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Family Focus 35th Anniversary
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Child at Family Focus center

 

 

At Family Focus last year:

20,000 children and parents enrolled in family support programming

17,000 others were helped through referral and crisis services
 

 

 

 

Fathers Support Group:
Helping men be better fathers

Read Chicago Tribune article

Welcome to Family Focus

Family Focus promotes the well-being of children from birth by supporting and
strengthening their families in and with their communities.

Family Focus Annual Meeting
Metropolitan Club Chicago, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.18, 2012

 

 

Family Focus President and CEO Merri Ex                  
  "The State of Family Focus"    

                                                  


Best-Selling Author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
"Nurturing Success from the Very Beginning"

 

Recent News and Upcoming Events
cooking demonstration for expectant mothers

Cooking Class for Expectant Mothers

In collaboration with Nurture, Family Network’s Right From the Start, Desde el Principio, program is presenting cooking classes for Latino expectant mothers, helping them to prepare healthy meals for themselves and their babies.

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citizenship workshops

2012 Schedule - Citizenship Workshops + Volunteer Training Sessions

Need help applying for citizenship? Want to volunteer to help others apply? For a schedule of upcoming volunteer training sessions and citizenship workshops presented by Family Focus and our partners in the West Suburbs Collaborative, read on.

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Mission Men fathers group

Becoming Better Fathers

Chicago Tribune, Nov. 30, 2011

Family Focus helps teach men how to be better fathers

by Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune reporter
The men who meet at this weekly support group may have different stories and backgrounds, but they are united by one singular goal: the desire to be better dads.

 

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Mariana Osoria, Nuestra Familia center director

Center Director To Address Opening Minds Conference

Mariana Osoria, director of the Family Focus Nuestra Familia centers in Hermosa and Cicero, has been invited to give a presentation at the 2012 Opening Minds Conference in Chicago in January. The Opening Minds Conference, presented by the Chicago Metro AEYC (Association for the Education of Young Children), is the largest early care and education conference in the Midwest, and features professional from around the world.

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NU student athlete working at the food drive

NU Student Athletes Hold Record Food Drive for Family Focus

 
THANK YOU Northwestern Student Athletes!
Through a spirited competition among staff and varsity programs, Northwestern's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected a record amount of canned goods during its annual food drive to benefit Family Focus Evanston.

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Family Support Symposium

Thanks to the panelists, moderator, sponsors and our enthusiastic full house, for a terrific symposium! To learn more about our symposium panelists, click here.

A White Paper will be issued from this symposium. To receive a copy, send your name, address and email to: symposium@family-focus.org.

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Thank You,
Holiday Helpers!

Thanks to the generous companies and individuals who donated toys for the children at our centers this year!
You made the season bright!
To see our list of holiday helpers,
click here.

Calling All Alums!

Are you former Family Focus participant?

Moms, dads and former kids
- from 1976 to now -
We'd love to hear from you!

Our 35th anniversary is almost here.
Come celebrate and see some
friendly faces from your past!

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Partnering with United Way

Family Focus is pleased to announce our partnership with United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, supporting their new $9.3 million Education Initiative.

The goal: help 50,000 under-performing students graduate from high school over the next 10 years.
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