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The Family Enrichment Center works to serve the community by identifying some of the immediate possibilities for advancement of individuals and families. Through community co-collaboration, the FEC staff works to amplify the voices of the members of the FEC.

Essential Ingredients of the Family Enrichment Center

SAFE SPACE

O.U.R. Place provides access to resources; they also are spaces that resemble a living room with couches, comfortable chairs, and coffee.

Appreciative Inquiry & Co-Design

O.U.R. Place include families in the planning, development, and decision-making of the Center. Community members are invited to voice their ideas and co-design offerings with FEC staff.

Community Social Environment

O.U.R. Place creates a social network that connects community members to a hub of social support, increasing community connections for parents and guardians while also increasing healthy parenting abilities.

Community Advocacy and Organizing

FEC members collectively advocating for positive change, and getting results.

Economic Mobility and Self-Sufficiency

FECs utilize both a micro and macro approach to economic mobility to support individuals as they plan, reach, and sustain economic self-sufficiency.

Micro Approach
Providing access to computers or assisting with housing applications.

Macro Approach
Providing access to community leaders and local politicians.