects by Reliant Foundation.

Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided at this event.

To register, click HERE.

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Let's Talk About It: Youth Mental Health (in-person)
Mar
10
7:00 PM19:00

Let's Talk About It: Youth Mental Health (in-person)

Join other Westborough parents and caregivers of adolescents to talk about how to support our children’s emotional and mental wellbeing.

These small group conversation circles will focus on destigmatizing conversation about mental health, recognizing mental health distress in our youth, learning about what resources exist in the school system and the local community, and knowing when to go for help.

Cara Presley from Westborough Youth and Family Services will be present along with a parent from the community to contribute to the conversation and to share resources.

The conversation circles will consist of 8-10 parents/caregivers

To participate in the March 10th in-person session, register HERE

This program is a Square One Collaboration, co-hosted by Westborough Youth & Family Services, Westborough Public Schools, Rotary Club of Westborough, Westborough Public Library, and Westborough Connects. It is made possible, in part, through grant funding awarded to Westborough Connects by Reliant Foundation.



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Let's Talk About It: Youth Mental Health (virtual)
Mar
3
7:00 PM19:00

Let's Talk About It: Youth Mental Health (virtual)

Join other Westborough parents and caregivers of adolescents to talk about how to support our children’s emotional and mental wellbeing.

These small group conversation circles will focus on destigmatizing conversation about mental health, recognizing mental health distress in our youth, learning about what resources exist in the school system and the local community, and knowing when to go for help.

Cara Presley from Westborough Youth and Family Services will be present along with a parent from the community to contribute to the conversation and to share resources.

The conversation circles will consist of 8-10 parents/caregivers

To participate in the March 3rd virtual session, register HERE

This program is a Square One Collaboration, co-hosted by Westborough Youth & Family Services, Westborough Public Schools, Rotary Club of Westborough, Westborough Public Library, and Westborough Connects. It is made possible, in part, through grant funding awarded to Westborough Connects by Reliant Foundation.



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