Valley Family Center (VFC)

Valley Family Center was founded in 1987 with the mission to provide counseling and educational services that facilitate personal growth, strengthen the Family unit, and protect human dignity for all persons in need. Valley Family Center is a non-profit organization that is committed to making these services accessible to the low-income community of the san fernando Valley who could not afford these services otherwise. All programs are designed to build self-esteem, encourage self-sufficiency and help clients reach their full potential. The Center is located in san fernando, ca and provides programs six days per week. The Center is supported primarily through private donations, grants and client fees (set on a sliding scale) and fundraising events.during the 2022-2023 program year, the Center served 740 unduplicated clients through counseling and educational services provided in english and spanish. An additional 1,000 were served through outreach and educational presentations. Over 14,000 hours of assistance were provided to the community. Fifty volunteers provided over 700 hours of service to the Center. Below are detailed highlights of the Center's accomplishments from key programs from july 1, 2022 through june 30, 2023:the Center served 436 individuals through the counseling program, helping clients deal with relationship issues, depression and domestic violence. Of those served, 369 were served in individual, couple or Family therapy and 67 attended support groups on special topics including sexual abuse awareness for adults and social skills groups for children.the victims of domestic violence program served 139 adults and 5 children who are victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse through case management, individual and Family counseling, and support groups. The batterers' intervention program served 97 perpetrators of abuse through weekly support groups last year.the parent education program's 16, 26 and 52-week courses served 170 parents. Seventeen struggling students were served by the after-school tutoring and enrichment program. Students worked on core academic subjects and completed stem projects.