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Family Connections
Partnering For Success

 500 Chestnut, Suite 1101 Abilene , Texas 79602
Dial 2-1-1or (325) 437-1852


Connections staff provide services FREE of charge.*

The Family Connections Program helps families within the community and supports the family that has special needs with services and counseling.

Our staff, called Family Guides, can help families:

•Locate needed community resources
•Connect parents with other parents in similar situations
•Talk to teachers, employers, landlords, doctors and others who affect the family
•Develop a plan of action when needs arise		 Connects families to services in the Taylor County community that may include:  
     
  • Affordable Day Care
  • Respite Care
  • Family Activities
  • Employment & Training
  • Mental Health/Counseling
  • Substance Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Parenting Skills & Support
  • School Behavior & Performance
  • Health & Illness
  • Family Legal Issues
  • Child Behavior in the Home

 

  

For over 35 years, New Horizons’ primary objective has been to keep families together by providing services and resources designed to strengthen and develop positive healthy living skills.

     Eligibility            

Family Connections serves families with children under 18, including expectant mothers, and families in the process of adoption.
Family Guides are ready to offer assistance related to the following issues:
Teen Parenthood
Social Isolation
Separation/Divorce
Child Behavior Problems
Grandparents Raising           Grandchildren
Child Development
Parent/Child Interaction
High Stress
Homelessness

 

  

 

 

 

To refer to Family Connections
 
Dial 2-1-1 or (325) 673-8211 
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Press #1 for English or #2 for Spanish
Then Press #1 for “Local and Community Services” 

 

* Funded by a grant from T.D.F.P.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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