Family And Childrens Service

THE MISSION OF FCS IS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HOPE, TO HEALING, AND TO ONE ANOTHER.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, OVER 64,000 CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED BY FCS IN CONNECTING TO HOPE, TO HEALING, AND TO ONE ANOTHER. OVER 38,000 CALLERS RECEIVED FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, ACCESSIBLE CRISIS SUPPORT, INCLUDING CLIENTS WHO EXPRESSED SUICIDAL OR HOMICIDAL IDEATION. MORE THAN 150 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED AND BENEFITED FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE'S ONLY WEEKLY SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUPS LED BY TRAINED FACILITATORS. 379 CHILDREN AND RELATIVE CAREGIVERS BENEFITED FROM COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY AND FAMILY AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. 665 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COUNSELING IN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS TO HELP THEM REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY, DECREASE SELF- DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OR INCREASE SELF-AWARENESS, OVERCOME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR TRAUMA, AND IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO FORM AND USE SUPPORT NETWORKS. 701 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSESSED AND RECEIVED SERVICES TO HELP THEM OVERCOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND CHILD BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH ISSUES THAT WOULD IMPEDE THEIR PROGRESS TOWARD ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 2,459 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND PARENTS WERE ASSISTED BY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS LED BY FCS STAFF AT COLE, FALL-HAMILTON, NAPIER, AND PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND PEARL COHN HIGH SCHOOL. FAMILIES WERE LINKED WITH NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES INCLUDING COUNSELING, AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL SKILLS/SELF-ESTEEM, PERSONAL SAFETY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, ACADEMIC SELF CONCEPT AND DECISION MAKING. OVER 21,000 CLIENTS RECEIVED HEALTH ASSIST SERVICES, CONNECTING THEM TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AS WELL FOR OTHER SERVICES MEETING THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS.