Mary Margaret Program
Through this ministry, The Family Center reaches out to low income single mothers and their children, providing individual counseling, support groups, educational programs, and on-site school visits. Single mothers have the chance to share their daily challenges and frustrations, learn parenting skills, and simply feel less alone in their struggles.
Clients of the Mary Margaret and Therese Programs are charged fees according to a sliding scale. In addition, grants and donations help support these programs.

Therese Ministry
This ministry allows The Family Center to reach out to older adults by providing home and nursing home visits, by networking with other health care providers, and by counseling extended family members. As people age, they are prescribed medications for their many physical ailments, but they rarely receive the emotional and spiritual help they need.

The Family Center offers spiritual guidance and a caring presence to older adults as they near the final days, weeks, or months of life. Their families are offered the help they need in order to stay connected during the grieving process.

Grace Ministry
Through its Grace Ministry, The Family Center reaches out in particular to families and individuals who are experiencing the overwhelming grief that comes from the tragic or untimely death of a loved one, such as a parent's loss of a child or a child's loss of a parent. With help, family members learn how to integrate the loss as an experience of grace and preparation for new life, as well as how to care for one another during the grieving process. Ongoing groups are available with Madeleine.

The Grace Ministry is completely funded by donations.

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