The Programs of the Madeira Family Center

Located at 2123 N. Gratz Street in North Philadelphia, the Madeira Family Center is the heart of CAS of PA’s community outreach efforts. Many of the MFC’s programs are offered in partnership with community organizations such as The Church of the Advocate and The Tanner G. Duckrey Elementary School.

Family Night is a parent education and support program built around a communal family dinner. Once a week for two 16 week sessions – one in the spring, one in the fall -- families come together with other families to enjoy a sit down meal at which parents and children talk together and build family bonds. After dinner, parents meet in an education/support group led by CAS of PA staff in which they discuss the issues they confront as parents. Children break off into age appropriate activity groups.

Sessions take place at CAS of PA’s Madeira Family Center and the Church of the Advocate at 18th and Diamond Streets from 6:00 – 8:00pm. For further information, please contact Rosita Martinez at rmartinez@caspa.org.

Emergency Food and Formula Program provides families throughout the city with emergency food packages (food for three days of meals) and when requested, infant formula and food. For further information, please contact Barbara Jordan at 215.765.3874 between the hours of 11:00am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday.

Time Out for Teens and Tots is a parenting and support program for teen mothers and their children. TTT offers:

• Twenty weeks of group sessions that build parenting and peer relationships and foster positive and healthy mother/child relationships
• Individual and family case management and supportive counseling
• A Career Directions program that introduces teen mothers to the working world and helps them develop educational and career plans
• Mother-only and mother-baby educational and cultural special events.
• Developmental screening for children to identify those who may need early intervention services.

TTT group sessions are held in five locations throughout Philadelphia, including one session at the MFC. For further information, please e-mail program director Louise Leibowitz at lleibowitz@caspa.org.