Upcoming events.

There’s always something going on in the Willow Tree Community. Whether you are joining our Community of Families Festival, trying on a new sling at a babywearing meet-up, or signing up for a Childbirth Education class, you’ll find an event that’s right for you.

Scroll down to learn more about our individual events.

Infant Sleep Class
Sep
21

Infant Sleep Class

This infant sleep class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all of the tools to help your baby and yourself get a good nights sleep. It provides an understanding of biological infant sleep and gentle methods to help you both success in getting the rest you need. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Bereavement Support Group
Sep
29

Bereavement Support Group

Come join our free peer-to-peer support group for those who have experienced pregnancy loss or the loss of their baby. This group is held every last Sunday of the month. RSVP is not required but helps us make sure there is seating for all.

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Newborn Care Class
Sep
29

Newborn Care Class

This newborn care class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all the basics of newborn care from diapering, bathing, fingernails, well-baby check-ups and more to help you feel empowered as you being your journey as a family. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Infant CPR Class
Oct
10

Infant CPR Class

This infant CPR class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers everything you need to know to respond to an emergency with your baby. With hands-on practice and an experienced teacher, you can feel confident in keeping your baby safe. RSVP is required to take this class.

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Infant CPR Class
Sep
5

Infant CPR Class

This infant CPR class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers everything you need to know to respond to an emergency with your baby. With hands-on practice and an experienced teacher, you can feel confident in keeping your baby safe. RSVP is required to take this class.

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Newborn Care Class
Aug
25

Newborn Care Class

This newborn care class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all the basics of newborn care from diapering, bathing, fingernails, well-baby check-ups and more to help you feel empowered as you being your journey as a family. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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August Babywearing Meet-Up
Aug
24

August Babywearing Meet-Up

Come join us for our free August babywearing meetup. Peer to peer support for babywearing will be available. You can bring your carriers for help with them or try one of the carriers from our library. If you would like to check out a carrier from the library, it is a $30 annual fee to be a member of the lending library (can be paid via PayPal).

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Childbirth Education Class Part 2
Aug
16

Childbirth Education Class Part 2

This childbirth education class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-team parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers the mechanics of childbirth, how hormones work, your birth location options, all the common interventions or decisions made around birth, and how to build a birth plan. Taught by a professional birth doula and childbirth educator with 8 years of experience. RSVP is required to take this class

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Newborn Care Class
Aug
11

Newborn Care Class

This newborn care class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all the basics of newborn care from diapering, bathing, fingernails, well-baby check-ups and more to help you feel empowered as you being your journey as a family. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Childbirth Education Class Part 1
Aug
9

Childbirth Education Class Part 1

This childbirth education class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers the mechanics of childbirth, how hormones work, your birth location options, all the common interventions or decisions made around birth, and how to build a birth plan. Taught by a professional birth doula and childbirth educator with 8 years of experience. RSVP is required to take this class.

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Infant Sleep Class
Aug
6

Infant Sleep Class

This infant sleep class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all of the tools to help your baby and yourself get a good nights sleep. It provides an understanding of biological infant sleep and gentle methods to help you both success in getting the rest you need. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Infant CPR Class
Aug
6

Infant CPR Class

This infant CPR class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers everything you need to know to respond to an emergency with your baby. With hands-on practice and an experienced teacher, you can feel confident in keeping your baby safe. RSVP is required to take this class.

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Free Store Open
Aug
3

Free Store Open

The Willow Tree Community Free store is a collection of gently-used maternity, baby, and family items that are completely free for members of the Lansing community. Whether you are looking for a stroller, a bunch of onesies, a breast pump, or more, we may have it in the free store! RSVP is not necessary for our free store hours.

We are currently setting up a schedule of free store hours. Contact us to learn when it will be open or to request browsing of the free store by appointment. Also contact us to donate items, or leave gently used items on the tables at the side porch of Willow Tree. The free store will be on tables on the lawn as a free garage sale during our CommUNITY of Families Festival on August 3rd.

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CommUNITY of Families Festival
Aug
3

CommUNITY of Families Festival

This Summer on August 3rd we are hosting our first annual CommUNITY of Families event on the lawn of the Willow Tree Family Center. This event's goal is to connect and celebrate health, wellness, and Lansing families.

Willow Tree Family Center is dedicated to creating the resources to support Lansing Families and help them thrive. Our event will include vendor and resource tables, food, 20 minute talks and mini workshops, a free baby-item store, a kids area and more!

If you are a vendor who would like to get a $20 table, send us a message. Otherwise, no RSVP is needed for this event, but we would appreciate if you share the word, and say you are going to our event on Facebook!

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Infant CPR Class
Jul
30

Infant CPR Class

This infant CPR class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers everything you need to know to respond to an emergency with your baby. With hands-on practice and an experienced teacher, you can feel confident in keeping your baby safe. RSVP is required to take this class.

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Newborn Care Class
Jul
28

Newborn Care Class

This newborn care class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all the basics of newborn care from diapering, bathing, fingernails, well-baby check-ups and more to help you feel empowered as you being your journey as a family. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Meet The Doulas
Jul
27

Meet The Doulas

Looking for a doula? Trying to figure our what the heck a doula is? Know the basics but are you curious what benefits comes with having a doula? Come to our free Meet the Doulas event! We have birth doulas, postpartum doulas, bereavement doulas, doulas that take medicaid and more! There will be a chance to meet doulas, ask questions, and interview a variety to find the one that is the right fit for you!

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Infant Sleep Class
Jul
22

Infant Sleep Class

This infant sleep class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class covers all of the tools to help your baby and yourself get a good nights sleep. It provides an understanding of biological infant sleep and gentle methods to help you both success in getting the rest you need.

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Breastfeeding Basics Class
Jul
9

Breastfeeding Basics Class

This breastfeeding basics class is provided free to teen parents as part of our MI Empowered Youth grant. Non-teen parents are welcome to join for a $50 donation that goes directly to Willow Tree and the work we do creating free groups for our community.

This class will teach you the basics of breastfeeding from getting a good latch, to how you know if your baby is getting enough milk, common breastfeeding troubleshooting, and so much more. RSVP is required to attend this class.

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Become A Volunteer

Willow Tree is completely volunteer run and we can always use more hands to make these dreams realities. Do you have a certain demographic of families you want to help? Do you have a class you want to share? Do you just have time or resources you want to put toward helping your community thrive? If so, join our volunteer community.