Postpartum Wellness of Hunterdon County is hosting its annual Family Resource Fair on Saturday, September 26th, from 2 to 4 in the afternoon at J.P. Case Middle School in Flemington. The event is free and open to the public, and it has become one of the nonprofit’s signature gatherings, blending a genuinely fun afternoon for kids with direct, in person access to the maternal health and family support resources the organization works to connect Hunterdon County families with year round.

A Fair Built for the Whole Family, Not Just New Parents

The afternoon is designed to give kids just as much reason to attend as their parents. Planned activities include face painting, fairy hair, craft stations, a local ice cream truck, and vendor giveaways spread across the fair, giving families a genuine reason to spend the full two hours on site rather than making a quick pass through. That family first approach is deliberate, since the fair’s real purpose, connecting parents with resources like doulas, therapists, sleep consultants, photographers, and childcare providers, works best when there is no pressure to rush through the conversations that actually matter.

Local practices confirmed as part of this year’s vendor lineup include ProCare Pelvic Health, a Flemington based pelvic floor physical therapy practice that has partnered with the nonprofit on past community events, along with Evolution Mom, which focuses on maternal strength and postpartum fitness, and Fit2Push, a mobile concierge practice bringing prenatal and postpartum support directly to clients. Together with the fair’s broader roster of exhibitors, the lineup gives attending families a genuinely wide cross section of the maternal and family health resources available throughout the county in a single afternoon.

A Nonprofit Born From a Chance Meeting

Postpartum Wellness of Hunterdon County traces its own origin to a handful of local mothers who met at a postpartum support event years ago and bonded over a shared desire to help other families in the county navigate the postpartum period, particularly around mental health. That informal connection eventually grew into a full 501c3 nonprofit built around three core goals, supporting and advocating for maternal mental health, working to create a stigma free environment for parents to talk about it, and connecting families directly to local resources rather than leaving them to search for help on their own.

Throughout the rest of the year, the organization runs smaller, recurring events that build toward the same mission the September fair represents at full scale. Its monthly Coffee and Crafts gatherings bring mothers together at the Hunterdon County Library alongside local providers for informal, judgment free conversations about postpartum health topics, while yoga classes, community fundraisers, and provider partnerships round out a calendar built around keeping new parents connected rather than isolated. The Family Resource Fair functions as the culmination of that year long effort, bringing the full network of providers, resources, and community support into one place for an afternoon that Postpartum Wellness of Hunterdon County has described as both a celebration of local families and a practical, hands on way for parents to walk away with real connections rather than just a list of phone numbers to call later.