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Community Family Centers history
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In 1972, a Homemaker—Home Health Aide Service was established.
1972 New Canaan office opens
In 1972, a TV program exposes conditions at Willowbrook State School, a New York State institution for persons with developmental disabilities.
1976 Greenwich Center for Child & Family Service legally changed its name to The Family Center, Inc.
Southwest Youth and Family Services was first founded as the Southwest Youth Service Bureau Policy Board in 1979, as part of a citywide program to provide neighborhood-based diversion services in West Seattle and White Center.
1982 Center for HOPE was established
Our Education Center Program, designed to serve drop-out students, started in 1986.
Valley Family Center was founded as a non-profit 501(c) (3) agency in 1987 to address the counseling needs of the San Fernando community.
1987 Stamford AIDS Task Force was formed
Our Counseling Program expanded in 1987 to include two in-house counselors and one drop-out prevention counselor at Madison Middle School.
In 1988, the Drop-Out Program was expanded to Denny Middle School.
In 1989 a new Executive Director, Allan Thomas, was hired.
Portanova led the growth of the agency from $6 million in 1989 to its current position as the largest multi-service organization in Monroe County.
1990 School Based Health Center (SBHC) opened at Stamford High School
1991 Stamford CARES was incorporated
With the passage of the Families and Education Levy in 1991, SWYFS expanded dramatically.
In 1992, three new programs serving hundreds of youth and families were added, and SWYFS doubled in size.
1993 Joan Melber Warburg Early Childhood Center and Adele D. Wenning Counseling Building open
1993 The Den for Grieving Children started by the Junior League of Greenwich
In an editorial on October 14, 1994 entitled “Social Agency’s Exciting Plan” the Poughkeepsie Journal stated that “On paper, the proposal to turn the Lourdes High School Building…into a multi-purpose community center is excitingly on the mark.
An effort had begun to find more space when, in 1994, the Archdiocese of New York announced that Our Lady of Lourdes High School, across the street at 29 North Hamilton, was to be relocated to a larger space outside the city and the school would be up for sale.
1995 The Family Center, Inc. and Family & Children's Services, Inc. merged to form Family Centers Inc.
1996 The Den for Grieving Kids - a Support Center for Grieving Children & their Families founded by the Junior League of Greenwich becomes a program of Family Centers Inc.
The Family Partnership Center opened in 1997 and is now home to more than fifteen different programs and agencies, all working together on a daily basis, to provide a wide variety of much-needed services to hundreds of people every day.
Our high-quality Early Childhood Education Program serves more than 75 children whose parents work and attend school. “El Nidito” opened its doors in 2000, to respond to the community’s desire for affordable and accessible early childhood education.
The Iraqi Community Center became part of SWYFS in 2001.
2003 Stamford CARES and the School Based Health Centers (SBHC) merged to form HealthCare Connection
In 2003, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the SW Family Center grant of $225,000 over three years to support and expand work with immigrant and refugee communities.
In 2006, SWYFS was chosen as one of three organizations in Seattle to offer the Parent Child Home Program (PCHP), an early learning home visiting literacy program serving very low income two and three-year-old children and their parent or caregiver.
In 2009, our violence prevention case management programs expanded to serve youth in South King County.
For his contributions to Catholic Charities across the county and state, Jack was recognized in September 2010, when he was presented a Catholic Charities USA Centennial Medal.
In 2010, The Early Childhood Resource Center launched a capital campaign to purchase a new building.
In 2011, the ECRC began working with families of young children, focusing on parent engagement, education, and support.
Marlene joined CFC in January of 2013 following a volunteer experience where direct exposure to the challenges of poverty in Rochester convinced her to work in the 'for-purpose' rather than 'for-profit' world.
In April 2013, SWYFS merged with New Futures, expanding our service area to include SeaTac and Burien, and later established another site for New Futures in White Center.
In 2013, the Early Childhood Resource Center became the parent organization managing and operating the SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) kindergarten readiness program.
In 2014, the Ohio Division of Child Support partnered with the Early Childhood Resource Center to provide parenting education specifically for non-custodial fathers who were behind on their child support.
In 2015, King County youth violence prevention case managers also moved into the White Center office space, further solidifying our presence in White Center.
2016 The Arch Street Preschool is renamed The Grauer Preschool
2016 Family Centers Health Care Opens at Wilbur Peck Court in Greenwich
In 2016, CFC was selected to lead an adult mentoring program in several city neighborhoods in partnership with other public and non-profit agencies.
In July 2017, the state of Ohio designated the Early Childhood Resource Center as the Child Care Resource and Referral agency for Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Trumbull counties.
In addition, beginning in 2017, TFC/LF began to play a lead role in upstream community efforts around policy advocacy and diverse community engagement for both affordable housing as well as access to affordable early childhood education.
Adopted by the board of directors in 2018 with extensive input from staff, families and the community, the mission of The Family Center/La Familia (TFC/LF) is:
In January 2020, community support enabled the Early Childhood Resource Center to expand its Canton presence by adding a new building for professional development services, including training, mentoring, and coaching of early childhood professionals.
In 2020 Gloria Kat became the first Latina to serve as the center’s Executive Director and she continues to guide our efforts for providing culturally competent services and advocating for a highly valued early childhood education workforce.
In 2021, the Leadership Lab launched in partnership with the Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) to offer a program designed to strengthen participants’ leadership and collaboration skills, with the purpose of creating more inclusive communities where families can thrive.
2022 Catholic Charities Family and Community Services.
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