Sewickley's Nonprofit Corner for the week of Sept. 21, 2021

Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA

625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. 412-741-9622. smensclub.org.

Weekly meetings

The Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA has resumed its weekly meeting schedule. The SMC meets in the YMCA’s Hunter Gym, where a group of more than 60 members gather each week to catch up with each other and listen to interesting speakers from around the region.

The doors open at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and donuts, followed by the formal meeting, which runs from 10-11 a.m.

Upcoming speakers include:

Sept. 24: Ed Hajduk, The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

Oct. 1: Kathy Martin, Veterans Affairs

Oct. 8: The Tull Family Theater

Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children’s Center

424 Frederick Ave., Sewickley. 412-741-4087. laughlincenter.org.

Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement Workshops

CARE training including an educational component and active practice for general use by adults who interact with children of all ages in a variety of settings.

CARE is a trauma-informed, field-initiated training for nonclinical adults. The training is not therapy but is based on principles taught in Parent Child Interaction Therapy. CARE utilizes the 3 P’s — Praise, Paraphrase, Point out to connect with children and promote positive child-adult relationships. CARE training also contains a set of techniques for giving effective commands to children and a set of selective ignoring techniques to redirect problematic behaviors. Cost is $100 per participant.

Sessions are:

Oct. 7, 6-9 p.m.

Oct. 8, 9 a.m.-noon

Nov. 11, 6-9 p.m.

Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-noon

The Village Preschool in-person registration

Registration is being accepted for The Village Preschool.

The program for 3-year-olds is 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class is limited to 12 children. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1. Registration is $50, and tuition is nine monthly payments of $225.

The program for 4-year-olds is 9 a.m.-12:10 a.m. Mondays and Fridays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays.

Class is limited to 18 children. Children must be 4 by Sept. 1. Registration is $50, and tuition is nine monthly payments of $400.

Classes are intentionally small to give the school’s qualified, caring, experienced teachers an opportunity to know your child well and leverage Laughlin Children’s Center’s 60+ years of multidisciplinary experience to help your child grow.

For more information, contact Karen Borland at 412-741-4087 or k.borland@laughlincenter.org.

Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com.