Family Preservation Services (FPS) and Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry (Outreach) will hold a joint open house in their offices on White Drive on Wednesday, June 20 from 1 – 3 p.m.
“We wanted to take the opportunity to showcase our new office at 94 White Drive and share the work that we have been doing in Polk County for the past five years,” said Melissa Tambini, regional director of Family Preservation Services. “With the flowers blooming, and a feeling of fun in the air, the first day of summer seemed like an ideal time to open our doors and welcome the community into our new space.”
Carol Newton, executive director of Outreach, said the organization is delighted to join with its neighbor, FPS, in a collaborative summer open house. Outreach is located at 134 White Drive, directly next door to FPS.
“Like FPS, we serve a broad variety of needs in the county and it made sense to join forces and greet the community that we share in common given the work that both of our organizations do,” Newton said.
FPS is a private human service agency providing mental health services to adults and children of Polk County for more than five years. As part of the Providence Service Corporation, with offices nationwide and in parts of Canada, FPS serves North Carolina with 11 offices across the state. Based on the belief that all individuals, families and communities have strengths, FPS develops and facilitates programs intended to produce healthy, contributing individuals and families within safe and healthy communities. Since 1997, they have adapted and expanded their services to respond to the needs of adults, children and families through education, resources, counseling, advocacy and support services.
Outreach, also a private, nonprofit agency operating in Polk County, provides a broad variety of services to county residents living with crisis and long-term poverty. Outreach’s mission is to provide compassionate assistance to Polk County residents who do not have the resources to provide for their basic life needs.
Snacks will be served and staff from both organizations will be on hand to answer questions, give tours and meet with community members.  For more information, please contact Family Preservation Services of N.C. at 828-894-2290 or Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry at 828-894-2988.
– article submitted
by Wendy Thomas