Family Care Program

The Family Care Program began offering a helping hand to single mothers and their children August 1, 2002. (Read a Family Care Story)

The struggle for survival can bring a tremendous burden to single mothers. Many agonize over how they will meet even the most basic needs of their families. For some, the struggle results in heartbreaking separation, as they are forced to place their children in someone elseŐs care.

The Family Care Program, a program which is unduplicated in the Lubbock area, provides immediate relief for families in crisis. It helps them resolve their individual problems while moving toward successful independent living. It is not designed for families in a chronic state of unrest, but rather for those who need temporary support while they locate the resources they need to survive independently.

Single mothers and their children are offered a place to live, life skill training, and most important, therapy and spiritual guidance to help understand what brought them to this point and how to achieve a successful life for each member of the family.

The program helps the family unit heal their wounds and acquire the skills they need to face the future with confidence, while they are sheltered in a safe environment that meets their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

The Family Care Program of The ChildrenŐs Home of Lubbock offers:

• residential care for single women and their children
• case work services to assist in setting educational and career goals, individual and family therapy goals, and goals to help the family achieve economic self-sufficiency
• practical assistance in the day-to-day achievement of stated goals
• assistance in accessing community resources, on-site therapy and spiritual guidance for women, their children, and the family unit
• accountability skills, life skill training and parent education
• after-care services through ongoing therapy and life skills training

The Family Care Program will be housed in the Reagan Cottage on our campus. Thanks to a generous grant from the M.S. Doss Foundation which was matched with gifts from a number of our friends, the cottage will be renovated to provide living space for four women and their children. Renovations have already begun in anticipation of the August first opening date.

The Family Care Program gives women and their children the opportunity to become productive members of society, contributing to societyŐs solutions rather than its problems. If you are interested in giving to the Family Care Program, volunteering as a mentor to our clients, or if you are in need of the services of the program, please contact us at 806-762-0481, or e-mail us at info@childshome.org.