ABOUT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OF BROCKTON   We can connect with each other. We are stronger together. Our children, families, neighbors, community, and city are worth the effort to make connections with one another. Connection Opportunities Include: Activity-focused Committee Meetings based on community input Advisory Committee Meetings Monthly Newsletter Website Email Distribution Brockton Parents Magazine Across the state, Community Connections Coalitions are involved in a multitude of family support activities including: Parent Support: Emergency Services; Flexible, drop-in child care; Holiday support and food pantries; Home visiting; Library and toy lending; Parent and child activities and developmental education; Parent and teen groups and social activities; Playgroups Civic Involvement: Advocacy; Citizenship assistance; Meet the Candidates Nights; Voter registration Teen Support: Teen centers and teen groups; Youth and mentoring programs Education: Adult education; Conferences and workshops; Entrepreneurial opportunities; Health care education; Information and referral; Newsletters; School linked programs Prevention: Domestic violence awareness, services and prevention; Substance abuse prevention; Violence prevention  Community Building: Block Parties; Community Clean-up; Community gardens and playgrounds; crime watch  Community Connections is an initiative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Social Services Central Office and monitored through the DSS Regional Offices.  Funding provided by the Administration for Children and Families Children’s Bureau Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program. CCB’s current Fiscal Partner is PACE, Inc.