Family Faith And Relationship Advocates

WE FOCUS ON BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS FOCUSED ON EMPATHY, HUMILITY,GENEROSITY, AND SERVANT-LEADERSHIP. THE AIM IS TO HELP PARENTS BECOME EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF RELATING TO OTHERS THROUGH BOOSTING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND INCREASING INSIGHT. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A RATHER HIGH CALLING AS PARENTS INCLUDING CREATING A RELATIONSHIP THAT DOES NOT PROVOKE OUR CHILDREN OR LEAVE THEM FEELING EXASPERATED.

FARA HAS: 1. FACILITATED AN AVERAGE OF 105 MALE CLIENTS WEEKLY IN OUR PARENTING AFTER CRISIS(PAC) AND OUTGROWING POWER & ANGER CONTROL (OPAC) CLASSES AND TRUE INSIGHT PARENTING STRATEGIES (TIPS) PROGRAM CLASSES. 2. FACILITATED AN AVERAGE 45 FEMALE CLIENTS WEEKLY IN OUR PARENTING AFTER CRISIS(PAC) AND OUTGROWING POWER & ANGER CONTROL (OPAC) CLASSES AND TRUE INSIGHT PARENTING STRATEGIES (TIPS) PROGRAM CLASSES. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 10 CLASSES WEEKLY OFFERED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DAYS, TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR STRUGGLES. 3. FARA HAS NOW COLLABORATED WITH THREE DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, TO BRING THE TIPS PROGRAM TO EACH SCHOOL'S PARENTS AND COMMUNITY. WE ARE FACILITATING THE TIPS CLASSES EVERY WEEK AT FARA, IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, FOR A TOTAL OF THREE CLASSES HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. 4. FARA CONTINUTES TO OFFER PLAY THERAPY,YOUTH THERAPY, COUPLES THERAPY, REINTEGRATION THERAPY AND A HOST OF OTHER THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, DESIRING TO CHANGE OR THE NEED TO HEAL. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE REFERRED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CHILD WELFARE DIVISION, DOUGLAS COUNTY PAROLE & PROBATION, COURTS AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES WHO REFER FOR SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE CLIENTS THAT COME ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. IN THESE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, MOST OF OUR CLIENTS ARE PAYING REDUCED FEES OR GETTING SERVICES FOR FREE, BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL STRUGGLES OR LIFE SITUATIONS. 5. SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN (SFFC) IS THRIVING AND IN ITS THIRD YEAR. THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND CHURCHES, WHO ARE TRAINED, VETTED AND EDUCATED, THEN COMES ALONGSIDE PARENTS IN CRISIS AND OFFERS SHORT-TERM RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN, WHILE PARENT(S) GET NECESSARY HELP FOR HEALING OR CHANGE. THIS MOVEMENT IS COLLABORATING WITH DHS AT A NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEAVEL TO BETTER EQUIP OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND REDUCE CHILDREN BEING PULLED FROM THE HOME, AND OFFERING MORE WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT IN TIME OF NEED. 6. THE FARA4YOUTH CRISIS PROGRAM HAS INCREASED ITS CAPACITY, COLLABORATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS, TO HELP DISPLACED YOUTH OR TEENS IN CRISIS. FARA4YOUTH HAS A DROP-I9N CENTER THAT IS BEING UTILIZED ALMOST FIVES DAY A WEEK. ANY YOUTH IN NEED CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF: LOCAL CONTACT FOR IMMEDIATE CRISIS SUPPORT; REFERRAL SOURCES FOR HWAM SHELTER; REFFERAL FOR SAFE FAMILIES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY HOST HOMES; ASSIST WITH TRANSPORATION TO SHELTER; YOUTH, FAMILY & GROUP THERAPY OPTIONS; AFTERCARE SERVICES; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CLOTHING, HYGINE, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES; INFORMATION & REFERRALS TO LOCAL AGENCIES; DROP-IN SERVICES; PARENT EDUCATION & SUPPORT; LEARNING LAB; SAFE ROOM; AND PEER MENTORSHIP. 7. FARA4YOUTH CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH HEARTS WITH A MISSION (HWAM) FOR RUN-AWAY AND YOUTH WHO ARE IN CRISIS. ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT, YOUTH CAN BE MET AND HELPED TO FIND A SAFE SPACE DURING A CRISIS. 8. FARA CONTINUTES TO STRENGTHEN ITS COLLABORATION WITH BUSHNELL UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN MASTER'S AND LICENSURE LEVEL INTERNS TO FACILITATE THERAPEUTIC WORK AND HELP IN OUR PROGRAM CLASSES. WE HAVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AT LEAST TWO TO FOUR BUSHNELL STUDENT'S, LEARNING, TEACHING AND OFFERING THERAPEUTIC WORK FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS. WE ARE NOW OFFERING FOR THE FIRST TIME, PAID INTERNSHIPS. 9. FARA CONTINUES TO OFFER A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUAL TO SEEK OUT AND RECEIVE CONNECTED AND ENGAGED SERVICES. BETWEEN OUR OPAC, PAC, TIPS, SFFC, FARA4YOUTH AND OUR THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, WE ARE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAL, CHANGE OR GROW, WHERE THERE ONCE WAS NOT. WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 190 CLIENTS A WEEK.