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Nationwide Golf Tournament Fundraiser Benefitting FSP!

Mark your calendars for the Nationwide Golf Tournament which will take place April 29-May 2, 2010 at the University of Georgia Golf Course.  Our organization, Families4Change, Inc. has the unique opportunity to sell tickets for this event through the Tickets Fore Charity fundraiser with all proceeds (from our ticket sales) benefiting our organization directly.  The cost of the event is $25.00 for a three day pass. Advance tickets may be purchased at http://www.stadionathensclassic.uga.edu/node/21.  Be sure to select Families 4 Change as the benefitting organization.  Please feel free to email families4change@hotmail.com if you have any questions or would like more information.

Family Solutions Training in Irving, Texas

Trainees in Irving, Texas participating in the Family Values Auction, one of the activities families participate in during the 10 week group program. 

Family Solutions Training in Bermuda

In September of 2009, Executive Director, Dr. William Quinn and Program Coordinator, Theresa Jurgensen traveled to Devonshire, Bermuda to conduct a two-day Family Solutions Program training for 19 professionals on the island.  After the 2 day training, the Bermudian Family Solutions Program leaders and FSP staff devoted half a day conducting SWOT analyses and creating concrete implementation plans for the agencies represented at the training.  This additional day provided the professionals in Bermuda the opportunity to engage in interagency, small group discussions to determine the most effective ways to implement FSP on the island.  We are pleased to announce that 19 outstanding educators and treatment providers are now trained and ready to implement the Family Solutions Program.  We look forward to our continued collaboration on the beautiful island of Bermuda!

Most Minor Delinquents Diverted from the Juvenile Justice System Avoid Reoffending

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Richland 2 School District Reduces Truancy and Suspensions with the Family Solutions Program 

Richland 2 South Carolina School District announces in their recent report to the South Carolina State Department of Education that the Family Solutions Program is effective. The report states that “what we know is that the Family Solutions Program has been used successfully in our district to more positively engage families in the education process and to reduce the likelihood of failing, going to court for truancy, or being expelled from school” . Among 227 students who participated in an expulsion hearing and were referred to and participated in the Family Solutions Program during the 2008-09 school year, 203 (84%) remained in the school district through the end of the year while a small number transferred and only 5 were expelled. In addition, scores measuring students’ attitudes, including motivation, academic self-perception and self-regulation, improved and were statistically significant.   One student remarked, “the FSP has helped me be more responsible at home and at school”, and one parent wrote, “my daughter has improved her attitude a lot and I have improved mine too…. I’ve become a more positive person and we listen to each other’. Click here for the full report.

Executive Director Dr. William Quinn's article on Education is published in two South Carolina newspapers

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Family Solutions Reaches 2000 Families!

As of December 2008, our organization has served over 2000 families in Georgia and South Carolina over the past 16 years!  In 2008 we ran nearly 60 ten week cycles of Family Solutions serving youth involved with the Department of Juvenile Justice and in the school system.  We also trained over 100 professionals to implement the FSP this year.