Strengthening Families Program in South Carolina
Strengthening Families Program
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How Strengthening Families Program Works
Strengthening Families Program (SFP) serves families with children ages 7 to 17 through local partners in settings that include community centers, schools and churches. SFP is designed to help families develop positive discipline practices, stay resilient in tough times, reduce conflict, improve parenting skills, and assist children with social skills, relationships and school performance.
Participants complete an 11-session weekly program. The sessions, which always begin with a family meal, typically last 2 1/2 hours and includes separate meetings for parents and children with group leaders, followed by shared activities. Participants who successfully complete the program graduate in a celebratory event.
Reaching Those Who Need It the Most
17
funded organizations
1,337
children impacted
28
of 46 counties served
What Makes the Program Work
Coaching
Children’s Trust provides one-on-one support and technical assistance for our local partners.
Two Generation Strategy
Children ages 7 to 17 and their parents work on parallel activities, designed to improve family relationships and break generational cycles of dysfunction.
Evidence-Based Program
Children’s Trust implements this proven program and exceeds the national standards of model developer Ahearn-Green Association.
En Español
The program supports Hispanic/Latino families in navigating American culture through bilingual resources and sessions.
By reaching Spanish-speaking families in underserved populations, SFP can make a greater impact for all of South Carolina’s residents and broaden diversity and inclusion efforts in throughtout the state.
Our Partners Across the State
C4 Ministries
Union County
CASA Family Systems
Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg Counties
Children’s Place, Inc.
Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield and McCormick Counties
Growing Homes Southeast
Chester, Lexington, Richland, Sumter and York Counties
Hopeful Horizons
Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties
Just Say Something
Greenville and Spartanburg Counties
Lancaster County Partners for Youth
Lancaster County
Landmarks for Families
Berkeley County
Lee County First Steps
Darlington, Florence, Lee, Sumter and Williamsburg Counties
Lighthouse Ministries
Florence County
Pee Dee Community Action Partnership
Dillion and Marion Counties
Pendleton Place
Greenville County
Specialized Alternatives for Family and Youth (SAFY)
Greenville and Pickens Counties
The Parenting Place
Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens Counties
Thornwell
Laurens County
United Way of Oconee County – Heath’s Haven
Oconee County
Upstate Family Resource Center
Spartanburg County
Westview Behavioral Health Services
Greenwood and Newberry Counties
YMCA of Columbia
Lexington and Richland Counties
Strengthening Families Program stories
Children’s Trust Expands Strengthening Families Program to Serve Youth Up to Age 17
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Dads are Part of the Winning Strategy for the Strengthening Families Program
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Strengthening Families Program Partnerships
