Don't Stay Silent! Speak Up! On September 5th, many of us had the pleasure of attending the FaCT Training on Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC), presented in partnership with Polly Williams and Ashley Coia from the Orangewood Foundation's The Lighthouse…

Engaging in the simplest of conversations with teens can be challenging, therefore when it comes to talking about sensitive topics, such as dating, the challenges seem overwhelming. On October 30th, FaCT sponsored a training on how to engage with teens…

Those of us who work with low-income families know that small legal problems can easily escalate to a large-scale crisis. When individuals’ face legal challenges – a DUI, speeding tickets, the need to file a restraining order, help managing debt,…

Crisis is ever present in our society and in our communities from large scale crises that effect the entire nation and our world to small scale crises that begin within an individual or family but the effects of which ripple…

According to the 2017 Orange County Community Indicators Report "Orange County is becoming increasingly diverse, with no one race or ethnicity comprising a majority. A prosperous Orange County is one in which all residents have the best possible opportunities for…

Finding the best resource available to families can often be a difficult task. In addition, navigating county resources can seem mysterious. Orange County Health Care Agency works to make finding the right resource easier through their OC Links program. OC…

The last training for the 2016-2017 fiscal year was a two part series on trauma informed care for all of our Family Support Specialists (FSS) including Differential Response and Family Stabilization FSS staff. A large portion of the clients that…

WHAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines “affordable” as housing that costs no more than 30 percent of a household’s gross monthly income. At January’s FaCT Training we were fortunate to have Families…

1.5 Million High School Students are Physically Abused by a Dating Partner in the U.S. Every Year The March FaCT Training featured a presentation from Human Options on Teen Dating Violence. As you may know, family violence can have a…

The issue of homelessness is on the front burner in Orange County. The 2015 annual estimate for the non-duplicated number of homeless people in Orange County was 15,291 persons. (2015 Orange County PIT). Family homelessness is the fastest growing segment…