About Carver Center for Families
Located in Georgetown, TX, the Carver Center for Families has transformed the historic Carver Elementary School into a thriving community center.
We partner with organizations like STARRY and WIC to deliver family support that strengthens the well-being of children, youth, and caregivers.
Our goal is to be a cornerstone of family resources in the Georgetown area, reflecting the community’s strengths.
Our Mission
Carver Center for Families (CCF) strives to preserve, strengthen, and celebrate families.
Our Vision
Focus on Parents/Caregivers
Comprehensive Collaboration
Honor Caregivers’ Lived Experience
Embrace Diversity
Strive for Continuous Improvement
Practice Equity
Be Flexible
All Are Welcome & Respected
Our Services
Carver Center for Families provides a variety of no- or low-cost programs to support families in Georgetown, TX.
Parenting & Caregiver Education
Workshops and resources like Bridges to Growth empower parents with practical parenting skills.
Youth Activities
Engaging programs such as crafts, playgroups, and story time nurture child development.
Community Navigators
We connect families to vital services, including healthcare, childcare, and housing assistance.
Peer Support
Events like Parent Cafés build communities of support for caregivers.
These offerings make us one of the top family help centers in the region.
5 Protective Factors
Our aim is to provide families with 5 Protective Factors that can help flourish and grow a family unit. The purpose is healthy, loving relationships with sustainable changes.
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Managing stress and functioning well when faced with challenges, adversity and trauma.
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Positive relationships that provide emotional, informational, instrumental and spiritual support.
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Knowledge of parenting and child development: Understanding child development and parenting strategies that support physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
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Concrete support in times of need: Access to concrete support and services that address a family’s needs and help minimize stress caused by challenges.
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Social and emotional competence of children: Family and child interactions that help children develop the ability to communicate clearly, recognize and regulate their emotions and establish and maintain relationships.
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We value and recognize families as integral to the Carver Center’s mission and work.
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We promote the success and optimal development of families by supporting their health and well-being.
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We embrace and respect all aspects of diversity that families bring to Carver, including their ethnicities, cultural traditions, languages, values, and abilities.
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We encourage families’ community engagement to help Georgetown become a stronger, healthier place for all who live here.
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We value continuous quality improvement and measure our progress toward achieving positive results for families.
Standards for Family Strengthening & Support
To ensure that families are strengthened and supported through quality practice, the Carver Center for Families utilizes the National Family Support Network's Standards of Quality to evaluate its work.
The CCF Framework
As a family resource center, the Carver Center for Families exists to strengthen both family and community. The Center’s focus on families is based upon the Strengthening Families Framework and its Protective Factors, an approach first introduced by the Center for the Study of Social Policy in 2005.
To ensure that this Framework and its Protective Factors have impact, the Center will measure its work according to the National Family Support Networks Standards of Quality. The Protective Factors and Standards of Quality are defined below.
Contact Us
Contact us below to discover how we can support your family.