Philosophy
The Child & Family Support Center recognizes the prevention of child abuse and neglect as a community endeavor and views its services as collaborative with other local efforts. The CFSC has also established reliable stand-alone resources for the specific population—vulnerable children and families—that our nonprofit organization was created to serve.
The CFSC considers its foremost focus and priority to be the safety and well-being of children and their fortifying family structures. The CFSC asserts that every child should have the privilege to grow up in a healthy, secure family environment within which to realize his/her full potential. However, families often need intervention, supportive community education, therapeutic programs and other services to assist them with the challenges of raising their children and handling the problems that arise. The CFSC believes that accessible crisis and respite care, evidence-based and well-researched prevention activities and proactive education represent essential, measurable and cost-effective strides toward viable resolution of abuse issues. We are committed to:
- preventing abuse and neglect of at-risk children
- protecting abused children from further harm and danger
- stopping cycles of violence and promoting stability to the greatest extent possible by facilitating and reinforcing development of healthy family systems.