Every child has the right to live free from abuse and neglect, and to feel safe, respected, valued and treated with dignity in public and family life.

The mission of Family Enhancement Center is to create lasting solutions to prevent and heal child abuse. When we support children, youth, and families who have experienced traumatic events, we make resilience a real possibility. Children can tolerate even severe stress if stable, responsive adult relationships are in place to buffer the negative impact. With the right support, buffered by protective factors, children have the capacity to thrive despite adverse life experiences. We support families to increase their time and capacity for supportive family relationships.

Our integrated approach combines therapy and groups with targeted parent education, community engagement initiatives, and wrap-around services. We create a nurturing environment to restore, repair, and protect child/youth well-being and build family and community capacity to support the safe, stable, and vibrant environments families need. Our innovative programs wrap a youth and their family in services so that the whole person / whole family can heal.

We offer:

  • Specialized Therapy Services to address trauma and related mental health concerns
  • Parent Education equips parents know how to support their child’s healing process
  • Survivor Support Advocates provide youth and families a quick response to questions
  • Supportive Peer Group Services that bring families and youth together for mutual support including the body-based therapeutic groups of DrumBeat and Healing Motion
  • NEST, a family mentoring program that matches trained volunteers with families seeking support
  • Community Engagement groups
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From Our Clients

The staff at the Family Enhancement Center have been vital to the healing of my two daughters and myself! They have poured their heart and soul into seeing people recover from sexual abuse.
The program worked with my whole entire family. My parents, who were then living separately, went to their respective parent groups. They met other parents like them and they made friends they have kept for the rest of their lives. There is a sense of self-worth attached to knowing you are not alone in this terrible thing. It helps you see the possibility that things will get better.
Carolyn was my lifeline when our family first became aware of the sexual abuse and I couldn’t have done it without her. She is an absolute BLESSING.