Media Kit  
   
 

Family & Children Services welcomes inquiries from the media. We are pleased to be of assistance and to serve as a resource.

Your contact person:
Maryanne McGlothlin, Marketing Manager
650-326-6576
375 Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
info@fcservices.org

Online Media Kit
Agency At A Glance (pdf)
Agency Brochure
Annual Report (pdf)
Newsletters
CEO Bio
Client Stories
Press releases

Vital Information
Founded: 1948
Clients served: Approximately 8,000 children, youth, and adults each year
Service Area: San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
Locations: two offices (Palo Alto and San Jose); 100+ community-based locations, including schools, childcare centers, health clinics, workplaces, and community centers. View our service area map.
President & CEO: James J. Welsh, MSW bio
Board of Directors: All volunteer. view list
Mission: To build strong, safe, and self-sufficient individuals, families, and communities.

Our Areas of Expertise

  • Child abuse prevention
  • Collaborative partnerships with government, schools, and other agencies
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing assistance, including meeting mental health needs, preventing abuse, and supporting positive family dynamics
  • Divorce and separation support, including family counseling and support groups
  • Domestic violence prevention and the promotion of healthy relationships
  • Early childhood mental health
  • Family loans and financial literacy
  • Fundraising and resource development issues (grant writing, donor engagement and stewardship, etc.)
  • Mental health needs of gays and lesbians
  • Mental health needs of children, teens, adults, families
  • Mental health needs of individuals with AIDS/HIV
  • Mental health needs of new immigrants
  • Mental health services for students
  • Nonprofit governance
  • Nonprofit mergers
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Trends in mental health needs and services
  • Workplace benefits related to mental health (Employee Assistance Programs)
  • Workplace communication, mediation, and trauma response
  • Youth transitioning out of foster care and into independent living situations

Our professionals are available to comment on these areas of expertise. We also have a Speakers Bureau.


 
 
Spotlight


fathering

Did you know that Family & Children Services has offered family violence and abuse prevention services for more than 16 years?

In 2008, our Positive Solutions program has expanded its community outreach and education efforts to increase support for fathers in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park. . . . more