Family enrichment center

In Brownsville, We Stay Connected By Providing A Safe Space For Friends And Family!

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We Provide a safe place, safe from judgement And exclusivity.

Some of the problems we face today may be resolved by offering safety, fun, and a creative outlet.

A Meal cooked in our community kitchen for the ladies link up By Kimberly twitty!

At Our Family Enrichment Center, We Offer A Homelike Feel And, In Doing So, We Have A Kitchen Open For The Community To Cook, A Washer And Dryer So That The Community Can Keep Their Clothes Clean, And More Utilities For Our Community To Use!

Our mission:

We pride ourselves in providing a safe and comfortable space for people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds to call a second home. Our overall mission is to keep the community connected by building a space where people can come and build relationships with each other through sharing experiences, having fun, and having a common ground of safety and living.

“I Met ms.jay and i’ve never left since!”

- A community member recalls his first time at the Brownsville Connection and how welcoming it was.

Family Enrichment Center:

Family Enrichment Centers (FEC) are warm and welcoming community gathering places where any family or individual can come for support, and information, and to participate in and or lead activities (called "offerings"). Each FEC is a unique, home- like setting designed with and for community members where they can connect as neighbors, contribute to their community, and support one another. FECs are based on the premise that community members design and drive the FEC's activities or offerings.

Protective Factors:

When protective factors are well-established in a family structure, studies have shown that the likelihood of child abuse and neglect diminishes, and well-being increases. The five evidence- based protective factors include parental resilience; knowledge of parenting and child development; social and emotional competence of children: social connections and; concrete support in times of need. The Centers have incorporated economic mobility and communication as two additional protective Factors.

The 5 Protective Factors:

Parental Resilience - Be strong and flexible. Managing stress and functioning well when faced with challenges, adversity, and trauma
Social Connections - Parents need friends. Positive relationships provide emotional, informational, instrumental, and spiritual support.
Concrete support in times of need - Everybody needs help sometimes. Access to concrete support and services that address a family's needs and help minimize stress caused by challenges.
Social & Emotional competence - Communication. Family and child interactions help children develop the ability to communicate clearly, recognize and regulate their emotions and establish and maintain relationships.
Knowledge (of parenting and child development) - being a great parent is part natural and part learned. Understanding child development and parenting strategies that support physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.