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As one of Pennsylvania’s 48 state-funded Family Centers, the Pottstown Family Center takes a unique approach to meeting the needs of our community. Family Centers throughout the Commonwealth are based on the following common principles:

• The family is the center of a child’s life.
• Families are unique, and parents know their children best.
• Services are directed to the whole family and are based in the community.
• Needs of children and families must be addressed quickly, and services must be convenient and accessible.
• Primary health care and parents’ knowledge of child development are essential to children’s ability to learn and succeed.
• Services and supports must be inclusive in ways that are respectful of individual differences.

The Pottstown Family Center is located in Family Services' Charlotte Street Office (933 North Charlotte Street, Suite 1A). For more information, please call the Pottstown Family Center at 610-718-5372.

 

Family Support Programs Offered at the Pottstown Family Center:

Outreach efforts and programs through the Fatherhood Initiative serve community fathers by improving the quality of their relationships with their children. Services include home visitation, educational workshops and case management. Special efforts are made to reach teen fathers.

Parents As Teachers Home Visitation supports and assists parents in understanding their child’s development and encourages activities to promote healthy growth and development.

The Parent-Child Playgroup is designed to give parents a chance to observe children in a social situation and to talk with other parents of small children.

Parent Education Workshops provide community members the opportunity to learn more about their own parenting style and how to respond more positively to their children.

The Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program assists pregnant and parenting teens in completing their high school education by providing intensive case management and community referrals for child care, transportation and medical coverage.

The SHARE Food Program gives community members quality food at affordable costs. Provided by the Montgomery County Community Action Development Commission, this food co-op helps stretch the grocery budget.