Family Connections Centers

Family Connections Centers (FCC)provides community-driven, multilingual education and support programs to ensure children and families can thrive. We envision a connected, equitable community where every child and family can access the education and resources they need. FCCs Early Childhood Education inludes facilitated child-parent playgrops (0-4 years) and licensed Pre-K programs. Teachers help children and caregivers grow together and build the foundation for young learners to succeed. For children in grades kindergarten through 5th, we offer daily summer and after-school programs. Homework Club and Summer Academic Enrichment emphasize literacy, science, math, engineering, computer skills, and social-emotional development through academic support and extracurricular activities. FCCs multilingual Family Support programs help families increase the stability in their lives and provide parents/caregivers with the education and resources they need. Cont in Sch O. Educational Services: Our Education programs provide vital, high quality early childhood education and supplemental prgrams for children in preschool and grades K-5. Hundreds of children participated in our Education programming, including our family pre-school readiness program for 3-4 year olds; our licensed Pre-K; our aftershool Homework Club for children in K-5th grades; and our Summer Academic Enrichment program. Healthy Connections: We work collaboratevely with local populations to identity relevant needs and solutions, including the special health and wellness needs of preganant mothers and parents/caregivers of infants and young children. By working with parents/caregiers during the first years of childrens lives in a culturally sensitive and community inclusive way, FCC alleviates the stressors that frequently impair child development while providing opportunities for families to build strong homes in which to raise healthy children. Hundreds of participants were served through a variety of Healthy Connections programs including disease prevention workshops and clinics; excercise classes; healthy eating, nutrition and cooking classes; peer-support activities; and more.