Family & Children's Place (Louisville, KY)

General

• Mission:

Our mission is to strengthen our community through quality service that promotes safe, healthy and stable children and families. Family & Children’s Place helps families move beyond abuse, neglect and violence.

The children and families affected by violence and abuse deserve our best efforts to provide treatment, counseling and other services to help ensure recovery and to prevent future abuse. We believe that all children are entitled to a safe and healthy living environment and a wholesome family experience. Through our educational training programs and treatment approaches, Family & Children’s Place provides each parent and child with resources necessary to become effective, nurturing parents and healthy, productive children.

• History:

Family & Children’s Place is the newest name for our organization which has provided support for families for over 126 years. Initially, we were the first agency to organize widespread efforts to provide coal to keep homes warm, food to keep children fed, and a facility to shelter families who had none. As time has passed, we have evolved to respond to contemporary families in crisis.
During the past 30 years, a noticeable increase in the incidence of reported child abuse and neglect has occurred and we have been called on to provide help that changes the lives of families for the better. Most recently, Family & Children First and Family Place joined forces to better help children and families affected by abuse, neglect and violence. With over 155 years of total combined experience and expertise in prevention, intervention and treatment, families and children in our region now have access to comprehensive, seamless support as they face serious challenges.
While our name has changed, our Mission is constant - to strengthen our community by helping families be safe, healthy and stable. Today, we educate families to prevent abuse, respond to children on the very day abuse comes to light, treat victims to reduce damage to their lives, and take steps to protect children from further maltreatment.
Above all else, we know that the cycle of abuse can be ended. Instead of the pain, memories and behavior spawned by being hurt - once or chronically - there are many points at which parents and children can get help. We have created an array of services to prevent, end and treat the problems. Every day we help children who have been abused or neglected and families that have survived family violence - which reflects our vision for a community where all families and children can thrive.

• Year established:1883

Registration

• Organization type:Grantseeker
• Country of registration:United States
• Year established:1883
• Tax Determination Letter:Received Determination Letter
• IRS Section:501(c)(3)

Web Listing

• Guidestar listed:Yes