We wanted to take a moment to tell you about one of our community partners that has stepped up to raise both support and awareness for Family Services. Jen Brown describes Fearless Winston-Salem as a collaborative collective for and by women and non-binary folks in Winston Salem. The group hosts events, classes, coworking, hangouts [...]

Hello, friends, I wanted to take a few moments to reach out to you during this critical and uncertain time. I hope everyone in your family is doing well, because at Family Services, we know that family is everything. I know that many of you have been impacted financially and some of you may be [...]

Together we're building a healthier Forsyth County Late last week, Family Services was contacted by a group of philanthropic-minded restaurant owners who told us they wanted to provide 500 fully-prepared meals for our Head Start families to help make sure that the children and their families stayed nourished during the COVID-19 pandemic. The one problem [...]

Education has long been the door to opportunity and the pathway to prosperity in America.long been the door to opportunity and the pathway to prosperity in America. But achieving the American Dream has become a remote possibility for too many, especially for younger generations. A long-time friend to Winston-Salem, Dr. Robert Putnam captivated Winston-Salem [...]

The 2020 Annual Public Report for Family Services Child Development is now available to review and share. The report highlights and celebrates the impact that Family Services Child Development has had in Forsyth County during the last year though the Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The report, which is delivered in a revised [...]

WINSTON-SALEM — Family Services will name Joe Crocker, retired director of Local Impact in Forsyth County for Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, as the inaugural Raising Every Child Children’s Champion for his long career serving the residents of Forsyth County and his dedication to making children’s lives better. “Joe has been a constant support and [...]

WINSTON-SALEM — Family Services is bringing Harvard University’s Robert Putnam – nationally acclaimed social scientist, community advocate, and author – back to Winston-Salem on April 23rd to be the featured speaker at this year's benefit luncheon. Our community will also honor and recognize a dear friend, Joe Crocker – former director of local impact in [...]

Thank you so much for making this holiday season a happy and joyous time for the families we serve. Many families contact Family Services as a result of experiencing the devastations of domestic violence and/or sexual assault, which can increase during the holiday season. While no one can change the past, your gifts can [...]

For more than two decades, National Adoption Month has been promoted and celebrated every November in communities across the country. But Family Services has been working with adoptive and foster families for much longer than that. This year marks the 75th year that Family Services continues to support families on their journey to become [...]

After more than 40 years of working with survivors of domestic violence, there’s one question that Pat Dean gets asked over and over again. “People always ask me how I’ve been able to do this work so long,” Dean chuckles. “What we do at Family Services is not work to me. This is ministry.” READ [...]