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The Family Resource Center offers many services to foster and adoptive children and their families with one basic goal:  keeping families together by making them healthier and stronger. 
To achieve this goal, parents need to be empowered to overcome obstacles to their well-being, safety and integrity. The Family Resource Center helps by providing a variety of services and support systems.  The Center serves Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes through the state Office of Children's Services.  Email us to learn more about applying for services.

Services

  • Parenting — Training includes parenting by age group, conflict resolution, communication skills and substance abuse information. Classes offered in the evening. Childcare available on-site.
  • Respite — Planned and crisis out-of-home for one to five days, group and one-on-one recreational activities supervised by staff. Transportation provided for both services.
  • Substance Abuse Counseling — Individual and group counseling for adults, teens and children, assessments and screenings available as needed.
  • Family Preservation — Intensive, in-home therapeutic services to include case management, crisis intervention, counseling, child and family assessments, grief and family therapy, client advocacy and referral, follow-up services as needed.
  • Case Management/Group and Individual Counseling — Assisting families with securing and managing services for child and family development, home visits as needed, resource information and referral, group and individual counseling and assessments. Board-certified therapist provides counseling.
  • Domestic Violence Counseling — Group and individual counseling provided by a licensed social worker.
  • Sexual Abuse Counseling — Long term individual counseling by a certified counselor.
  • Mentoring — With the help and guidance of an adult mentor, each child can discover how to unlock and achieve his or her potential.
  • After-School Program — Tutoring, homework assistance, LEAP preparation and recreational activities. Snacks provided.
  • Summer Camp — Variety of recreational activities offered for eight weeks, based at one site.
  • Transportation — Bus tokens and other transportation assistance as needed and as available.
  • Anger Management — Helping children and families with anger issues and conflict resolution. 
Family Resource Center
3939 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 101
Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 836-8700  Fax (504) 836-6886
8:30 am to 5 pm

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Service to youth is the rent we pay for the space we occupy on earth.

Jane Deeter Rippin