Center for Family Strengthening has moved its corporate headquarters to 3480 South Higuera, Suite 100, San Luis Obispo. Affiliate agency ALPHA Pregnancy and Parenting Support is also moving its corporate headquarters and will co-locate with Center for Family Strengthening.
“We’re pleased to share corporate offices with ALPHA,” said Lisa Fraser, executive director of Center for Family Strengthening. “We’re able to provide additional services to ALPHA’s Clients when needed and share in administrative expenses where possible.”
Center for Family Strengthening is an SLO-based non-profit agency dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect through by building stronger families and supporting them with a myriad of programs.
Through its Parent Connection, Center for Family Strengthening offers parenting skills classes and coaching skills, and manages the Postpartum Depression Support Line and support services. Through Kidz Toolbox for Personal Safety, CFS teaches child protective and safety skills. CFS’ Beginnings program offers prenatal substance use awareness. CFS also educates the San Luis Obispo Community at large about child abuse reporting laws. Promotores Collaborative is a volunteer team of Spanish-speaking members who connect to families in need. CFS works with Public Health Programs to make dental care accessible to the thousands of children in this San Luis Obispo County who do not qualify for Medical. The Central Coast Breast Feeding Coalition brings together a collaborative team of breastfeeding advocates to network, share resources, accomplish projects and provide breastfeeding education based on current research and best practice. To provide families high-quality services and opportunities to thrive, CFS also partners with 14 county-wide Family Resource Centers.
Ron Huxley, Family Healer and Therapeutic Parent Coach, featured guest speaker at the recent Child Abuse Prevention Academy at Cuesta College, described how abusive emotional childhood experiences could so negatively affect a young child resulting in underdeveloped social and emotional skills as well as negative impacts on our society as a whole.
According to experts, child abuse is preventable by strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children. Working with the Community, CFS prevents child abuse by offering programs that make systemic changes in lives of families. A community that cares about early childhood development, parental support, and maternal mental health will foster nurturing families and healthy children.
Child abuse and neglect are found in families across the social and economic spectrum. Social isolation, financial stress, poverty, substance abuse, and domestic violence are all factors that can lead to adults abusing children.
About Center for Family Strengthening (formerly SLO-CAP)
In 1988 the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors designated Center for Family Strengthening (CFS) as the self-governing entity responsible for local efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect. Center for Family Strengthening is dedicated to strengthening families through education and advocacy. Center for Family Strengthening partners with family support organizations in SLO County to provide resources to families in need, protect children from abuse and neglect, and ensure that strong families are a community priority.
To donate or learn more about Center for Family Strengthening go to www.cfsslo.org or call (805) 543-6216.
About Alpha Pregnancy and Parenting Support
Alpha provides support, practical assistance during pregnancy through a child’s second year, and education on pregnancy and early parenting throughout San Luis Obispo County.
To donate or learn more about Alpha Pregnancy and Parenting Support go to www.sloalpha.org or call (805) 541-3367
