Family Connections Centers

FAMILY CONNECTIONS CENTERS (FCC) EXISTS TO DEVELOP STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES AND TO BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES. FCC PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO WORK TOGETHER COOPERATIVELY, SHARING CULTURES, VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES. THROUGH PROGRAMMING AT OUR CENTERS IN THE EXCELSIOR AND PORTOLA NEIGHBORHOODS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS, WE OFFER COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY HUMBLE, MULTI-LINGUAL PROGRAMMING THAT ADAPTS TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. FCC FOSTER THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES INCLUDING PRENATAL, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SCHOOL-AGE, AND PARENT/CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAMS. OVER 90% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES CHARACTERIZED BY HUD AS LOW INCOME. THROUGHOUT THE 2020-21 FISCAL YEAR, OVER 1,400 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION.

FCC RECOGNIZES THAT A CHILDS FIRST YEARS ARE CRUCIAL TO LIFE SUCCESS AND HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH UNIQUE NEEDS AS THEY NURTURE AND RAISE THEIR CHILDREN, BY ADDRESSING THE WIDE RANGE OF A CHILDS AND PARENT/CAREGIVERS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING NEEDS. 1,200 PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED THROUGH A VARIETY OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDING PRENATAL SERVICES, PLAYGROUPS FOR TODDLERS AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND FAMILY ADVOCACY, BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, PARENTING CLASSES, FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE VITAL, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND GRADES K-5. 295 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PRESCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS, LICENSED PRESCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL HOMEWORK CLUB, AND SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT SUMMER CAMP.

WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO IDENTITY RELEVANT NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING THE SPECIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF PREGNANT MOTHERS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. FCC ALLEVIATES THE STRESSORS THAT FREQUENTLY IMPAIR CHILD DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO BUILD STRONG HOMES IN WHICH TO RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN. 148 PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED THROUGH A VARIETY OF HEALTHY CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS INCLUDING DISEASE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS AND CLINICS, EXERCISE CLASSES, HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION AND COOKING CLASSES, AND MORE.