INSPIRE YOUTH...STRENGTHEN FAMILIES...BUILD COMMUNITY

The Columbia Heights Shaw Family Support Collaborative (CH/SFSC) is an intermediary community-based membership organization  dedicated to family stabilization and the promotion of safe communities where children and youth can thrive.  Guided by over a decade of experience in D.C. we organize and lead integrated multi-agency, multi-level strategies to address the needs of at-risk youth and their families. 

  • We use a solution focused approach to achieve our mission that enables families to stay connected and strong, through family support services, community capacity building and advocacy. 
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  •  Our work is charecterized by a three pronged approach:
  •         1.  Provision of family support servcies        
  •         2.  Prevention and intervention in youth and gang violence
  •         3.  Green workforce development