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, Senior Director of Development
650-326-6576 x 5423
375 Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
info@fcservices.org

Online Media Kit
Agency At A Glance (pdf file)
Agency Brochure (pdf file)
Agency History
Annual Report and Financial Information
Newsletters
CEO and Leadership Bios
Client Stories
Press releases

Vital Information
Mission: To build strong, safe, and self-sufficient individuals, families, and communities.
Founded: 1948
Clients served: More than 7,000 children, youth, and adults each year
Service Area: Santa Clara and San Mateo counties
Locations: Four 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

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
  • Family violence and abuse prevention and the promotion of healthy relationships (Domestic violence, child abuse, parenting education, anger/conflict management)
  • Early childhood mental health
  • 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
  • Military services: Active servicemembers, veterans, and their families
  • Nonprofit governance
  • Nonprofit mergers
  • Strengthening families
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Transition Age Youth (16-25)
  • 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.

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Family & Children Services is honored to have been selected by the LACY Program as a 2009 Honoree for our pioneering mental heath services program for youth who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender or who are questioning their sexual identity.

Our partner in this program is the Billy De Frank LGBT Center. more