Keeping Families Safely Connected
Families First Center is a nonprofit serving St. Joseph County through supervised visitation, parent education, and family-preservation services—providing welcoming spaces where families can reconnect and begin again.
Our Programs
Home-Based Casework
Support delivered in families’ homes, helping parents build routines, coping skills, and stability where daily life—and change—actually happens.
Parent Education
Evidence-based parenting classes that build practical skills, confidence, and communication—supporting healthier relationships and long-term stability.
Supervised Visitation
Structured, supportive visits where children and parents reconnect safely in welcoming spaces, guided by trained staff during challenging transitions.
A Steady Presence for Families
For over 50 years, Families First Center has provided children and families in St. Joseph County with consistent, respectful, and trauma-informed support. We ground our work in trust, accountability, and a deep belief in the strength of families.
Make Room for Connection
Help raise $100,000 to create safe, welcoming spaces for families at Families First Center.
When families come to Families First Center, the space matters. The Safe Haven Campaign focuses on creating and restoring the rooms where parents and children reconnect—spaces designed to feel calm, welcoming, and home-like during times of transition.
These are the rooms where visits happen, skills are practiced, and trust begins to take shape. Instead of courtrooms or offices, families enter spaces with books on the shelves, toys on the floor, and places to sit together.
Community support helps us:
Refresh supervised visitation rooms
Create welcoming areas for families arriving at the Center
Equip spaces with books, toys, and family resources
Maintain environments rooted in dignity, safety, and care
join the movement
Our Partners
"Everything good can happen here"
– Andrew A.
Make a Difference
What your support makes possible
Protect Dignity
Your support ensures families are treated with respect, privacy, and care—without judgment or assumptions.
Meet Families Where They Are
Your gift brings care into homes and visitation spaces—where real life happens and progress begins.
Create Consistency
Your generosity helps provide steady, reliable support children and parents can count on through change.
Strengthen Families
Your support focuses on skills, growth, and capability—helping families move forward with confidence.
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(574) 287-4375