Bakers: show us who has the best cookie recipes! Get your recipes postmarked by March 1st! Details >
Lego Masters: you wowed us last year! Let's do it again! Coming soon! Photos from last year >
Support our local restaurants AND The Family Center! Dining for Dollars is coming to The Hill March 6; to Salvatore Scallopini March 12; and Rojo Mexican Bistro March 19 and 26! Download event flier PDF >
Spring is just around the corner and time again for ChariTea Bear's Tea Party! Coming in May! Photos from last year >
Discounts!

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January 24, 2012: special screening information

About Us

Letter From the Director

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Each New Year brings hope of new beginnings, a time for new opportunities, a chance to reflect and refresh. With the present economic situation that faces us all, we have received more requests and inquiries than ever for information from both parents and professionals. The Family Center stands ready to serve.

We have many new programs and offerings to share that will help address the needs of our community. Look for our sought-after enrichment programs to develop in the coming year, featuring new topics of interest for parents, caregivers, professionals and youth.

We have just launched a complete redesign of our familycenterweb.org Web site. The newly enhanced site serves as a community hub providing extensive online access to information, resources and referrals. Visitors will be able to view or download Navigating the Adolescent Years: A Road Map, Ask the Experts articles, program fliers and much more valuable information! We've added the new Association of Professionals online referral directory, along with polls, links and improved photo galleries.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend our grateful appreciation to all of the sponsors, individuals, businesses, schools, students and organizations that supported our sixth annual HOLLY FEST benefit on Dec. 4. It was a great, festive way to begin the holiday season! Special thanks to Lois and Gail Warden, our honorary chairpersons, to Lois Warden and Beth Moran, benefit co-chairs and to the HOLLY FEST committee for its dedication to make this annual benefit a true success!

We would also like to acknowledge all of our special friends who contributed to our CELEBRATE 8!! appeal. Their names are listed in the current issue of our newsletter (download PDF). Thank you for helping us to celebrate this milestone! We also thank our Newsletter Advertisers and Supporters and hope that you will thank them with your patronage (download PDF).

Your support is invaluable, as together "we" make a difference!

Wishing a New Year filled with promise for all!

Deborah A. Liedel, Executive Director
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Annual Appeal

The Family Center invites you to contribute to our annual appeal. Be a part of CELEBRATE 8!!

Download our appeal letter and see what your donation will provide. See our remittance envelope for suggested donation levels.

You can donate online too - just click the Donate Now button in the left column.

Additional Information

Practicing Self Care: Tools to Enrich the Busy Lives of Women at Home and Work
Thursday, 09 February 2012 19:00

Christina Pitts will take us on a journey to discover practices that will enhance relationships at home, work, in every circumstance of life.

COOKIE Bakers Challenge
Thursday, 01 March 2012 23:55

ENTER YOUR COOKIE RECIPE TODAY!! Your original COOKIE recipe could be 1 of 10 finalists selected to bake their recipes for the judging day event. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners. **Entries must be postmarked by Thursday, MARCH 1, 2012** More >

Dining for Dollars at The Hill
Tuesday, 06 March 2012 11:00

Help support The Family Center by dining at The Hill Seafood & Chop House on March 6.

SLEEP STRUGGLES with Infants and Toddlers
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 18:30

Resolutions for sleep struggles from infants through the preschool years. Making the change from bedtime battles to healthy sleep habits in children.

Dining for Dollars at Salvatore Scallopini
Monday, 12 March 2012 11:00

Help support The Family Center by dining at Salvatore Scallopini on March 12.

HEALTHY LUNCHES: 'Eat This, Not That'
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 18:30

Enjoy healthy cooking demonstrations, samples and inspiration on healthier ways to follow a recipe, alternatives and substitutions, the benefits of berries and snacking healthy. A Beaumont nutritionist will answer questions and provide nutritional information and recipes

Dining for Dollars at Rojo Mexican Bistro
Monday, 19 March 2012 11:00

Help support The Family Center by dining at Rojo Mexican Bistro on March 19 and March 26.

BLUER THAN BLUE - Is it the Baby Blues or Something More?
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:30

Understanding when the baby blues could be something more. As many as two out of 10 women struggle with postpartum adjustment issues in the first year after they give birth. Discussion and education about perinatal mood disorders.

COUPLE'S QUEST for COMMUNICATION SUCCESS
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 18:30

The art of healthy communication with your partner: When couples engage in effective communication with each other, they build stronger marriages and happier families.

Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Discussion Group
Saturday, 03 December 2011 10:00

Feeling confused or overwhelmed? Join us for a discussion group for families touched by autism Center for Autism. At Henry Ford Cottage Hospital on Kercheval. More >>

Preschool Playtime (Ages 3-6)
Monday, 09 January 2012 13:00

Preschool Playtime provides young children with the opportunity to play with peers in a structured and recreational setting. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >

Family Group
Monday, 09 January 2012 19:00

This program is for adult family members who are concerned about a youth (24 years of age or younger) who is struggling with depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Meets monthly at Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) 44001 Garfield Clinton Township. More >>

Cooking Club (Ages 7-12)
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 17:00

Each week Cooking Club members will prepare a snack/meal together while practicing skills to increase their social confidence, peer interactions, and understanding of social rules. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >

Parenting Teenagers
Monday, 16 January 2012 18:30

Encourage your teenager to be healthy, confident and cooperative. Avoid power struggles. Build a strong, lifelong relationship with your teenager. Mondays at Koepsell Education Center. More info >>

COMMUNICATION: CREATING AN IMPACT
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:00

Imagine having tools and strategies that work for you and transform your life. These ten weeks focus on the main building blocks of strategies and communication.

Celebrate Sibs
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:30

These sibling workshops acknowledge that being the brother or sister of a person with special needs is for some a good thing, others a not-so-good thing, and for many, somewhere in between. At Judson Center Grosse Pointe: Offering support to children and adults living with developmental disabilities and the families who love them. More >

Parenting Workshop
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 18:30

Help your child grow to be a responsible adult. Build a strong, lifelong relationship with your child. Raise a loving and lovable child. Wednesdays at McKinley Elementary, Warren. More info >>

EMPTY BOWLS 2012 Sunday, February 5 -- "Souper" Bowl Sunday
Sunday, 05 February 2012 14:00

Enjoy a simple meal of soup, bread and beverage. Bring home a decorated bowl as a reminder that someone's bowl is always empty. At Assumption Cultural Center. More >

Talk-n-Tour
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 08:30

Detroit Waldorf School tours second Wednesday of every month. At Detroit Waldorf School. More >

Note: Play Central will not have a morning session on February 29, 2012. The afternoon session will continue as scheduled.

Play Central sessions begin November 2, 2011 and continue through April 26, 2012: Wednesday and Thursday, mornings and afternoons at Barnes Early Childhood Center on Morningside in Grosse Pointe woods.

Back by popular demand! Play Central Plus! Provides structured play group, circle time and various activities led by Barnes preschool teachers.

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The Family Center serves as the community's centralized hub that links families and professionals with resources that promote growth. Our mission is to promote a deeper understanding of the role of parents and others in supporting our youth to become competent, caring and responsible community members.

About Us

Letter From the Director

Annual Appeal

Additional Information

Polls

What would you do if you thought your teen was depressed? (Poll by Mary Beth Garvey, LMSW)