Alejandra Gutierrez

Family Central, Inc.

Family Central Inc. (FCI) is a comprehensive, accredited, and multi-cultural social service agency serving children and families in South Florida. Our Mission: to promote children's success by providing quality family support and educational services. Founded in 1971, FCI, a 501 (c) 3, is a key player in early learning, providing a broad range of services to meet the complex needs of young children and their families. FCI is an important partner in the school readiness system. FCI's Family Support Services provide counseling and training with the objectives to increase the skills and capacity of parents to care for their children, reduce abuse/neglect and improve family functioning. FCI has long recognized that child care programs need to be of high quality. Committed to helping teachers and families develop safe, nurturing, and developmentally-appropriate environments that promote a child's brain development, and social/emotional cognitive and physical growth. FCI offers a variety of evidence-based, best practice programs that build a teachers capacity to provide quality child care for the community's most vulnerable children and strengthen parents' capacity to nurture their children.