The North Valley Family Center, otherwise known as NOVA, is located in Florence, MT, and is a community based Family Resource Center.
NOVA`s mission is to bring people of all ages, skills and abilities together to create a network of support that will:
- Strengthen resiliency in parents and their children
- Provide Information and resource referrals
- Engage families in lifelong learning activities, and
- Encourage volunteerism, leadership, and civic engagement
NOVA`s activities and programs are free, and offered to people of all ages, regardless of income level. Some of the classes and activities offered for preschoolers and their parents include: Tot Time, Ready! Set! Play!, and Music in Motion.
NOVA also offers a variety of Adult learning classes, such as Parenting with Love and Logic and Welcome Baby, to help support and encourage parents in their caregiving roles.
For more information on NOVA, or to see their upcoming calendar of events, friend them on Facebook under North Valley Family-Center, or visit their blog page at www.novafrc.org.
Traci`s favorite places to shop:
Anywhere local and cheap!! She loves thrift stores, especially the Secret Seconds stores in Missoula, MT. She also frequents Goodwill quite often.
The best deal Traci ever got was:
When Traci was shopping at the Goodwill outlet in Oregon with her Mom, they ended up buying a huge area rug (and a bunch of clothes) for $10. That same month Traci was in Lowes shopping, and found the exact same area rug for $300!
How Traci saves money on things that she buys:
Traci usually tries to wait until something goes on sale, but she said she needs to get better about using sales + coupons to maximize her savings.
Traci`s frugal tip to share:
Traci said she was fairly new to the world of Couponing, but if she had one tip, it would be to ONLY buy what is on your list. Often times she goes into the store, with only a few things on her list that she really needs to buy, and she will come out spending a lot of money on things she really didn’t need. Traci said that it`s a hard habit to break, but now that she is on a limited budget, she’s gotten better to sticking to her list.
Thanks for letting us get to know you, Traci!
