Family Guidance Center of Alabama strives to continually improve its programs and services that it provides for the community. Input from the community is vital to this process. Please provide us with your comments on our current services as well as how we may be able to improve these services. We also welcome your input on new emerging needs of families that you would like to see our agency respond to.
Please email your comments to fgc@familyguidancecenter.org Thank you.
Below is recent feedback we have received from families that have utilized our services:
PARKVIEW ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES
"My dad really enjoys his time at Parkview and I want to thank each of you for the care and concern and for providing him with a stimulating environment."
"My mother enjoys the friendships she has made."
"... I find comfort in knowing how happy my aunt was when she was at the Center, and the comfort it gave me to know that she was in good hands and was taken care of."
FAMILY SERVICE CENTER OF LOWNDES COUNTY
ìMy girls are doing so much better. We talk more and do more projects together and we have less conflicts and more compromise.î
ìYour time is a great service for my family and I.î
ìEveryone is so friendly and kindólike they really care about you.î
CHILD CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
"Your assistance {with child care funds} allowed me to keep a full-time job. Before I got help, I was struggling to keep a job because I could not afford day care for my 3 children."
"With the help of Family Guidance, I kept my family together. I was able to go to school at night and keep a part time job until I finished my schooling. Now I don't need child care assistance, but I am so grateful to Family Guidance for their help."
"Family Guidance Center has been the life rope when I thought there was no hope left. You have given me the help I needed when I did not know where I was going to turn or what I was going to do."
CHILD CARE TRAINING AND EDUCATION
A participant in a Welcome to Child Care Course shared the following: "The two most important things learned today were that work as hard as you can and like what you do. Allow people to want to come to you, being the type of teacher that leaves a good impression. I have never seen anyone display so much concern, love and ability to do what was done in the training. Wonderful job. I look forward to getting as much training as possible. I'm sure I will not be disappointed."
The best comment from the Week of the Young Child Concerts was a little boy leaving who said, "this was a fun, fun, fun day!"
FAMILY COACHES PROGRAM
ìIt gives me a good feeling knowing there is help for families that are struggling to make a better life for their family, but just need that extra help to accomplish that goal. I hope your program will continue to help many other families like mine.î
ìThis is a great and wonderful program. This program is a godsend for the people that need it.
Please keep up the great work that you are doing for others. Thanking you and everyone from the programs for the wonderful assistance and the wonderful gift.îWAYS TO WORK FAMILY LOAN PROGRAM
"Thank you for all your help in obtaining a beautiful, useful car! It will help me more than you will know. The process was very easy and I was able to keep my dignity."
"The Ways to Work program helped me to accomplish my goals so that I could be a success in life. The program has also helped me to remain employed and a student at Wallace Community College."
THE CENTER FOR FAMILIES
"The staff is a great bunch of people, they understand a person's needs."
"Yes my worker is very good talking to me when I need help or just need to talk."
"The teacher is great she gives "first hand" advice...from one parent to another. She is very down to earth and honest!"
FAMILY OPTIONS PROGRAM
"Our family learned ways to talk with each other and deal with the kids. Now we can use "Self-Talk" and Listening skills and find solutions to what is going on."
"Our family has learned to deal with conflict."
"Always listened and helped me relax."
"She was always very supportive and helped me with many of my needs."