180 S 300 E
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: 435-259-1658
Fax: 435-259-1750
Email: ssowell@grandcountyutah.net or gcfsc.2012@gmail.com
Website: www.thechristmasboxhouse.org/wp/houses/moab-house
The Family Support Center of Moab is housed in the Moab Christmas Box House, located at 180 S 300 E in Moab. The Center provides a Crisis/Respite Nursery for children, along with temporary emergency shelter care services. This program is supervised by Grand County and the Department of Child and Family Services.
Program Philosophy:
The purpose of the Family Support Center of Moab is to reduce and prevent the incidence of child abuse in Grand and San Juan counties by providing a 24-hour Crisis/Respite Nursery as a family support system. Realizing that all parents experience stress during the course of raising their children, the Family Support Center provides accessible respite/crisis care and education to families as a means of preventing child abuse and neglect.
Our Mission Statement:
The mission of the Family Support Center is to protect children, strengthen families, and create a caring community.
Service Goals:
- To establish and maintain a 24-hour Crisis/Respite Nursery to provide short-term crisis, respite, and supplemental care for children ages 0-11 years of age.
- To provide education, information, and referral services to families in crisis.
- To promote the safety and well-being of children by providing a safe, home-like environment to promote their healthy development.
Services we provide include:
- 24-hour care of children for families at-risk of child abuse.
- Housing for children removed from their homes by DCFS.
- 24-hour access to center personnel to assist with crisis situations and provide information regarding child abuse prevention and/or community support services.
- Other educational services for children and/or adults.
- Providing education and information to community audiences.
- Teaching the prevention of abuse to children in their schools.
- Coordinating, assessing, linking, and monitoring families and the services they utilize.
- Services to families who have adopted or are fostering children through the Department of Child and Family Services.