2007 NFW Celebrations

National Family Week is proud to highlight events taking place across the country. Please check back periodically for more updates.

Alabama:
- Project Hope, Inc. Adamsville
- Autauga County Extension Office  Autaugaville
- Gateway  Birmingham
A informational resource fair and family festival will be held in the city of Brighton, an area with a high poverty rate and limited resources. The resource fair will feature booths from local service agencies, schools, and job training programs.
- The Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity Birmingham

Arizona:
- Family Service Agency Phoenix
The agency is planning to host a job fair featuring 15 area businesses with open employment opportunities,  30+ information and community resource booths, and 20+ family fun activities during NFW.
- Kool Smites Phoenix 

California:
- Brea Family Resource Center Brea
- Auxiliary Unit 299, American Legion Post 299 Chino
- Family & Children Services  Palo Alto
Family & Children Services is preparing to host a informational resource fair that highlights areas including legal aid, housing rights, credit counseling, consumer rights and education. In addition to the fair, parents will attend financial literacy workshops.
- Boys & Girls Club of the Sequoias Freedom Extension Farmersville
- Family Service Agency of San Mateo County San Mateo
- Schools on Wheels, Inc. Ventura

Colorado:
- Families First Inc. Denver
- Turning Point Center  Fort Collins
Over 450 clients and their families are expected to attend the agency's informational resource fair during National Family Week. Agencies will staff booths and offer information and resources to local families and encourage them to remain connected throughout the year.
- Children and Youth Resources  Longmont
- El Pueblo Adolescent Treatment Community Pueblo
- Once Upon A Family Westminster

Connecticut:
- FSW Bridgeport
FSW is collaborating with Fairfield University to host the Youth Power Partnership, a program designed to provide high school students with the tools and skills to make healthier life choices and to ultimately reduce risk behaviors common to adolescents.
- The Village for Families & Children, Inc. Hartford
The Village will hold a policy forum entitled "A Home at Last," which will be a formal dialogue between policymakers, community members, and community service agencies,  on the issue of adoption. The Village will also continue to provide clients with advocacy training through their Family Resource Centers. Village clients can become the catalysts for change once they become empowered to advocate for themselves and are aware of effective legislative solutions. Workshops include voter registration, legislative process, advocacy and mobilization.

Delaware:
- Delaware State University Cooperative Extension Dover

Florida:
- Family Service Centers, Inc. Clearwater
Local community leaders, policymakers and family representatives will be invited to join Family Service Centers staff to address practices and policies that strengthen children and families. In particular, the group will focus on the issue of adequate funding for privatized child protective services in Pinellas County. Results of the meeting's discussion will be announced and further discussed in a NFW follow-up event.
- American Legion Auxiliary 321 Cooper City
- Partnership for Strong Families  Gainesville
A family summit is being held to educate the community about the newly formed Alachua County Children's Alliance (ACCA) during National Family Week. The ACCA will present information regarding their services, target population, demographics, upcoming events and challenges.
- Family Foundations Jacksonville
A community forum on affordable housing and foreclosure prevention in Jacksonville will be held during National Family Week. The forum will consist of three components: A federal leader will discuss federal initiatives and legislation to expand affordable housing; City leaders will discuss Jacksonville's progress on affordable housing and foreclosure reduction; and Family Foundation's President and CEO will discuss the State of the Family report.
- St. Paul's Catholic Church Jacksonville
- Youth Haven, Inc. Naples
Youth Haven is planning to hold a community resource fair, trainings and family reinforcement workshops during National Family Week. They will also begin to develop an initiative that will alleviate the stressors overwhelming families in the community.
- Neighbor to Family Orlando
They plan to facilitate multiple meetings between families and key leaders in discussion about practices and policies that effectively strengthen children and families.
- Orlando Diocese Council of Catholic Women Orlando
- Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. Sarasota 
Participants who successfully complete the Building Strong Families program will participate in a recognition and graduation ceremony. The Building Strong Families program links families on the brink of homelessness to resources in the community in order to maintain stable such as employment opportunities, job training, financial support and educational courses.
- Adult Education Center West Palm Beach
- Polk County Family Week Winter Haven

Georgia:
- Families First Atlanta
In response to Georgia's dismal ranking on the Casey Kids Count list, Families First will host a policy forum that explores solutions to the crises impacting the state's children and families. The National Family Week observance is expected to be a launch of an ongoing campaign to improve the lives of Georgia's children and families.
- Jewish Family & Career Services, Inc. Atlanta
As part of National Family Week, Jewish Family & Career Services will host an Empty Bowl Dinner and resource fair. The goal of the event is to raise critical awareness of homelessness and showcase available resources to address the problem. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Project Connect, Jewish Family & Career Services  homeless program.
- The Family Center, Inc. Columbus
The Family Center will kick-off National Family Week with a policy forum and informational resource fair. Organizations will staff booths and provide local resources geared toward supporting families.
- Open Door Community House Columbus
- Holsey Monumental CME Church Columbus
- Interactive Neighborhood for Kids Gainesville
- The Savannah Georgia Stake Center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Savannah
- Full Gospel Deliverance Ministries, Inc. Leesburg

Idaho:
- Idaho Youth Ranch Boise
A community resource fair will be held in Boise, in partnership with the Treasure Valley Adoption Council. The focus of the fair is adoption, and will include booths and seminars.
- Morris Hill Neighborhood Association Boise

Illinois:
- Jane Addams Hull House Association Chicago
Hull House will host a policy forum on the Crisis of the Black Family during National Family Week. Using the information in their research project, Minding the Gap: An Assessment of Racial Disparity in Metropolitan Chicago and the research found in the Dellums Commission work on the state of young men of color, they will host a family summit to discuss the challenges facing the family. This discussion will be policy focused highlighting strategies for action to strengthen children and families.
- ChildServ Chicago
The agency's National Family Week observance will employ an interactive education experience designed to train community residents and agency parents in four critical areas of community and family need: public education, housing, immigration and adequate food.  Using civic engagement principles and techniques, participants will receive training in advocacy and organizing strategies designed to increase community and parent action to strengthen communities and empower citizens. Participants will also receive voter education and registration information.
- Methodist Youth Services, Inc. Chicago
Methodist Youth Services, Inc. will host a community festival/informational resource fair in the Roseland Community. The agency will utilize this opportunity to promote family preservation, networking and connecting the community members to supportive resources.
- Knox County Area Project Galesburg
- Child Care Association of Illinois Springfield
Child Care Association will develop advocacy/education materials for their member agencies to use in their advocacy outreach to legislators during National Family Week. They also plan to integrate National Family Week into their fall membership meeting with key child welfare leaders. At least 70 member agencies will discuss key issues relating to practices and policies that effectively strengthen children and families. Ongoing contact with the legislators will continue after National Family Week to continue to enforce advocacy efforts and messaging.

Indiana:
- CAP of Western Indiana Head Start  Covington
- Lampion Center Evansville
Lampion will be hosting a community forum in regards to challenges impacting economically struggling families in Evansville, barriers to services and the micro/macro impact of poverty on families and the community as a whole. They will also be linking National Family Week to their Bridges Out of Poverty initiative. The Bridges Out of Poverty approach maximizes shared vision, shared funding and responsibility, re-education regarding families in poverty, and slow growth toward broad based community involvement at all levels.
- Family Service Council of Indiana Indianapolis
During National Family Week, Family Service Council plans to host a policy forum for state legislators on educational issues, a family summit for key policymakers and families in regards to changes in practice approach, prepare and release the 2007 State of Families in Indiana report, conduct individual meetings with key legislative leadership, and create a post-legislative session analysis of the family-friendly aspects of legislation introduced and enacted in the Indiana General Assembly.
- Family Service of Central Indiana Indianapolis
Family Service of Central Indiana proposes organizing a policy forum with local community partners to educate service providers about the effects of trauma on early childhood development and related interventions and treatment. The forum would facilitate discussion about best practices, development of specialized intervention programs in the community and development of ongoing training for the variety of professional working with young children.
- Mary Riggs Neighborhood Center  Indianapolis
 
Iowa:
- Children's Square USA Council Bluffs
The mayor of Council Bluffs, as well as legislators will be invited to attend a legislative breakfast and speak on key issues of families. Families will be given the chance to ask specific questions of the legislators and tell their stories through a moderator.

Kansas:
- TLC for Children & Families, Inc. Olathe
- Discover Phillips County Phillipsburg

Kentucky:
- The Manchester Center Lexington
- Brooklawn Child & Family Services Louisville
- Family & Children First, Inc. Louisville
Partnering with the Kentucky Youth Advocates, which disseminates child data and advocates for child centered public policies, they will help identify positions on three issues critical to children's well being. Once the three issues are identified they plan to promote these issues in Louisville and the surrounding region with the assistance of the Kentucky Educational Television. They are also planning to host a policy forum dedicated to finding solutions to the three issues. 
- Neighborhood House Louisville

Louisiana:
- Louisiana Office of Youth Development Baton Rouge
- BeauCARE, Inc. DeRidder
Families are invited to attend BeauCARE's family festival/informational resource fair during National Family Week. The informational resource fair will feature a variety of agencies/organizations that will staff booths and provide connections and resources.
- The Family Tree Lafayette
Key community leaders and partners are invited to attend The Family Tree's National Family Week policy forum, which will discuss the challenges facing area children and families. Information discussed in the forum will be compiled into a report and sent to local legislators for further review. 
- Family & Youth Lake Charles
Family & Youth plan to host a public policy summit, child advocates night celebration, and awareness campaign during National Family Week. The public policy summit will promote mission based advocacy to affect public policy and will encourage membership in the Children & Families Action Network. The Children & Families Action Network provides ongoing mission based advocacy trainings, alerts on policies affecting children and families and networking among local child and family serving agencies.
- The Wellspring Alliance for Families  Monroe
A community informational resource fair in conjunction with a family festival and awards ceremony will be held during National Family Week. The evening will be filled with informational booths by community agencies, health checks, and job opportunities for families.
- Family Service of Greater New Orleans New Orleans
Family Service of Greater New Orleans will host a informational resource fair and dinner in recognition of National Family Week. Local agencies will offer families a variety of material including post-Katrina resources, disaster preparedness and how to deal with the stress related to disasters.

Maine:
- KidsPeace New England - Graham Lake Campus Ellsworth

Maryland:
- Maryland Association of Resources for Families & Youth Arnold
- Board of Child Care Baltimore
During National Family Week, Board of Child Care will host a family festival, Children's Sabbath, and present the National Family Week Advocacy Award.
- Struttin' Buttons Baltimore
- Baltimore Rising, Inc. Baltimore
- National Center for Children and Families Bethesda
- Kent Family Center Chestertown
- Black Belt Martial Arts Center  Kensington
- Auxiliary President Carroll Unit #31 Westminster

Massachusetts:
- Family Service of Greater Fall River Fall River
- Venture Crew 22 Franklin
- Family Service, Inc. Lawrence
- North Shore Community College Lynn
- New Bedford Community Connections /Family Resource & Development Center New Bedford
- Wide Horizons for Children Waltham 
- Creative Corner School Winchester

Michigan:
- Catholic Social Services of Wayne County Detroit
Catholic Social Services of Wayne County will increase the public knowledge of National Family Week by holding an area-wide informational resource fair, awareness campaign, and advocacy workshops.
 - Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties Flint
Catholic Charities is planning to host a family fair that will feature a variety of booths including nutritionists, fitness experts, dentists, health screenings, and local agencies. Catholic Charities will also be launching an e-advocacy campaign that will educate families and alert them when a special bill is being proposed that will affect their daily lives.
- Life Guidance Services Grand Rapids
Life Guidance Services and their parent organization, Proaction Behavioral Health Alliance, will partner with the David Hunting YMCA to present the second annual Family Expo. The purpose of the event is to strengthen families by connecting them with community resources, informative seminars, educational activities, and an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialog with community leaders.  
- MSU Extension Harbor Springs
- Eagle Village, Inc. Hersey
Eagle Village is planning a variety of events during their National Family Week celebration including a resource fair, family communication activities, advocacy workshops, and children activities. 
- Starfish Family Services Inkster
- Family and Children's Service of Midland Midland
- Family Counseling and Shelter Services Monroe
Family Counseling and Shelter Services plans on holding a National Family Week family forum at the 38th Judicial Circuit Court, where judges, lawyers, and collaborating community agencies will be discuss family challenges and potential solutions.
- Judson Center Redland
- Orchards Children's Services Southfield
In recognition of National Family Week, Orchards Children's Services is planning to partner with multiple local child welfare organizations and host a community informational resource fair and forum. Participating organizations will provide families with informative material and answer questions.
- Family Service & Children's Aid Jackson
Between 30 to 40 agencies and organizations that provide services to families in Jackson County are expected to staff booths and attend Family Service & Children's Aid National Family Week informational resource fair.
- Wholistic Living Community Development Corporation Westland

Minnesota:
- Woodland Hills-Neighborhood Youth Services Duluth
Neighborhood Youth Services is planning to host a series of family strengthening activities including an information resource fair focusing on education and employment opportunities, family workshop activities and a community celebration dinner.
- Pillsbury United Communities Minneapolis
Pillsbury plans to hold multiple events during National Family Week including a family education summit, informational resource fair, holiday dinner and awards ceremony. The summit will engage families and key leaders in meaningful dialog about challenges impacting children, families, and the community.
- Family & Children's Service Minneapolis
With the continued success of Family & Children's Service Community Leadership Celebration, they will recognize 100 community leaders for their involvement in supporting strong families, vital communities, and capable children. This celebration will include: the engagement of public officials in dialogue with families on issues, potential solutions, and action steps; a informational resource fair; interactive workshops; recognition of grassroots community leaders; and a multi-cultural family meal.
- Communities Investing in Families Stanchfield
Communities Investing in Families will host a community festival, resource fair, informative workshops, and dinner during National Family Week. They will also be seeking vehicle donations to be used for local low-income families. 

Missouri:
- Missouri Baptist Children's Home Bridgeton
During NFW, Missouri Baptist plans to hold multiple activities including a panel discussion with community leaders on current family issues, a resource fair, and specialized training opportunities for foster/adoptive families.
- Cornerstones of Care Kansas City
In recognition of National Family Week, Cornerstones of Care will host a family forum to discuss the policies at the local, state and national levels that affect the ability of families to thrive. Current public issues-ranging from health care, child care and welfare reform-need input at the grassroots level. Informed policy development requires that stakeholders come together to openly discuss issues, explore options, weigh others' views, and consider the costs and consequences of public policy decisions.
- Provident Inc. St. Louis
Preliminary activities planned for Provident's National Family Week celebration include a informational resource fair, family festival, and a media/public event.
- Edgewood Children's Center St. Louis
- Lutheran Family & Children's Services St. Louis
- YWCA Jennings Head Start Center St. Louis
- Catholic Family Services St. Louis

Montana:
- Boys & Girls Club of Red Lodge Red Lodge

Nebraska:
- Center for Holistic Development, Inc. Omaha

New Hampshire:
- Coastal NH Adoptive Families Rye

New Jersey:
- Center for Family Services Camden
For this year's National Family Week, Center for Family Services will expand upon their 7th annual Camden City Family Day with over 30 other community organizations.. Over 3,000 children and families will benefit from free information, flu shots, financial presentations and workshops.
- Family Service Association South Jersey Egg Harbor Township
Over 60 community leaders will attend Family Service Association of South Jersey's National Family Week leadership luncheon. Topics to be discussed will include employment, job readiness, family value, education and other current events that Atlantic county residents are facing.
- Family Service Association of New Jersey Ewing
In collaboration with other statewide associations, Family Service Association of New Jersey will host a policy forum that assesses the impact of child welfare reform activities, identifies gaps and honors key stakeholders.
- Newark Emergency Services for Families Newark
 To kickoff National Family Week, Newark Emergency Services is planning to hold daily medical screenings, nutritional workshops, healthy eating exercises, and a family dinner.
- Children's Aid and Family Services Paramus
During NFW, Children's Aid will educate families on the needs and benefits of adopting or fostering an older child while sharing personal stories and available resources.
- Jewish Family Service of Bergen County Teaneck
Jewish Family Services proposes a community-wide Substance Abuse Family Awareness Day during National Family Week. Attendees will learn about the signs and symptoms of substance abuse; network and draw support from families; learn from leading experts in the field; gain skills and ideas to help families affected by substance abuse; and gather information about available community resources.

New York:
- Living Mission Ministries, Inc. Bronx
- CAO Early Head Start Buffalo
- Middle Country Public Library Centereach
- Boys & Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua County Dunkirk
- Glove House, Inc. Elmira
Glove House is planning to host a family summit on the topics of trauma education, family systems, parenting, drug and alcohol abuse, and juvenile delinquent behaviors. The forum will feature a keynote speaker and panel consisting of experts in the field of trauma and child-care services.
- Family and Children's Association Mineola
Prior to Family and Children's Association National Family Week family summit, families will be interviewed regarding their concerns, opinions and potential solutions to problems within the community. By focusing the forum on these issues, the agency hopes that  the community and local government can work together to generate solutions to these problems.
- Columbia University TeenScreen New York City
- Pelham Fritz Recreation Center New York City
- Global Kids, Inc. New York City
- Cub Scout Pack 45 Pine Plains
- Hillside Family of Agencies Rochester
- Northeast Parent & Child Society Schenectady
Northeast plans to create a 60-minute documentary shedding light on the complications at-risk youth face, how Northeast helps youth prepare for successful adulthood, and how people in their community are helping them make a difference. After the documentary airs during NFW, Northeast will host a policy forum with area leaders on how they can continue to help children succeed.
- Andrus Children's Center Younkers
Over 70 community-based organizations will staff booths, provide resources and discuss programs and services available in the community during National Family Week. Andrus Children's Center will also incorporate public awareness activities, health and nutrition workshops, and present the NFW Advocacy Award.

North Carolina:
- Family Service, Inc. of Gaston County Gastonia
A informational resource fair will be held during National Family Week that features staffed booths, resources, and materials for families to take home.
- Family Service of the Piedmont Jamestown
Family Service of the Piedmont will host a series of four two-hour training sessions on advocacy for youth and adults. Topics to be discussed include how to identify and analyze public policy issues that impact youth and families, how public policies are made, and how to be an effective advocate. They plan to train a minimum of 24 youth and adults to become family advocates. During NFW, they will host an informational resource fair, dinner and presentations on the progress of the High Point Police Department drug market reduction strategy and city of High Point revitalization plans.
- American Children's Home Lexington
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina Morehead

North Dakota:
- North Dakota Family Alliance Bismark

Nevada:
- University of Nevada Reno, Child & Family Research Center  Reno

New Mexico:
- Grant County Extension Association of New Mexico  Silver City

Oklahoma:
- Sunbeam Family Services, Inc. Oklahoma City

Ohio:
- Greenleaf Family Center Akron
Greenleaf is planning a family summit luncheon event during National Family Week. Experts and families will discuss youth issues in schools including bully prevention, relational aggression, violence prevention, parent involvement and much more.
- Franklin County Children Services Columbus
- Godman Guild Association  Columbus
- The Neighborhood House, Inc. Columbus
- Berea Children's Home and Family Services East Cleveland
Berea is planning to host a informational resource fair during National Family Week that highlights topics including domestic violence, credit scores, tenants rights, child support, special education, managing debt, and prior family convictions. A family summit will also be held for organizations to share information on their services and to field any questions from families.
- The Salvation Army of Delaware County Delaware
- Capstone Enrichment Center Gailon
- Cossin Recovery Ministries Grove City
- LifeSpan Hamilton
- The Woodlands Newark

Oregon:
- Metropolitan Family Service Portland
Metropolitan plans to host two family summits and two informational resource fairs during National Family Week. The family summits will facilitate meaningful dialog about challenges impacting children, families, and neighborhood safety. The informational resource fairs will provide information about family-friendly businesses, how to access family-support resources and family safety.

Pennsylvania:
- Auberle McKeesport
Auberle is proposing to host a informational resource fair focused on reaching the general community, referral sources and interested business constituents. In addition to the fair, Auberle would facilitate educational "break-out sessions." These educational sessions will have great potential to cover a variety of topics including service availability, public policy and general education.
- Philadelphia Health Management Philadelphia
PHMC will host a family informational resource fair, open to the public, that will promote dozens of PHMC programs that give people tools to strengthen their relationships with their children, economic security, health and independence.
- The Salvation Army - Service Unit Pittsburgh
- Parental Stress Center Pittsburgh
In a mobilized effort to address poverty in Pittsburgh, Parental Stress Center and Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, will lead and implement a year-long Citizens Leadership Initiative (CLI), designed to support and develop the capacity of vulnerable citizens to actively participate in civic life. At lest 25 citizens, hand selected by sponsoring agencies to be CLI "fellows," will participate in a twelve-week civic leadership training and implement a civic engagement project.
- KidsPeace National Center Schnecksville
- Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley Wilkes Barre

Rhode Island:
- Rhode Island FCCLA Cranston

South Carolina:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bluffton
- Community Organized for Advancement, Inc.  Lake City

South Dakota:
- Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program Sisseton
NESDCAP will facilitate a family summit between families and key leaders on the topic of affordable housing. Leaders will discuss challenges facing families and resources available through home ownership initiatives. NESDCAP will also market and offer three homeownership education classes to families on personal money management, budgeting, credit history, financing, predatory lending, and the loan process.
- Boys & Girls Club of CRST Eagle Butte

Tennessee:
- Centerstone's Early Childhood Network Columbia
During NFW, Centerstone is planning to host a family summit for families and key leaders to discuss the challenges impacting the community, an informational resource fair, and an educational conference. In addition, families will have the opportunity to attend workshops on issues such as, reliable childcare, available resources, health care, affordable housing, and transportation.

Texas:
- Ugieki Foundation Dallas
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV Edinburg
- Doris Miller Center Houston
- Council of the Knights of Columbus Mc Allen
- Buckner International Mission
Area agencies will join Buckner in promoting resources and information such as, health prevention, child abuse prevention, immunizations, job opportunities and flu shots to area families during National Family Week.
- Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. San Antonio
Family Service along with a number of area agencies will be hosting an informational resource fair for families and celebrate the grand opening of the Neighborhood Place during National Family Week.

Utah:
- Lehi's Family Week Lehi
- Bear River Head Start Logan

Virginia:
- Alliance for Families and Children Lynchburg
The Alliance for Families and Children's National Family Week event will include a roundtable discussion on the "State of the Family," both from a community and a state wide perspective. Those in attendance will be encouraged to provide a synopsis of the state of the family from the perspective of the sector or profession represented.
- Newport News Healthy Families Newport News
- Richmond City Council of Parent Teacher Association Richmond
- Family Service of Roanoke Valley Roanoke
Family Service will celebrate National Family Week with a variety of events including an educational and informational resource fair, open house, educational campaign, and dinner.

Washington:
- Enterprise for Progress in the Community Yakima
During National Family Week EPIC will host several opportunities where families can get together, share resources, receive information and enjoy the community.

West Virginia:
- The Salvation Army of Beckley West Viriginia Beckley
- LifeBridge Americorps Vista Charleston
- Ebenezer Community Outreach Center Huntington

Wisconsin:
- Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay  Green Bay
- Manitowoc County Human Services Department Manitowoc
- Family Life Center Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Christian Center Milwaukee
- Milwaukee NFW Partnership Milwaukee
The group plans to develop a community directory that highlights local resources that can support youth aging out of foster care. They are also proposing a family summit breakfast that showcases how businesses can play a role in helping youth by offering employment opportunities for former foster youth.
- Word of Hope Ministries Milwaukee
Word of Hope is inviting the public to learn about programs and services available to them including free computer training, employment services, heath care, social services and prison reentry services.
- St. Rose Youth & Family Center Milwaukee
- Family Service of Racine Racine
During NFW, Family Service of Racine plans to host a family festival that incorporates family team building exercises, informational booths from area non-profits, an open house and lunch.
- La Casa de Esperanza, Inc. Waukesha
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc. will celebrate National Family Week by holding an informational resource fair promoting literacy and recreational reading. Reading and reading skills are assets that many of the low-income and Hispanic population they serve cannot live without. There will also be referral services for adults who may have difficulty reading and for youths having reading problems in school.