CCC News December 6, 2024
MPS Community Connections Centers
Milford Public Schools Community Connections Centers build bridges between families and available services within the community.
Serving all Milford elementary students and their families.
Families- If you are seeking guidance or support for housing, utilities, legal, mental health, substance use, parenting, or other daily life needs; please contact Mrs. Mary-Kate Williams at (203) 882- 6094 Please note that in person appointments are available. We look forward to assisting you!
The CCC honors all family inquiries as private and confidential unless parent permission is given or Connecticut state mandated reporting applies.
For more resources go to our CCC Website.
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MILFORD - Kingdom Life Christian Church Cathedral
When - Tue. Dec. 16, 2025 11am – 12pm
Where - 1455 Naugatuck Ave, Milford, CT 06461
Occurs every 2 weeks on Tuesday, 11AM-12PM
https://mobilefoodpantry.ctfoodshare.org/
Food Assistance Resources
Milford Park & Recreation -Family Movie Night
When: December 23, 2025. After the half day from school, join us to watch Home Alone 2 right before Christmas! 🍿❄️
Location: Parsons auditorium (70 W. River St.)
Time: 2:45PM doors open and 3:30PM movie start's
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Join the DDS Self Advocate Coordinators for a workshop about managing the holidays. They will go over topics including budgeting for the holidays, volunteering during the holidays, and the different emotions people might be feeling during the holidays and strategies on how to manage them.
Date: Monday, 12/15/25
Time: 10:00-11:00am
Virtual: Zoom
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xvKuYQQVQyqt38Ifk01yhA
Fantasy of Lights at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven
Dates : Fri Nov 21, 2025 - Wed Dec 31, 2025
TIme : 5:00pm -9:00pm
Price: cars- $10; mini-buses - $25; full-size bus - $50
Tickets : online
Location: Lighthouse Point Park
2 Lighthouse Road, New Haven, CT, 06512
(203) 777-2000
The Fantasy of Lights has become a holiday tradition for thousands of families from all over Connecticut and New England. The mile-long route features over 60 displays and 100,000 lights. Many of the displays are animated and some are fitted with LED bulbs, making them more colorful and vibrant.
This bright and colorful light display illuminates Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven for the holiday season. This year, online tickets are being encouraged for a zero-contact experience.
Fire & Ice Chankah
At Chabad of the Shoreline
December 14 - 22, 2025
On Guilford Green
Ice Sculpting 2:20pm & Menorah Lighting 4:00pm
Holiday Markets and Museum Open House
2351 Durham Rd.
Guilford, CT 06437
Saturday and Sunday, December 13 & 14
Market open 10 am to 2 pm; Museums open 12 to 2 pm
Find unique handcrafted and homemade gifts, including amazing crafts, seasonal greenery, and delicious foodstuffs as you support some 30-plus local artisans at our annual Holiday Markets held the first two weekends of December in and around our yellow Munger Barn. Then tour both the Farmhouse and Dawnland Museums, with the former decorated for a Victorian Christmas.
Wilton Historical Society
Take the children in your life to an entrancing afternoon with trains and seasonal excitement. Wilton Historical’s historic 18th and 19th century buildings are charmingly decorated and transformed into a train-lovers delight with many different model train layouts winding through tiny towns with a variety of different kinds of buildings, tunnels and all sorts of delightful animals showing up in unexpected places! The displays enchant visitors of all ages with lots of buttons to push and knowledgeable “train engineers” on hand to “talk trains”.
ADMISSION: Free for members of the Wilton Historical Society;
$5 per non-member child and $10 for non-member adults.
Tickets are sold at the door upon arrival, or pre-purchase tickets for faster entry!
Click here to purchase tickets ahead of time.
224 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
203-762-7257
Make a Winter Trinket Tray
Date : Sunday December 14, 2025
Time : 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Michael Stores Turnpike Square
79 Turnpike Sq, Milford, CT 06460-2758
Description : Use Air Dry Clay to create during this free Kids Club activity!
Join us in-store for this Winter Workshop project where we'll be making a Trinket Tray out of Air Dry Clay.
Old Sturbridge Village
Come experience the history of Christmas festivities at Old Sturbridge Village. Relish old traditions and create new ones as you watch demonstrations of classic Christmas projects, stroll through the decorated Village and Christmas Tree Trail, listen to stories and live music, sample sweet treats, and more. We hope your family will join us, as we celebrate a very special time of year.
PLUS: Embark on a musical journey through the 19th century with Upon a Midnight Clear – An Acoustic New England Christmas presented by ClockJack Productions.