Healthy families build healthy communities. This is why we’re here.
Dedicated to protecting, counseling, supporting, and empowering all individuals, children and families in Forsyth County, Family Services provides relief and response to critical community issues.
We are here to help
CRISIS HOTLINES
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline
If you are experiencing a crisis involving domestic violence or sexual assault, please call the 24-hour crisis line. Help is just a phone call away.
(336) 723-8125Counseling Resources
To request telehealth (video-based) counseling services. You will be able to leave a message and our Intake Specialist will return your call as soon as possible.
(336) 722-8173
The Family Services staff is there to help you, give you tools, and point you in the direction to put all the pieces back together.
Jamie Gadson
Survivor
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Executive Search Announcement
Family Services Welcomes Khari M. Garvin, President & CEO
Family Services has appointed Khari M. Garvin, as its next president and chief executive officer, effective June 30. Garvin most recently served as director of the Office of Head Start in the Biden administration, overseeing the federal early childhood education program across all 50 states.
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This is how you help
When you give to Family Services, you are helping your neighbors have the stability, security, and opportunities that allow Forsyth County to flourish, now and in the future.
Donate nowEvery day, Family Services depends on a team of trained volunteers to assist our clients in various ways.
Our volunteers come from across our community — school children, college students, employees of local companies and universities, church groups and the United Way.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESLeveraging its power to convene and its connective capacity, Family Services has invested in groundbreaking initiatives with transformative potential for our community.
But we need to do more.
Research & PublicationsFUNDRAISING EVENTS
Raising Every Child
May 11, 2023
Join Family Services in our commitment to health equity. Social determinants of health have a major impact on individual health, well-being and quality of life. The effects are even more devastating when a child suffers the consequences of poor housing, lack of transportation, food insecurity, racism, discrimination, and violence. Join us for an informative talk about this often misunderstood public health issue as we work to create a healthier community and better future for all.
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RISE Against Domestic Violence
October 2024
I'm Proud to serve as a board member of Family Services as I witness the interruption and disruption violence in the home can have on a child's ability to realize their full potential
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