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Family Care CenterOur Mission
What We Stand For
The Family Care Center opened in 1988 when the Hickory Soup Kitchen saw many homeless families with children needing food and shelter. Local churches provided initial support, and Family Care Center of Catawba Valley incorporated in 1993. We continue to receive spiritual and financial support from the faith community, remembering the words from Matthew: “I was a stranger and you took me in.” We have grown from two rooms in one building serving six families a year to 22 housing units in the Catawba Valley serving approximately 70 families with over 100 children per year. These families are exchanging an unstable, often hostile environment for a safe and secure home. Even with this growth, we turn away about one-half of our applicants, largely due to lack of space.
Our Vision
What we do
Our vision is to continually reduce the number of homeless families in this community with compassion, professionalism, and efficiency. We envision a time when we will no longer have to turn families away, when every desperate family that comes to us can be given the opportunity to return to self sufficiency, and provide their children with a stable home.
Our Staff
Rachel Heck
Executive Director
rachelheck@familycare-center.org
828.324.9917 ext. 4
Jennifer Clark
Business Manager
jclark@familycare-center.org
828.324.9917 ext. 3
Stephanie Parks
Social Worker
sparks@familycare-center.org
828.324.9917 ext. 2
Cheyenne Watson
Case Worker
caseworker2@familycare-center.org
828.324.9917 ext. 5
Lamar Shelley
Maintenance
fcc@familycare-center.org
828.324.9917 ext. 6
Board of Directors
Ms. Wen Tate – President Elect
Mr. Todd Byrd – Past President
Mr. Mark Huegerich – Treasurer
Rev. Paul Christy
Ms. Marsha Diamonti
Ms. Morgan McNeil
Ms. Eliza Hucks
Dr. Jay Robison
Mr. Jacob Adkins
Ms. Joann Battaglia
Ms. Meghan Young
Lt. David Rockett
Mr. Hunt Shuford
Ms. Keli Osborne