Welcome to NFRC Online

Welcome to the National Family Resiliency Center’s new online community! As a nonprofit mental health center (formerly the Children of Separation and Divorce Center, Inc.), we help children and parents through family transitions. We’re very excited to be able to enhance the support we provide to our online “family.”

Having worked with more than 23,000 family members over the past 24 years, we have a vast amount of experience and knowledge. We have the gift of our peer counselors - children, teens and adults who have also been through family transitions and want to give back and volunteer their time to reach out to others. You’ll meet some of them as our online neighborhood unfolds.

Our center and staff are dedicated to helping families experience a healthy family transition so that children can remain “kids” and not be “children of divorce,” and that you as adults can move forward with your lives without rage, anger, guilt and self/other deprecation.

We'd also like to tell you more about another online resource: Family Connex, a self-paced parent planning program customized for your blended family. Visit www.familyconnex.org for details, and we'll be talking more about this important resource in future blog entries and podcasts.

We sincerely hope that our new online connection will not only be valuable to you but will create new connections with many others out there like you who deserve, welcome and benefit from support.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

NFRC Offers Resource for Hispanic Families

NFRC has posted a new podcast that describes, in both Spanish and English, an important resource for Hispanic families. The podcast features Maria Casasco and Carlos Camino, facilitators for a co-parenting seminar offered to Spanish-speaking parents who are going through a divorce, separation or other transition. Listen to the podcast.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

NFRC Executive Director Testifies Before Maryland Access to Justice Commission

NFRC Executive Director Risa Garon testified before the Maryland Access to Justice Commission, a group of leaders and stake-holders from the Maryland Judiciary and its many justice system partners. 

In her testimony, Risa shared her personal and professional experiences in the justice system, advocated for change, and made recommendations for the future.

She recommended early intervention of a multidisciplinary team working with families to assess what a particular family needs. "All of the stake-holders need to be well-versed in child development," said Risa. "Parent plans need to be individualized, needs-based and age-appropriate."

For more details about Risa's testimony, visit NFRC's article about the testimony.
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Join NFRC For A Beaujolais Nouveau Benefit Luncheon

Join us on Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a fabulous luncheon and the unveiling of the first wine of the season. The location is Tersiguel's Restaurant, 8293 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043. The donation is $75 and will help the National Family Resiliency Center continue to offer counseling and educational services to children and families on a sliding fee basis. For more information, call 410-740-9553 or 301-384-0079.
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