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Family Enrichment Centers (FEC)

Family Enrichment Centers (FECs) are welcoming, family-centered spaces where families and community members can build relationships, participate in activities, and connect to resources and concrete supports. FECs focus on strengthening families with children by creating opportunities to build the relationships, resources, and protective factors that support family well-being. FECs are open to everyone, with a particular focus on reaching families who may be isolated, face systemic barriers, or have historically been underserved.

Each FEC is shaped by the community it serves. Families and community members help make decisions about everything from the FEC's name and physical space to its activities, partnerships, and resources. As a result, no two FECs are exactly alike. Although FECs are funded by ACS, each is operated by a community-based organization with deep roots and longstanding relationships in its neighborhood.

FEC participation is free and voluntary. Families do not need a referral, appointment, or eligibility screening to participate, and FECs are not case management programs. Families do not have to complete an intake assessment or disclose personal information about their family to visit.

They can simply stop by during an FEC's hours of operation to spend time in the space on their own, participate in a planned group activity, access available resources, or ask staff to help connect them with other community resources.

ACS launched the first three FECs in 2017. As of January 2026, there are 30 FECs across New York City's five boroughs. Some have been open and growing for several years, while others are preparing their spaces, hiring staff, and partnering with families, community members, and local organizations before fully opening. FECs in these earlier stages also strengthen families through activities and other opportunities to connect.

FECs strengthen families in three interconnected ways:

  • Offerings – Group activities held throughout the week that are designed and implemented with families and community members to build connections, strengthen protective factors, and respond to community interests and priorities.
  • Everyday Interactions – Everyday opportunities for individual families to spend time on their own at the FEC, build relationships with staff and other visiting community members, and access resources and concrete supports in a welcoming environment.
  • Warm Handoffs – Personalized connections to community resources, services, and supports not available at the FEC, when wanted by a family or community member.

What You Can Do at an FEC

  • Meet other parents, caregivers, children, and neighbors
  • Participate in free group activities, workshops, celebrations, and community gatherings held throughout the week
  • Spend time in a welcoming space designed with families, often with comfortable seating, computers, kitchens, and other amenities
  • Get helpful resources and support for everyday needs, which may include food, diapers, gently used clothing, hygiene items, books and school supplies, household items, and other basic necessities, depending on the FEC.
  • Get connected to other community programs, services, and resources when you want additional support
  • Share your ideas and help shape future activities, resources, and decisions at your neighborhood FEC


Introducing the Family Enrichment Centers!

How to Find an FEC in Your Area

FECs are generally open during daytime hours, with evening and weekend hours based on the needs and preferences of their communities. Hours vary by location.

Use the map and borough listings below to find the FEC closest to you, view its contact information, and see whether it is currently open to the public. You can also access the ACS FEC Citywide Directory to search and sort all FEC locations across New York City.

Family Enrichment Centers

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Bronx

Bronx H.Y.P.E. (Helping Your People Evolve)

O.U.R. Place (Organizing to be United and Resilient)

T.H.E. C.O.R.E (To Help Embrace Community, Organizing, Resilience, Equality)

Circle of Dreams

Harmony Hub

The ROC (Restoring Our Communities)

FEC site is not yet open, but staff are engaging locally and available for contact.

Our Casa

FEC site is not yet open, but staff are engaging locally and available for contact.

  • Provider Name: Kingsbridge Community Center
  • FEC Director Name and Contact Info: Kiani Oro, 201-535-3524
  • FEC Neighborhood: Kingsbridge/Bedford Park
  • Website and Social Media: Instagram

Uptown FEC

Pelham Parkway/ Morris Park FEC

FEC site is not yet open, but staff are engaging locally and available for contact.

  • Provider Name: Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Inc.
  • FEC Director Name and Contact Info: Iysha David, 332-205-0718
  • FEC Neighborhood: Pelham Parkway/Morris Park
  • Social Media: Instagram

Brooklyn

The C.R.I.B. (Community Resources in Brooklyn)

Brownsville Connection

Bed-Stuy N.E.S.T. (Neighbors Embracing Strengths Together)

The Yard

The Bungalow (Coney Island)

FEC site is not yet open, but staff are engaging locally and available for contact.

Bushwick H.O.P.E. (Honoring Our People Equally)

Our Tent

RISE UP (Resilience, Inclusion, Support, and Empowerment for Uniting People)

Manhattan

The HAVEN (Harlem Achieving Victorious Excellence Now)

East Side S.O.U.L. (Safe, Oasis, United by Love)

The L.O.F.T. (Lifting Our Families Together)

W.H.I.N. (Washington Heights Inwood Neighborhood)

Harlem W.O.R.K.S (Wellness, Opportunity, Resources, Knowledge, and Support)

Queens

Community Connection

The B.R.I.D.G.E. (Build Relationships, Inspire Development, Growth and Excellence)

FEC site is open in a temporary site and available for contact.

The SEVEN (Socially, Empowered, Vibrantly, Engaged Neighborhood)

UNITY (Unifying Neighbors by Integrating Teamwork Yearlong)

CRECE (Center for Resources, Empowerment, Community & Education)

The POiNT (A Place of Inclusivity, Networking and Togetherness)

Astoria Love

Staten Island

The Spot

How FECs Strengthen Families

The FEC model is grounded in the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP). The framework identifies five protective factors—strengths and supports that help families with children navigate challenges, promote healthy child development, and thrive. Research underlying the framework has found that these protective factors are associated with positive outcomes for children and families and a reduced likelihood of child abuse and neglect.

Resilience - Green logo Parental Resilience Managing stress and functioning well - facilitated by individual, relational, community, or societal factors—when faced with stressors, adversity, or trauma.
Relationships - Dark pink logo of two hands holding one another Social Connections Healthy, meaningful, trusting, and sustained relationships with people, institutions, communities, or a higher power that promote a sense of connectedness, belonging, and mattering.
Knowledge - blue logo of a plant Knowledge of Parenting, Youth & Child Development Learning about prenatal, infant, and child development, and using developmentally, culturally, and contextually appropriate parenting/caregiving practices.
Support - purple logo illustration of two hands holding a family of three Concrete Support Helping families and youth identify, access, and advocate for high quality essential supports, including basic needs, specialized services, and mobility supports.
Communication - Darker orange logo - illustration of three people with speech bubbles over them Social & Emotional Competence of Children and Youth Supporting environments and experiences that build positive social skills, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and effective communication for children, teens, and young adults.

What FECs Are Working Toward

FECs work to:

  • Help families feel a greater sense of belonging, trust, safety, and connection
  • Build stronger social connections among families and community members
  • Improve access to resources and concrete supports
  • Increase family participation, leadership, and partnership in shaping FEC activities and decisions
  • Reduce the impact of stress through relationships, connections, and access to support

Over time, these experiences will help families develop stronger protective factors and improved well-being. In the long run, FECs grow into trusted, sustainable, community-led centers that continuously respond to the strengths, needs, priorities, and aspirations of their communities.