Family Strengthening Services at Family Health Centers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ
Family Strengthening Services, part of Community-Based Programs at Family Health Centers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, provide the resources people need to achieve health, family stability, and economic self-sufficiency. Programs and services are listed below:
Family Support Services
Family Support Services provide supportive counseling and case management services. We help people apply for public benefits, address immediate needs such as food insecurity and provide referrals to educational, health, legal, housing, and supportive programs best suited to our clients’ needs. Family support counselors speak multiple languages and are available for walk-in appointments. For more information, please call 718-630-7186.
Nutrition Support
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Read the StatementOur Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education, supplemental foods, healthcare referrals, and breastfeeding support to pregnant women, infants, and children up to 5 years of age. For more information, please call 718-630-7161.
Greenlight offers parent education workshops on healthy eating behaviors for children starting at age two months. For more information, please call 718-210-1030.
The Family Health Centers is also home to a client-choice food pantry, The Table, which provides emergency food to thousands of people each month. The strategic location of emergency food service at the FHC enables participants to be connected to a continuum of wrap-around services, including access to SNAP food stamps and other benefits that will ensure long-term food security and support the health, stability, and self-sufficiency of the entire family. For more information, please call 347-377-4091.