Learn
more. Read about current community health issues identified by
topic experts.
Get a glimpse of what's happening with our agog dinner & discussion series.
Volunteer. Offer your time with Metropolitan
Family Service programs (see below) or with another organization or
civic group.
Communicate. Join our discussions on
facebook or consider hosting an agog dinner & discussion.
Join us October 16, 2010 for A Gathering of Good, our
annual fundraiser to support Metropolitan Family Service programs.
Project Linkage provides 30,000 rides a year to older, low-income frail adults who
need help getting to the doctor and grocery store. We’ve seen a huge
increase in the number of requests for medical rides.
Parent Education helps 350 parents each year develop positive
parenting skills to reduce the risk of child abuse.
After school programs
promote physical activity and healthy snacks at our 24 school-based sites. Often, the low-income children we serve are eating breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner at school. Four of our school sites have developed community gardens to help provide nutritious food to local families.
Mentoring and after school enrichment programs
reduce the achievement gap and help children succeed, which may
reduce disparities in health.
Volunteer and mentoring opportunities reduce older adult
isolation by keeping older adults actively engaged in meaningful
work in their community. Nearly 800 older adults volunteer through Metropolitan Family Service each year.
And so much more.>>
Metropolitan Family Service programs help people facing economic and cultural barriers such as health-related issues, poverty, inadequate education, and isolation. Last year our programs helped more than 37,000 children, families and older adults.
Because together, we can do more.
