Adoption - Adoptive Families at MIT (AFMIT)

Breastfeeding Support

Personnel Policy on Family Leaves - Births, adoptions

Childbirth Accommodations - For graduate students

Classes and Groups for New Families

• Classes and Groups on childbirth, nursing, new mothers, toddlers and parents by MIT Medical Health Education
• Workshops, Briefings, and Groups on adoption, preparing for parenthood, child care, and parenting by the Center for Work, Family & Personal Life.

Child Care

• Backup Childcare Referral Program - For Benefits Eligible Employees
• Child Care Consultations - Center for Work, Family & Personal Life
• Child Care for Children of Graduate Students
• Technology Children's Center - Childcare for members of the MIT community with three locations on-campus and one in Lincoln Lab

Graduate Student Family Resources

School Choice - School profiles, registration information, and more for metro Boston area school districts

Reimbursement Accounts - Pre-tax dollars for dependent care costs including child care

Parenting

• BabyNet - A support network of MIT parents and caregivers trying to make parenting easier for each other
• Consultations - Center for Work, Family & Personal Life help with special needs, divorce, school problems, multicultural issues, giftedness, more
• Discussion Groups - For parents of toddlers, those with children who have ADD/ADHD, others
• Center for Work, Family & Personal Life Lending Library - Over 1000 books on child development, parenting, divorce, balancing work/family
• Faculty Family Policies - Ways for faculty to have productive careers and still meet their family responsibilities
• Health Education Lending Library - Books and videos on parenting, stress, medical issues, fitness, yoga
• MIT Parents Association - Regional networks, news, family weekend for parents of students
• Workshops - Center for Work, Family & Personal Life noontime seminars on topics from Preparing for Parenthood to Parenting Children After They Leave High School

Summer Programs

• MIT Day Camp - Summer camp run by the MIT Athletics Department
• MIT Summer Programs - MIT Educational Outreach Programs for middle and high school students and teachers
• Summer Camp Guide - Database lists over 450 camps including MIT Summer Camp

Consultations - Elder care specialist at MIT Medical. Call 617-253-4911

Backup Eldercare Referral Program - For Benefits Eligible Employees

Elder Care Resources - The Center for Work, Family & Personal Life has compiled information and resources on the many financial, medical, and social issues that arise in providing care for elderly family members

Reimbursement Accounts - Pre-tax dollars for dependent care costs including elders

Athletics Facilities - Family memberships

Edgerton Center Outreach - Arrange a visit for school and youth groups

Family Adventures at the MIT Museum - Programs and Activities for Families

List Visual Art Center - Art and Architecture at MIT

MIT Educational Outreach - School-year and summer activities for school children

Significant Others of Sloan - Children's playgroup, events

Spouses & Partners @ MIT - Playgroups, events, babysitting exchange

Childbirth Accommodations - For graduate students

Faculty Policy on Family Leaves - Faculty should also consult their dean or department head for individual school policies

Human Resource Officers on campus and at Lincoln Laboratory - Consultation for faculty and staff on leave options

Personnel Policy on Family Leaves - Births, adoptions, child, family, and elder care

Emma Rogers Society - For MIT widows.
Call 617-253-8059

Gradparents at MIT - Graduate student parent group. To join the email list, call Blanche Staton at 617-253-4869

International Scholars Office - Orientation for employees and families, information about spouses working

Mental Health Service - Free counseling for students and employees on individual, couples, and family issues

Ombuds Office - Confidential, neutral resource for faculty, staff, students, postdocs and alumni/ae to assist in prevention and resolution of problems

Reunion Child Care - Kid Tech - Childcare for children 6-16 during alumni reunions