With the arrival of spring we wanted to send you a quick snapshot of how the Raising Every Child Capital Campaign has progressed. We are at 96% of the $3,750,000 goal, and we have a time-sensitive update to share with you ... HUGE NEWS! HUGE NEWS! HUGE NEWS! The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded a $50,000 [...]
Upcoming Session: April 23 - June 4, 2019 *Deadline to enroll is April 10th For information, contact Courtney Perry at 336-722-8173 or cperry@familyservicesforsyth.org Strengthening Families Program is free a 7-week class for parents & youth, ages 10-14. SFP is for parents who want to play an active role in their child’s life and participate [...]
We think our community is ready to make Pre-K a Priority in Forsyth County. But we could use your help. Would you be open to participating in a short survey to help us plan our next steps?
WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 WHERE: Family Services, 1200 S. Broad St. RSVP: Michelle Kline — 336.722.8173 Family Services is hosting a monthly Survivor Advocacy Group to support survivors and their advocacy initiatives in Forsyth County. Survivor Advocacy Group A monthly Survivor Advocacy Group will meet at Family Services to support the advocacy work of survivors in [...]
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), more than 1 in 3 women has a form of cardiovascular disease. And, heart disease is the leading cause of hospital stays for men in the United States. Due to the prevalence of the disease, the AHA recognizes each February as American Heart Month in hopes of raising [...]
At this week’s Winston-Salem City Council meeting, the council honored Family Services' Children’s Advocacy Program Manager Fulton McSwain as a 2019 recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Young Dreamers Award. The Young Dreamers Award honors two emerging or proven young adult city residents between the ages of 18 and 40 who have made [...]
Community Forum Tuesday, January 29 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Continental breakfast will be at 8 a.m.) SECCA Auditorium 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC Join local community leaders and national experts from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a program of the San Diego-based Alliance for HOPE International, to learn about the Family Justice Center movement [...]
During the holiday season, U.S. Postal Service employees in Winston-Salem came together to make sure that a local Head Start family got every item on their Christmas list. "They have had a rough year and were going through a tough time and our employees were able to provide them with a wonderful Christmas," USPS [...]
We want to congratulate Pat Dean, the coordinator of intervention services, on her 40 years of service with Family Services! Ms. Pat’s unwavering passion and dedication to helping survivors of domestic violence overcome obstacles as well as her work to make the shelter a trauma informed safe haven has helped hundreds of women and children [...]
We want to congratulate Rebecca Nagaishi, our director of clinical services, on her 40 years with Family Services! She is a licensed clinical social worker in the State of North Carolina; she has 30 years of experience as one of the agency’s family counselors, program director of the Pregnancy Counseling and Adoption program and master [...]
