Family Success Center

Welcome to Plainfield Family Success Center

Who we are

Family Success Centers are community-based, family centered neighborhood gathering places where any community resident can go for family support, information and services. The purpose of the Plainfield Family Success Center is to enrich the lives of children and adults by making families and neighborhoods stronger. 

Vision

To be an anchor of stability and support for communities and families.  Ser un ancla de estabilidad y apoyo para comunidades y familias.

Services & Programs

Community Resources
Case management
Educational workshops
Support Groups
Parent-Child Interaction Activities

Leadership & Advocacy
Life Skills
Parent Education  Assistance

Nutritional Workshops
Health Fairs /workshops
Self -sufficiency workshops
NJ Shares / NJ Family Care
Financial Literacy
Housing Workshops
Tutoring for Kids
Kinship Care Support Group

Community Partnerships

Staff from the PFSC attend various local and statewide meetings; serve on many taskforces and subcommittees; as well as providing technical assistance and support for two local consortiums: Plainfield Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies, HM/HB) Plainfield Initiative for Early Childhood Educational Services, (PIECES).

Description of Supports & Services

Family Success Centers (FSC) is a warm and welcoming, neighborhood-based gathering places that creates home-like environments for community residents with the goal of strengthening families, providing family support, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect. FSCs exist to assist families by providing free and voluntary prevention services that encourage family interaction, through workshops, activities, groups and linkages to services.
El Centro de Familias Exitosas(FSC) es un lugar cálido y acogedor, que en el vecindario crea un ambiente con entorno hogareño para para los residentes de la comunidad con el objetivo de fortalecer a las familias, brindar apoyo familiar y prevenir el abuso y la negligencia infantil. El FSC está para ayudar a las familias proporcionando servicios de prevención gratuitos y voluntarios que fomentan la interacción familiar a través de talleres, actividades, grupos y vínculos con los servicios. 

Services Provided: 

  • Access to information on child, maternal and family health services 

  • Economic self-sufficiency and job readiness 

  • Information and referral services (connection to off-site public and private resources) 

  • Life skills training 

  • Housing resources 

  • Parent education 

  • Parent-child activities

  • Advocacy 

Servicios que se proporcionan: 

  • Acceso a información sobre servicios de salud infantil, materna y familiar           

  • Autosuficiencia económica y preparación para el trabajo 

  • Servicios de información y referencia (conexión a recursos públicos y privados externos) 

  • Entrenamiento de habilidades para la vida 

  • Recursos de vivienda 

  • Educación para padres 

  • Actividades para padres e hijos 

  • Abogacía

Links/Resources for Community, Parents & Staff 

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