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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
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.
CEO: Diana Neiman, 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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