Family & Children's Center

Family & Children's Center serves children, families and individuals with a continuum of services designed to strengthen families and promote individual well-being. Family & Children's Center's services include child abuse and neglect prevention, alternative schools, community-based counseling (counseling clinics, in-home counseling, day treatment), residential options (treatment foster care, youth homes, residential center, respite care), community support programs and several outreach programs. We are nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, indicating we meet the highest standards for each of our programs. Family & Children's Center serves thousands of individuals and families every year, helping them enjoy happier, healthier relationships. We are successful because of our comprehensive team approach and the continuum of services they provide. We have over 300 highly qualified, compassionate professionals and staff, including teachers, child psychiatrists, the region?s leading psychologist, highly sought-after therapists and registered nurses. Although Family & Children's Center is based in La Crosse, it serves individuals and families from six surrounding counties. The Center also has facilities in Winona, Minn., Rochester, Minn., Viroqua, Wis., Holmen, Wis., Sparta, Wis., and Black River Falls, Wis.

Family & Children's Center's roots reach back to 1881 when the Committee for the Wisconsin Humane Society of La Crosse was formed, in part to protect neglected and abused children and widows. The Committee evolved and merged with other programs over the years and became the Family Service Association in 1972 to reflect its emphasis on counseling for families, couples and individuals. In 1983, the Family Service Association merged with the La Crosse Home for Children to become Family & Children's Center.