FAMILY MATTERS OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC
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Mission Statement
One of the leading social enterprises in the delivery of health and human services for individuals in need across the nation, Family Matters creates and delivers compassionate solutions that empower, enrich and elevate all ages. FMGW provides assistance that impacts more than 20,000 children, youth, families and seniors each year in the Greater Washington area. Our spectrum of programs include: therapeutic and traditional foster care; youth development programs; mental health/counseling services; and services and activities for seniors.
About This Cause
Family Matters of Greater Washington (FMGW) is one of the largest and oldest nationally accredited social service organizations in the District of Columbia. Founded in 1882 as Family and Child Services of Washington DC to fight pauperism, the organization has from the outset been in the forefront of improving the lives of those in need. Its many “firsts” range from establishing the first Boys Club, camp for African American mothers and children and Christmas Club Savings Club, to creating the District’s first foster care homes for emotionally disturbed children, multi-service senior center, and adoption resource center. FMGW provides assistance that impacts more than 20,000 children, youth, families and seniors each year in the Greater Washington area. Our spectrum of programs include: therapeutic and traditional foster care; youth development programs; mental health/counseling services; and services and activities for seniors. The Youth Development program is comprised of three units - Camp Moss Hollow, a sleep-away camp that endeavors to build future leaders, naturally; a teen pregnancy program; and a Child Welfare unit that advocates for permanency, safety and stability for every child in its care. Camp Moss Hollow proudly celebrates 50 years of service to over 30,000 kids and their families from our greater Washington region. Located in the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley, Camp Moss Hollow provides children ages 7-14 a reprieve from the city and a chance to build individual and interpersonal skills, develop new perspectives, and improve self-confidence and self-efficacy through recreational and educational programming. Family Matters’ operation of Camp Moss Hollow provides children of low-income families with respite and opportunities to trade the chaotic and negative influences associated with urban neighborhoods. FMGW's Child Welfare program provides therapeutic and traditional foster care; comprehensive case management for neglected children; individual, family and group therapy; foster home placement; and foster parent training and support. The goal of the Child Welfare unit is to improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of abused and neglected children in our care, referred by the District of Columbia’s Child & Family Services Agency (CFSA). The Child Welfare unit has been in operation since the organization’s inception in 1882, child welfare has always been a priority for Family Matters. Our Bright Futures program launched in the 1990’s helps teen mothers who are wards of the District of Columbia become healthy, independent, and capable parents. The young mothers live in a residential facility with FMGW mentors and case managers and take parenting and life skills classes. The goal of the program is for residents to graduate at age 21 with the knowledge and skills they need to make good choices, be healthy adults, and responsible parents. The Mental Health Program is certified as a Core Service Agency and Choice Provider for Mental Health Rehabilitation through the DC Department of Mental Health and has been operating since 1943. Trained licensed therapists and counselors provide guidance to mentally ill, abused and neglected children; adults suffering from anxiety, depression and mental illness; and lonely and despairing seniors. They also provide domestic violence and anger management counseling. The goal of the Mental/Behavioral Health unit is to provide high-quality, low-cost mental health services to all at little or no cost Greater Washington residents. Lastly, Family Matters has provided Senior Services since the 1960s, which help seniors live healthy, social and independent lives, and include meal service, nutrition education and counseling, socialization programs and activities, transportation to cultural events, and case management. FMGW is the “Lead Agency for Senior Services in Ward 8” where we run a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program for all District residents. FMGW also provides operation and management of congregate (nutritionally balanced) meal centers; home-delivered meals for the homebound elderly; health promotion and disease prevention; nutrition counseling and education; comprehensive geriatric assessments and long-term case management; adult abuse prevention; Medicare waiver management so seniors can get in-home care; emergency assistance; caregiver case management; respite care assistance; supportive counseling; recreation and social activities; and transportation to recreation sites, events and activities such as performances in the arts.