The Family Center’s mission is to strengthen families affected by crisis, illness or loss to create a more secure present and future for their children. Check in with us often to keep informed.
We are delighted to announce a partnership with Pilates People!!Sunday, March 28th at 10am Pilates People is hosting a virtual, donation-based class supporting The Family Center’s work. Pilates People was founded in March of 2020 as a way to keep people connected and moving. We’re here to bring the joy of the studio into the comfort of your own home …
To keep our client families and donors safe this 2020 holiday season, The Family Center conducted our first-ever virtual Toy Drive. It was a great success with many individuals, companies, schools and faith-based groups participating! (Photos above taken pre-Covid.) A special thank-you to the following: The Ad Council Goldman Sachs Kane Street Synagogue LinkedIn Families Liquidnet for Good MGNY Consulting …
Bed-Stuy artist, author and educator Angeli Rasbury has been working with The Family Center children and teens for the last two years. Earlier this year, she conducted workshops through Our Voices Matter, a project supported by a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council. Angeli says, “I am honored and immensely inspired working with children and youth.” The Family Center is …
The Family Center is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a $50,000 Love Takes Action award from the New York Life Foundation. This grant will allow us to continue serving NYC children and families impacted by trauma and loss, support which is now more essential than ever, as COVID-19 amplifies our clients’ challenges.“We are grateful for the New …
Last month six members of The Family Center’s newly created Divisity, Equity and Inclusion team attended a half-day summit hosted by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). The summit, titled NCTSN Being Anti-Racist is Central to Trauma-Informed Care: From Awareness to Action, featured renowned author and former White House Fellow to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Dr. Wizdom Powell. …
The Family Center is thrilled to announce that we are launching a new program called a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. For the first time in our agency’s 26-year history, The Family Center will offer integrated primary medical care and substance use disorder services through this new program. In May, The Family Center learned that our application for a new …
The Family Center is thrilled to announce that our Board Chair, Joel M. Field III, has been inducted into Cause Strategy Partners’ Board Chair Hall of Fame! Cause Strategy Partners helps social good organizations, like The Family Center, achieve their missions fueled by great leadership, great strategy, and most importantly, great results. The Family Center has been grateful to participate …
The Family Center is thrilled to announce that our application to participate in The National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s upcoming Summit has been accepted. The Summit focuses on how being anti-racist is central to trauma-informed care, the exact kind of compassionate, professional care that our social workers, attorneys and other expert staff provide to clients and their families every day. …
On Tuesday, May 19th, The Family Center hosted Best Practices for Supporting Kincare Families in Community Settings, a webinar developed by The Community Technical Assistance Center of New York (CTAC). Family Coordinator, Anita Bhattacharjee, and Social Services Director, Marya Gilborn, talked about working with kincare families including discussing the common needs of kinship caregivers and barriers they face accessing care. …
