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In Development: Making a Difference
by Maria Alcantara Faul, Vice President Development
Everyone can make a difference. We can all make a difference through our various efforts. We as individuals have an impact on others even when we do not realize it. Our attitude toward our responsibilities and our interaction with others can affect the very nature of how people feel about themselves, and their community. Everyone has skills and resources, and those skills and resources can make a difference through our efforts, initiatives and involvement in the community.
There are many fine organizations that help affect the community through their programs and initiatives. Family & Youth Counseling Agency (Family & Youth) has been providing affordable and professional family services to people in Southwest Louisiana since 1970. Family & Youth believes that all individuals possess the ability to solve their own challenges and live full and healthy lives when support is available. It is the mission of Family & Youth to provide affordable and professional support through programs and services dedicated to advocacy, counseling and education for the people of Southwest Louisiana.
The Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (The Family Foundation), the endowment arm of Family & Youth, connects donors to the priorities that enhance the quality of family and community life for generations to come in Southwest Louisiana. It believes that investing in families secures the future of Southwest Louisiana communities. Established in 2000, The Family Foundation’s goal is to ensure that Family & Youth programs and services; offered through Autism Support Alliance, Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), The Shannon Cox Counseling Center, Performance EAP, The Leadership Center, Human Response Services Institute (HSRI) and Children and Families Action Network (CFAN), continue to be available to meet the future needs of Southwest Louisiana residents. Since its inception, the Family Foundation has been fortunate to receive the endowments from committed companies and individuals in the community. These individuals are recognized here.
We hope that you consider making a difference in your community by joining this wonderful group of people. Please remember The Family Foundation during your time of giving. Make a difference in the Southwest Louisiana community by supporting The Family Foundation. Log onto www.fyca.org; click on the donate tab; and fill out the secure online form. If you need more information; interested in establishing an endowment or naming The Family Foundation as a beneficiary in your Will, please call me 337.436.9533.
Family & Youth has provided vital services to the SWLA since 1970. Its ability to continue providing vital human services to the Southwest Louisiana community, is strengthened by contributions and endowments made to The Family Foundation. Through your help, the Foundation’s hope is to nourish endowments for Family & Youth, so that it can continue to provide services to the community for generations to come.
Through the power of giving, family and community dreams are positively affected.
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