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What We Do

For more than 80 years, Family & Children’s Agency (FCA) has been helping individuals and families throughout Fairfield County and beyond to realize life’s possibilities. We increase our client’s social and emotional well-being by providing strength-based, solution-focused services for every stage of life. 

Our work: 

  • Supports children through after-school and summer programming, foster care, and intensive psychiatric services 
  • Builds families through parenting education, family guidance, and adoption 
  • Stabilizes adults with mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and homelessness prevention
  • Cares for seniors by providing homemakers and companions and social work services 
Mission

Building better lives and strengthening our community by providing essential human services to children, families, adults, and seniors.

Vision

A thriving community of empowered individuals and healthy families.

Values

Professionalism, Integrity & Excellence 

We operate all facets of the Agency in an ethical and professional manner with a highly committed and passionate staff delivering services of superior quality. 

Proactive Approach to Meeting Community Needs 

We anticipate and act upon community and client needs and develop or enhance services to reflect the needs in the communities we serve. We maintain flexibility to creatively respond to challenges and opportunities. 

Strength-Based, Solution Focused Services 

We use a strength-based, outcome driven approach in our work that regards each client as a person in need of support and guidance and identifies their inner strengths to successfully overcome challenges. Using nationally recognized standards to guide our work with clients, we are committed to providing services in an environment that is safe and accessible to all. 

Support Inclusivity 

We believe that an inclusive organizational culture strengthens our understanding of the communities' needs and enhances the impact of the organization. We seek to intentionally create and maintain a culture that is inclusive for our clients and employees.

Testimonials
“This program has helped me learn how to treat my daughter, how to understand her and much more. I have also learned to express myself more with them.”
— Child & Family Development client
“ While an adoption can take longer than you expect, I found the staff very understanding, sincere in supporting us, and responsive when needed. ”
— Adoption client
“Volunteering for FCA has been one of the most enriching experiences. I have had the chance to meet wonderful and amazing people in my community.”
— FCA Volunteer
“The team at FCA made the process of adoption seamless. With FCA our entire life changed.”
— Adoption client
“ Love the work I do at FCA and look forward to finding more ways to contribute in the future! ”
— Volunteer
“I call them my angels on Earth. I appreciate all they have done for me”
— Senior Services client