Don't forget the United Way!
Family and Community Service is a member agency of the United Ways of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southeast Delaware County. Your contributions help us to continue the work you read about on this web site. For information about designating your gift to our Agency, click on this link: How to Donate.
For information about any of these upcoming events, click on the links below--
Want to enjoy the most satisfying meal you'll ever eat? Then join us for this year's Dining Out for Life event that will be held on Thurs., May 1, 2008.
When you dine at a participating restaurant, a portion of your food bill is donated to support services in the fight against AIDS. Family and Community Service will again be Delaware County's affiliate agency and beneficiary of funds raised from this event. Participating restaurants agree to contribute a share of their food receipts and donations received to our Agency's HIV/AIDS services programs.
On Thurs., May 1, 2008, Family and Community Service and the Widener University Center for Social Work Education will be hosting the eighth annual conference for grandparents raising grandchildren, caregivers of special needs children, and professionals working with these families.
The conference, entitled Risk and Resilience Among Grandparents and Grandchildren will feature Roberta R. Greene, Ph.D. and will examine the protective factors at work in families where the grandparents are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren. Dr. Greene will be sharing her expertise on resiliency, especially as it applies to grandparent headed families. There will be additional workshops focused on skills and strategies to decrease risk factors for grandchildren and increase resiliency for all family members. Dr. Greene is an author and Professor, and the Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology and Social Welfare, at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work.
Mission
The Mission of Family and Community Service is to preserve and strengthen family life in all its forms, and to promote the enhanced functioning of individuals, families and communities.
History
Family and Community Service of Delaware County (FCS) is an incorporated, nonprofit, multi-service counseling agency serving Delaware County. FCS traces its origins from the Community Centre of Media which began operations in 1920. The present Agency resulted from the consolidation and merger of Delaware County's five family service agencies between 1940 and 1946. FCS provides services from offices in Media and Clifton Heights, the Ralph Moses House in Chester, and in other community locations. Counseling is provided by licensed clinical social workers with diverse professional experience.
United Way Membership and Licensing
Family and Community Service is a member agency of the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the United Way of Southeast Delaware County.
The Agency is licensed as an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility and an outpatient mental health facility by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Contact Information
Western and Administrative Office
Telephone
610-566-7540
FAX
610-566-7677
Mailing address
600 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
Eastern Office
Telephone
610-626-5800
FAX
610-626-3992
Mailing address
37 North Glenwood Avenue, Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Ralph Moses House
Telephone
610-859-3806
FAX
610-859-3808
Mailing address
2500 West 10th Street, Chester, PA 19013
Electronic mail
This page was last revised on February 20, 2008
