| History
and Mission |
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The
Northern California Family Center is a nonprofit organization incorporated
in
1978. NCFC provides therapy to middle and lower income families with
high-risk children. The mission of the Northern California Family Center
is to reduce the need for long-term institutional placement of at-risk
children and assist in youth development. The Northern California Family
Center is a licensed Foster Family Agency. Our staff currently provides
four services:
- 24-hour
accessible short-term shelter for runway and homeless youth
- Crisis counseling
and family mediation with runaways and homeless youth
- Youth
outreach services for runaways, which include the Safe Place
Program in
Contra Costa and Solano Counties and a 24 hour
Emergency
Telephone Hotline service for runaways
- Psychotherapy
with families and children
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| Board and
Staff |
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The
Northern California Family Center currently operates with an Executive
Director, a Foster Program Supervisor, Youth Outreach Assistants,
and Office Assistants; Masters level counselors, Night staff and a
Board of Directors.
- Robert
Bucci, the President of the Board is a Certified Public Accountant
- Mary
Lou Laubscher, Vice President of the Board
Barbara Chase is a Consultant with expertise in social services
and community services
- Jim
Saavedra is a Senior Vice President with Union Bank of California
- Marilyn Guilkey works with Shelter Inc. and is Secretary
to the Board
- Thomas
Fulton is the Executive Director and one of the founding members.
- Karen
Lottman is
the consultant for our Foster Program
- Robyn
Draper-Praetz is the Center's Clinical Director
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| Goals |
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Northern
California Family Center’s goals are to:
- Alleviate
the problems of runaway and homeless youth thus helping youth live
in a safe and healthy community that provides the supports and
opportunities necessary for a successful transition from adolescence
to adulthood
- When
possible, reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution
of intra-family problems through counseling and other services
and thus achieve optimum physical and mental health
- Strengthen
family relationships and encourage stable living conditions for
youth.
- Help
youth decide upon constructive courses of action:
- By
setting personal goals
- By
actively participating in defining the policies of the services
provided by our staff and volunteers.
This may
include developing a plan to achieve economic independence, to become
emancipated, if necessary
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