UNITED FAMILY CENTER

Monique Cunningham
Email: cunnin01@email.franklin.edu
Office: (614) 252-8255

UNITED FAMILY CENTER

''KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER''

We are commited to providing family development education and supportive services. We provided family advocacy, referrals, mentoring services, family development education, financial literacy, tutoring services grades K-12, and mediation.

WHAT DO WE DO?

Franklin County Children Services reports over 6,000 maltreatment cases monthly and 3,000 children remain in the custody of Franklin County Children Services, either in a foster home or institution.The cost to Franklin County residences is over 134 million dollars annually, as reported in 2004 in Franklin County Children Services Operating Budget.

Social and economic prevention for troubled families and children must be developed at the neighborhood level to build a community approach that address the issues of the child and family's at-risk.



We focus on providing services that improve family functioning and economic independence. Our services intergrate solution-focused interventions and conflict mangement strategies that prevent depression, family violence, substance abuse, and child abuse, neglect, or dependency.

UNITED FAMILY CENTER BELIEFS

* Families have the ability to overcome with support to deal with life adversities.

* Families that can hope can also grow and change.

* Families have strengths that can be identified, enhanced and valued.

* Families can utilize community organizations to help them build functional relationships with their children and community.

WE PROMISE TO:

We will embrace the FAMILY empowermment process and as goal.

We will team with children, families, and other professionals in the reclaiming our families.

We are committed to cultural competenance.