Family Services of Tulare County

Let’s talk about Teen Dating Violence! Family Services will be offering two webinars this month, one for teens and one for parents or adults who work with teens. Register at: bit.ly/TeenDVTalk

All relationships exist on a spectrum from healthy to abusive, with unhealthy relationships somewhere in the middle. Do you know the difference between healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationship behaviors? Test your knowledge here: bit.ly/2YIQfuQ

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month #TDVAM. This is an issue that affects everyone not just teens but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well. Together, we can raise the nation's awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe, healthy relationships. Video created by student leaders from Family Services’ prevention project, the Los Lideres Club. (@loslideresclub) #teendatingviolenceawareness

We know reaching out isn't easy. If you are in an abusive relationship or have been affected by sexual violence, help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through Family Services' Crisis Hotlines. We also offer a Web Chat feature Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm., to provide support and information to domestic violence survivors. www.fstc.net/help

Help is available for survivors of abuse, but it isn’t always easy (or even possible) to reach out when they need it the most. Learn how to recognize a signal and help someone else.

This Friday is the LAST day to deliver gifts and wrapping supplies for the Santa Store Holiday Gift Drive. We are open this week from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at 735 W. Oak St. in Visalia. Please wear a mask, and ring the doorbell when you arrive. Thank you for making this holiday memorable for the families we serve at Karen's House and other programs. (Below: Karen's House staff with Santa from December 2019)

We want every child we serve to feel loved, seen, and important when they open a gift this Holiday season-- and to do that, we need your help! You can still donate gifts, shop our Amazon wish list, or make an online donation to our gift fund through this Friday, December 11. All the details are available at www.fstc.net/Santa. Thank you!

Let's talk about Domestic Violence Restraining Orders! Legal Advocate, Alejandra, answered some common questions that we receive. For information or help with filing a restraining order due to domestic abuse, contact Family Services' Legal Advocacy department at 559-741-7317.

While children can’t be completely shielded from violence, they can learn how to be an ally against abuse. For helpful tips on helping kids become allies for others, check out the article below.

Like COVID-19, you can't always see the signs of domestic abuse. If you hear violence next door, get help. #listeningfromhome

What is Human Trafficking? Is it happening here in Tulare County? Local experts and members of the Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force will answer these questions and share more information about this issue at our free webinar next week! Register below to tune-in on November 4th at 2 p.m.

This is why #RedRibbonWeek is celebrated. We all have the power to shape the communities around us. We encourage you to start a conversation today with your children about being drug-free.

We hope you'll join us in supporting our mission by participating in Family Services' 22nd Annual Thanks for Giving Chrysanthemum Sale! Purchase your plants online or contact us to create a group order. All orders are due by November 13.

¡Acompañenos hoy a las 3pm en un taller gratuito sobre violencia doméstica! Inscribirse en https://bit.ly/3ogIrvP.

Go watch part two of TCOE's #RedRibbonWeek three-part video series! Tune-in to their Facebook page this Friday to watch the final video.

¡Acompañenos este jueves a las 3pm en un taller gratuito sobre violencia doméstica! Inscribirse en https://bit.ly/3ogIrvP.

Can you support Family Services' Thanks for Giving Chrysanthemum Sale as a Group Site? If you can gather orders among your friends or at your workplace, we'll set you up with a link to collect orders online. We'll even deliver orders of 18 or more plants to your door! Contact Amy at [email protected] or 559-732-1970 to sign-up.

#Strathmore. Join #uwtc tomorrow from 2-4 pm at the Harmony Magnet Academy for COVID-19 drive-thru testing, Food, supplies, and resource materials will be distributed.

It's #RedRibbonWeek! Have you watched video 1 of Tulare County Office of Education's 3-video series? Please join Family Services in supporting this campaign! #safechildren #safehomes

We absolutely this! Thank you, Woodlake Family Resource Center, for being such amazing partners and wearing purple for Domestic Violence Awareness! #DVAM #supportsurvivors