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The Family Center is open! Please read our visit information and guidelines below. 

Visitor Information

Center Calendar for the current semester.  

Family Center Academic Year Hours:  Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM 

Family Center Summer Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm
Summer Closures: Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day

The Family Center is a family-friendly space on campus for students and postdocs with children. The Family Center is membership based and open to Penn students and post docs and their families. Memberships are free!   To become a member families must first complete the Parental Consent and Release Form. The Lactation Room is open to the Penn Community, no membership necessary.  

Family Center Visitor Policy and Guidelines 

  • The Family Center is excited to welcome visitors to our facility. 
  • Families who want to utilized the Family Center facility must be registered members of the Center. Memberships must include the names of all family members and caregivers who will utilize the facility as the designated caregivers. Email familycenter@upenn.edu to update your caregiver list throughout the year.  
  • Family Center members may bring one guest family to accompany them during their visit to the Family Center. “Guests” of families include friends/non-immediate family members who are visiting the center with the student/spouse/designated-caregiver. 
  • Guests must be accompanied by the Family Center Member Family during their visit. Guests cannot remain in the Center after the Member family has left for the day; everyone must leave together. 
  • Family Center visitors, including family members and designated caregivers, must sign in under the Member’s name at the Welcome desk and children and guests should be added to the members total visitor count on the sign-in sheet.
  • Members are responsible for the behavior of their children and guests, guests must adhere to all posted Family Center policies and usage guidelines. 
  • No adult may supervise more than three (3) unrelated children at one time at the Family Center. (In the context of this policy, “unrelated” means NOT the provider’s child, stepchild, grandchild, or foster children.)  
  • Members are not permitted to host private parties in the Family Center. We certainly encourage FRC members to celebrate milestones with other FRC members, but we are unable to accommodate requests to host private parties. All gatherings must adhere to our visitor guidelines including center hours and cleaning policy. 
  • In accordance with university policies no open flames are permitted in the Family Center space – i.e., no birthday candles.  Members will be responsible for all charges associated with labor necessary to repair fire damage and/or remove any candle wax from the floor, carpet, or furniture. 
  • The Family Center strongly encourages members and visitors to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.  
  • Visitors should not come to the Family Center if they feel ill or have been recently exposed or diagnosed with COVID-19 or another contagious illness. 

 

Please reach out to Family Center staff if you have any questions or to update your membership information: familycenter@upenn.edu
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Family Center Hours

The Family Center's operating hours vary by term. The schedule for this semester can be found on our Center Calendar.

Please contact staff for support: familycenter@upenn.edu

Academic Year Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9AM - 5PM
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Summer Hours:
Monday- Friday: 10AM - 4PM
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Winter Break:
Closed 

Spring Break: 
Monday-Friday 10AM - 4PM

The Family Center adheres to the University's schedule and will be closed on designated holidays and during campus-wide suspensions of normal operations. 

Penn Academic Calendar

 

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Location

Family Center 
3615 Locust Walk, Lower Level
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

View on Campus Map 

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Facilities & Amenities

The Family Center strives to provide a comfortable and enriching space for families on campus.

Our facility features: 

  • Family Center Lounge
  • Family Reading Room
  • Private Lactation Room with Medela Symphony Pump
  • Conference Room
  • Child Nap Space
  • Kitchen Amenities
  • Toys and games (generously donated by the Hassenfeld Family Initiatives of Hasbro)
  • Children's Book Library
  • Video and Parenting Book Lending Library
  • Community Bulletin Boards

The Family Center is membership based and open to Penn students and post docs and their families. To become a member families must first complete the Parental Consent and Release Form. 

Memberships are free! 

The Lactation Room is open to the Penn Community, no membership necessary. 

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Family Center Guidelines

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Medical Policies

Coronavirus

  • The Family Center is excited to welcome visitors to our facility. For the protection of all, the Family Center adheres to Penn’s Coronavirus policy and we ask all visitors to be familiar with these guidelines as well: https://coronavirus.upenn.edu/. Penn’s Public Health guidance continues to evolve and is based on guidance provided local, state and federal authorities.  
  • The Family Center strongly encourages members and visitors to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations and wear a mask while in the center and at our events.  
  • Visitors should not come to the Family Center if they feel ill or have been recently exposed or diagnosed with COVID-19. 
  • All visitors will be asked to check into the Center and provide contact information. If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and were in the Family Center 48 hours prior to becoming sick or being diagnosed, we encourage you to contact us by emailing the staff at familycenter@upenn.edu.

 

 

General Medical Policy

Having ill children and family members at the center presents the very real possibility that others can be infected. While we understand that parents need to be at work or in class, we need to enforce this policy to protect all children, visitors, and staff from unnecessary exposure to communicable disease. We follow the guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association. Parents who repeatedly fail to follow policies related to keeping children and visitors at home when they are ill will lose their Family Center membership.

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Diversity and Inclusion

The University of Pennsylvania's Family Resource Center values diversity and welcomes all students and families from diverse backgrounds. The Family Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in its services or in its employment practices.

Read more about diversity at Penn. 

Bias Incident Reporting Form 

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Family Center Hours

The Family Center's operating hours vary by term. The schedule for this semester can be found on our Center Calendar.

Please contact staff for support: familycenter@upenn.edu

Academic Year Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9AM - 5PM
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Summer Hours:
Monday- Friday: 10AM - 4PM
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

Winter Break:
Closed 

Spring Break: 
Monday-Friday 10AM - 4PM

The Family Center adheres to the University's schedule and will be closed on designated holidays and during campus-wide suspensions of normal operations. 

Penn Academic Calendar

 

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Location

Family Center 
3615 Locust Walk, Lower Level
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

View on Campus Map 

store

Facilities & Amenities

The Family Center strives to provide a comfortable and enriching space for families on campus.

Our facility features: 

  • Family Center Lounge
  • Family Reading Room
  • Private Lactation Room with Medela Symphony Pump
  • Conference Room
  • Child Nap Space
  • Kitchen Amenities
  • Toys and games (generously donated by the Hassenfeld Family Initiatives of Hasbro)
  • Children's Book Library
  • Video and Parenting Book Lending Library
  • Community Bulletin Boards

The Family Center is membership based and open to Penn students and post docs and their families. To become a member families must first complete the Parental Consent and Release Form. 

Memberships are free! 

The Lactation Room is open to the Penn Community, no membership necessary. 

list

Family Center Guidelines

local_hospital

Medical Policies

Coronavirus

  • The Family Center is excited to welcome visitors to our facility. For the protection of all, the Family Center adheres to Penn’s Coronavirus policy and we ask all visitors to be familiar with these guidelines as well: https://coronavirus.upenn.edu/. Penn’s Public Health guidance continues to evolve and is based on guidance provided local, state and federal authorities.  
  • The Family Center strongly encourages members and visitors to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations and wear a mask while in the center and at our events.  
  • Visitors should not come to the Family Center if they feel ill or have been recently exposed or diagnosed with COVID-19. 
  • All visitors will be asked to check into the Center and provide contact information. If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 and were in the Family Center 48 hours prior to becoming sick or being diagnosed, we encourage you to contact us by emailing the staff at familycenter@upenn.edu.

 

 

General Medical Policy

Having ill children and family members at the center presents the very real possibility that others can be infected. While we understand that parents need to be at work or in class, we need to enforce this policy to protect all children, visitors, and staff from unnecessary exposure to communicable disease. We follow the guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association. Parents who repeatedly fail to follow policies related to keeping children and visitors at home when they are ill will lose their Family Center membership.

Read More 

 

 

language

Diversity and Inclusion

The University of Pennsylvania's Family Resource Center values diversity and welcomes all students and families from diverse backgrounds. The Family Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in its services or in its employment practices.

Read more about diversity at Penn. 

Bias Incident Reporting Form