About FAMILYConnections
Mission Statement: FamilyConnections is a non-profit organization committed to improving the development of young children and building a strong foundation for their success by educating and supporting the adults in their lives - parents, child care providers, teachers and community leaders.
In January 2004, Connections Resource Center and Austin – more... Families, Inc. merged to form FamilyConnections. After 10 years of serving children and families in Austin and the Central Texas area, Connections Resource Center was well-established as a thriving community-based resource located in Central Austin, three blocks from the busy interstate highway that traverses the Central Texas region. Austin Families, Inc. has provided services to Austin and the 10-county surrounding area for 25 years. As the community's resource and referral agency, one of its primary roles has been to help families locate child care for their children, help eligible families pay for it, or identify resources to help them pay for it.
As a first stop for parents of young children, child care providers, and the general public, FamilyConnections provides the information and resources necessary to support the optimal development of young children. Foremost among these services is FamilyConnections' Family Place Library ( www.familyplacelibraries.org), a proven means of improving the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of caregivers so that they have not only developmentally appropriate expectations of what young children can do, but also the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to nurture and support these youngsters toward the accomplishment of appropriate developmental milestones. As a certified Family Place Library, FamilyConnections has been able to further its role as a community partner in supporting nurturing families in which children are provided the range of experiences they need to thrive, including exposure to books and reading; child care providers are helped to integrate emergent literacy into their curricula, with the result that children will enter school better equipped with early literacy skills; parents develop confidence for their long-term involvement in their children's education; and families will create stronger family networks. Low-income, multiple-risk populations whose access to other resources may be limited are the priority for FamilyConnections' community outreach efforts, but services are available at no charge to all parents and child care professionals in the region. – less – More from ZoomInfo »
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