Family Success and Self-Sufficiency Program
The Family Success and Self-Sufficiency Program provides opportunities for young mothers & fathers to overcome the many, complex barriers to self-sufficiency and decrease the possibility of abuse and neglect. It helps parents to identify realistic academic and employment goals, improve the health and nutrition of family members, increase a personal sense of competence and well-being, and foster a healthy relationship between both parents and children. The program promotes life skills and financial literacy.
Call the Family Success and Self-Sufficiency Program office at 574-235-9231 to enroll.
Participants must be pregnant or parenting mothers and fathers ages 16+. All participants must reside in St. Joseph County.
Family Success and Self-Sufficiency
Program by the Numbers
98%
of clients had no reported cases of abuse or neglect up to three years after exiting the program.
175
single parents participate in the program each year.
250
children of young parents benefit from the program each year.