March is Women’s History Month. In this moment, our community faces challenges that are deeply connected; economic uncertainty, gaps in healthcare, environmental concerns, and barriers to opportunity. And too often, people most affected are the ones with the fewest resources - women.

But every day, we see something powerful: a team of dedicated women showing up, leading with compassion, and creating real change from the ground up.

At Family & Children Services, our staff made up largely of women, help build a stronger, more resilient community where they strengthen families, expand access, and create pathways forward. Their work reminds us that sustainability isn’t just about the environment. It’s about people. It’s about stability, opportunity, and ensuring every generation has the chance to thrive.

When women lead in service of their communities, they don’t just respond to challenges, they reshape the future.

Thank you to the women of Family & Children Services, and our large community and world, for the impact they make every day!

We are looking for a Mental Health Therapist to work in our Home-Based FACT Program in Kalamazoo! This is a full-time position with benefits, with a $1,000 sign-on bonus for this position.

If you’d like to join our team of compassionate therapists, click here: https://bit.ly/4rO1H3v

The 2026 Social Work Month theme honors the prime mission of the Social Work profession – to enhance human well-being, meet the basic human needs of all people, and put special attention on the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.

Every day we see the power social workers have on our community to uplift, strengthen, and positively transform children and families. The work our frontline staff do is needed now more than ever, and we are so inspired by all they do even when it’s hard.

Thank you so much to those who chased their passion for making a difference in the world straight into the social work profession!

One of our main goals as an agency is to keep families together, whenever possible.

Families First, a family preservation program, offers families intensive, short-term crisis intervention and family education services in their homes for four to six weeks. Families First Specialists are available and accessible to the family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The worker helps the parents identify their needs and strengths with regards to parenting, and then develops a plan with them to meet their children’s developmental, physical, emotional, educational, medical, and safety needs.

We know that becoming true partners with our clients allows them to feel supported and encouraged, which is vital to their success.

Join our Family and Community Treatment team, either in Battle Creek or Kalamazoo. FACT is an intensive, home-based treatment service that works with the entire family of a youth with a mental health diagnosis. By providing the resources and skills of a multi-disciplinary team, FACT builds on youth and family strengths to increase personal and community support and promote healthy family functioning.

If you would like to be a part of strengthening families in our community, click here to learn more and apply: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/9bc29265-ef87-4331-9545-26f4c96a1fd3/Family-Children-Services-Inc---Careers

Join us for an open house to learn more about our new Family Care program! The first one will be March 10th between 6-7pm. If you have questions about the program beforehand, contact Melinda Andrews at melinda.andrews@fcsource.org.