Organization: THE FAMILY CENTERLA FAMILIA
Mission: WORKING ALONGSIDE DIVERSE FAMILIES WE PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL ATTUNEMENT WITH THE LATINX COMMUNITY.
Activities: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVES AN AVERAGE OF 65 CHILDREN DAILY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 WEEKS THROUGH 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM WHICH HAS CHILDREN FROM VARYING ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.
THE FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS PROVIDE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, PARENTING GUIDANCE, ADULT EDUCATION, CRISIS AND EMERGENCY NEEDS, AND HELPS DEVELOP THE WHOLE FAMILY WITH A MULTI-GENERATIONAL APPROACH. FAMILIES WHICH UTILIZE THESE PROGRAMS ARE PRIMARILY LOW INCOME SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE ASSISTED OVER 300 FAMILIES AND NEARLY 1,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH THESE CHANNELS.
THE HEALTH DISPARITIES PROGRAM WORKS WITH SOCIAL DETERMINATES OF HEALTH AND FOCUSES ON MOBILE HOME PARK PRESERVATION IN THE COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 10 MOBILE HOME PARKS OF VARYING SIZES WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO LEARN THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OWNING THEIR MOBILE HOME, WITH THE GOAL TO EVENTUALLY BE A RESIDENT OWNED COMMUNITY WITH A FUNCTIONING COMMUNITY LEAD HOA.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building