Family Support Center Taylorsville
1760 West 4805 South
Taylorsville, Utah 84123
(801) 955-9110
Director
Jocelyn De La Rosa
jdelarosa@familysupportcenter.org
The Family Support Center began in 1977 through a collaboration between the Junior League of Salt Lake City and the Utah Association for Children's Therapy (U-ACT). The founding project was the Crisis Nursery located in Sugar House. It was established in response to a pressing need for short-term crisis and respite care for children at risk for abuse or neglect. Since 1977, the Nursery program has expanded to include 2 additional locations in Midvale and West Valley City. Over the years, the Family Support Center has carefully changed, added, and expanded programs to meet the dynamic needs of our community.
Services Offered
Crisis Nursery Services
The Family Support Center is happy to offer free emergency care care for children ages 0-11 to help parents who are overwhelmed. We provide this service in three locations throughout the Salt Lake Valley: Sugar House, West Valley, and Midvale locations.
LifeStart Village
The mission of the Family Support Center's LifeStart Village is to move single parents with children from dependency to self-sufficiency. In FSC's LifeStart Village, single parents and their children move from homelessness or near homelessness into safe, stable housing where they develop the necessary skills to create a stable, nurturing environment.
Adoption Respite
Families who have adopted at least one child through DCFS or another state agency qualify for this service. Respite workers provide in-home and on-site care for children while allowing parents time away for a respite break.
Family Mentor Program
The Family Mentor Program is a free, personalized, confidential program for the overwhelmed parent. It is provided in the comfort of your own home to help you define solutions specific to your family challenges. Families with children birth to 17 years old will come together during a 75-minute weekly visit to gain the tools they need to strengthen their family. They will learn and practice essential skills in their home rather than a classroom environment. Through this program, parents have indicated an increase satisfaction and confidence as a caretaker. The Family Support Center employs and trains various para-professionals to teach in-home parenting skills.
Counseling
The mission of the Clinical Department at Family Support Center is to provide affordable mental health services that foster hope, healing and resilience in individuals, couples and families from all cultures. We specialize in treating children 6 years and older, adolescents, adults and families who have had their lives impacted by trauma and abuse. We consider it an honor to work with our clients to increase resiliency and healing.
Parental education
We offer regular parenting classes to the community. Please see the FSC website for available classes in your area.