Center for Families
News regarding the Circle of Care Center for Families and the Greater Valley/Chambers County Alabama Area.
At the Circle of Care, we are excited to announce a new partnership with local first responders called the Shields & Shoes Project. Many of the children in our community are in need of quality shoes. The Shields & Shoes Project provides quality shoes to area children in a way that prevents stigma or ridicule. […]
On Thursday, January 28th at 6:30 Eastern/5:30 Central the Circle of Care, in partnership with the Development Authority, will be hosting an event for entrepreneurs. This will be a great event for anyone who is thinking of starting a business, but doesn’t know where to start or who have started a business and want to […]
The Circle of Care is excited to announce that we have a job opening for a home visitation position. This position is part of a new program that will conduct developmental screenings for children as well as providing education, resources, and supports for families involved with Chambers County DHR. Click here for the job description. […]
Over the past year we have been working with the Chambers County Commission to develop a program to address mental health issues in our local jails. Thanks to our County Commissioners and East Alabama Mental Health great strides have been made in getting this program going. With May being Mental Health awareness month, we thought […]
Amidst shelter in place, for some of us, it is going well, for many it is a major struggle financially and/or relationally. As such, at the Circle of Care, we are providing a variety of online programs designed to help families during this time that will be available to anyone across the state. For those […]
If I asked you what the most common problem therapists see is, what would you say? Depression? Anxiety? While these affect millions of people each year, they’re certainly not the most common. The answer is trauma. Research suggests that up to 90% of people will go through a traumatic event during their life. It also […]
Even though social distancing is necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, it has the potential to wreak havoc on your mental health. Being away from your friends and family, missing out on canceled social events, and spending all day at your house can leave you stressed, depressed, and anxious. Fortunately, there are a couple […]
The Circle of Care wants to offer a special thank you to everyone who came out Saturday, July 13th for the Serve Day. We had roughly 50 people hanging sheetrock, sanding walls, painting, and landscaping. We had a great time and got far more done than we could have ever expected. Thanks to Church of […]
We at The Circle of Care are honored and want to offer a special thanks to The Church of the Highlands for adding us to their list of service projects for Serve Day 2019. On Saturday, July 13, 2019, they are providing supplies and sending volunteers to help do yard work and painting at our […]
In conjunction with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education we are hosting a focus group for parents who have children aged 1-10 years old in order to provide input to improve early childhood services in Alabama. They want to hear your experiences, knowledge, and recommendations on how all Alabama children can be healthy and […]