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MISSION STATEMENT:
Family Support Network is dedicated to
strengthening families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect through cost-free
counseling, parenting education, resource
referral, and community-based partnerships.
Since 1982, Family Support Network has been the
catalyst for strengthening families through
cost-free in-home and in-school
counseling in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. In 2007,
Family Support Network served 2,269 individuals of
which 1,476 were children.
Typically, the clients served by Family Support
Network fall into
two different groups. The first group includes
parents who are at serious risk of maltreating
their children. These high-risk
characteristics are identified by Family Support
Network therapists
following the initial referral or their first home
visit with the family. Some of these
characteristics may include a history of
maltreatment or neglect, severe poverty, and/or
severe challenges with the child's behavior in
school. Family Support Network's goal is to go into the home,
identify and help solve parenting problems and
strengthen the family as a whole, teaching the
parent effective parenting skills while working
with the child on behavior and coping techniques
so that parents and children will become happier
and healthier.
The second group of parents or caregivers would
never neglect or maltreat their children but are
feeling stressed out, frustrated, and overwhelmed
because of a variety of issues. The child may
have a disability or behavior problem and the
parent is not sure how to deal with the child.
Perhaps the parent is mentally retarded and is not
taking care of the child's needs simply because
they were never educated on how to care for a
child. Maybe the child has a disability and the
parent is unsure how to handle it. The mission of
the Family Support Network therapist is to look at the entire family
and address the families' concerns, teach the
parents effective parenting skills, and assist
children with their challenges so that everyone
involved will become stronger individually making
an even stronger family unit.
Families voluntarily participate in FSN's programs
for a period of 6 to 12 months.
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$ $ DONATE ONLINE NOW $ $
We are now accepting online donations through our
new fundraising software and a secure WebLink
thanks to a grant by
Express Scripts Foundation.
DONATE NOW!
Upcoming Special Events
4th Annual Trivia Night
Saturday, June 13, 2009
CBC High School
Doors open at 6:00pm
Teams of 10 players at $20 per person
Call Special Events Coordinator, Amy Rager, to
reserve your table or for more info.
314-644-5055 ext. 116
2009 Golf Classic
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Norwood Hills Country Club
Tee time is noon
Golf Foursome price is $1,000
Individual Golfer price is $275
For sponsorship opportunities or to reserve
your table, call Special Events Coordinator, Amy
Rager.
314-644-5055 ext. 116
2009 Wine Dinner & Auction in St. Louis
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
6:30pm Cocktails and Silent Auction
7:30pm Dinner
Master of Ceremonies - Guy Phillips
Table sales start at $3,000 for table of 10 guests
Single ticket sales start at $300 per person
For sponsorship opportunities or to reserve
your table, call Special Events Coordinator, Amy
Rager.
314-644-5055 ext. 116
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Our Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy! Any and all information
collected at this site will be kept strictly
confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented,
loaned or otherwise disclosed. Any information you
give to Family Support Network will be held with the
utmost care, and will not be used in ways to which you
have not consented. Family Support Network does
not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease any personal
information collected at our site, including email
addresses. If you have any questions, please contact Family Support Network via email
at info(at)familysupportnet(dot)org
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Please help us prevent
child abuse and neglect now by making a donation
by credit card.
DONATE NOW.
or call us at (314) 644-5055
Family Support Network
is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St.
Louis. To go to the United Way's website, check
out:
Family Support
Network is a partner with Missouri's Children's
Trust Fund --
Missouri's Foundation for Child Abuse
Prevention
www.ctf4kids.org
Family Support
Network is currently seeking volunteers to serve
as mentors
Family Support Network is seeking volunteer mentors to
serve as positive role models to provide support,
encouragement and guidance for clients in our
programs.
Mentors are unpaid individuals that must be at
least 18 years of age. Mentors must also attend an
agency orientation at the agency office; pass a Missouri and/or Illinois Division of Family Services background check for child
abuse/neglect; and submit to a national criminal background
check.
There is no specific training or experience
necessary to mentor, but mentors must believe that
the family is generally the best social unit to
care for children and protect them from violence,
and that parenting skills can be taught, modeled
and subsequently learned. Mentors are requested to
work directly with a family for a period of six
months to one year.
To volunteer as a mentor, contact Sue Didier at
(314) 644-5055 extension 109 or
sdidier(at)familysupportnet(dot)org
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