Family support and advocacy is at the heart of Families Forward Resource Center’s mission –as are our family advocates on staff. FFRC provides family support programs to families following principals specified by Family Support America and the Family Resource Center Association (FRCA), such as the value of working with families through relationships based on equality and respect.
FAMILY VISITATION and COUNSELING
A Supervised Visitation Advocate will provide hands-on direct assistance and parent education to families and children who are referred for Supervised Visitation services. This may include scheduling, transportation, face-to-face supervision, fully supervised visits at established visitation sites, and parent training and education before and after visits. Families and children to be served will be involved with local county departments of Human Services/Social Services and services may be provided in conjunction with a home-based family preservation program utilizing a strengths-based solution-focused model. The Supervised Visitation Advocate will be responsible for completing family intakes for initial assessment of needs and for completing on-going Record of Contact (ROC) notes that are submitted to the county.
UTILITY ASSISTANCE REFERRALS
In the event of unforeseen circumstances, i.e. job loss, medical challenges, etc., it is sometimes necessary to receive support to maintain utilities in your home. Although Families Forward Resource Center is unable to provide direct utility bill assistance, we are able to help assess your situation and individual needs and tap into the resources available from the city, county, state, and other non-governmental organizations that may be able to help. We will do our best to help you navigate the available options and facilitate receiving the assistance that you need.
When a family calls, Families Forward Resource Center advocates tap into a network of community resources to find the assistance it needs. Some of the support provided to families includes referrals to community resources, assistance with family visitation, crisis counseling, emergency utility assistance, and enrollment in public benefits. FFRC provides family support services to an estimated 2,000 families.
If you have any questions, please call 303.307.0718
Families Forward Resource Center coordinates several holiday programs each year to serve under-privileged families. We provide Thanksgiving dinners to several hundred families, provide toy bags to hundreds of children and coordinate an Adopt-a-Family program where members of the community can adopt families and help to provide a richer holiday experience for them.
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
Each year Families Forward Resource Center conducts a toy drive that allows us to gift hundreds of children with toys for the holidays.
It’s never to early to start planning. We accept new toys as well as cash donations to purchase for those we don’t receive toys for.
ADOPT A FAMILY HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Welcome to Families Forward Resource Center’s annual Adopt-a-Family program! This program was created to provide gifts and household necessities for deserving families during the holiday season. We ask all adopter’s to fill out the form below and consider the following guidelines:
– Expect to spend a minimum of $50 per person in the family
– GIFT EXCHANGE PARTY DECEMBER 20, 2018 6-8pm @ FFRC’s Montbello Location: 12000 E. 47th Ave. Denver ,CO 80239.
(If you cannot make the Gift Exchange Party, Please drop gifts for your family DECEMBER 17th-21st @ FFRC’s Montbello Office: 12000 E. 47th Ave. Denver, CO 80239)
– Adopters will be provided with a wish list from the family advocate.
Thank you for your participation in the holiday program. We are very grateful for the adopters who make this event a success every year and we hope it is as fulfilling for you as it is for us! CLICK HERE TO ADOPT A FAMILY
THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
Every year Families Forward Resource Center conducts a small Thanksgiving Food Drive to help our families during the holiday season. We typically provide 250-350 families with food boxes and a turkey the weekend before Thanksgiving.
We would like your help with collecting food items for the families. We invite schools, organizations, business, individuals and other families to help collect food items from their community.
NO Frozen Items, NO Perishables, NO Expired Foods – MONETARY DONATIONS ARE NEEDED!
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