Family Wellness News & Resources

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) enrollment period for the 2025-2026 winter season began Nov. 1, 2025 and runs through April 30, 2026. Administered through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, HEAP is free, statewide resource to help eligible renters and homeowners with heating bills. HEAP pays a portion of bills directly to heating companies.

Apply online or through local administering agencies.

The Parent Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) is hosting this webinar for caregivers struggling to navigate mental health and other medical or school services for your child. If you are stressed over accessing and managing different services or support, PPA will share strategies to help you stay upright and move yourself, your family, and your child forward.

December 15, 2025, 12-2 pm on Zoom. Register

Mass Partnerships for Youth is sponsoring a free Parenting Solutions Library through its partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions. Peace At Home specializes in empowering parents with evidence-based strategies to foster nurturing connections that safeguard their children's mental well-being. Presented by advanced degreed experts, the trainings focuses on child and adolescent development and provides easy-to-use strategies for long-lasting change. See the flyer for examples of topics.
The Parenting Solutions Library may easily be accessed using the link on MPY’s home page mpyinc.org.

Please visit the Family Wellness Website for resources related to nutrition, food access, basic needs assistance, mental health, counseling support, referral resources and other wellness topics. There are ongoing updates and additions to the site to support families from all four districts.

Family Wellness Resources

Dot Pearl

Regional Director of Wellness

Email: pearld@kingphilip.org or dpearl@norfolk.k12.ma.us

dpearl@plainville.k12.ma.us pearld@wrenthamschools.org

Website: Family Wellness Resources
Location: 18 King Street, Norfolk, MA, USA
Phone: 508 520-7991, ext. 2312