The Children & Family Services Center
Ten agencies in one location offering convenient access to assistance and services to more families

OUR MISSION:

Improving the lives of children and families through an innovative partnership of community resources that promotes strong families and advocates for change.

Children & Family Services Center

Why should it be terribly difficult for people who already suffer great hardship to get the help they need?  The many sources, faces, agencies and places can be confusing, even defeating, when you're struggling to keep your head above water.

What if there was one place to turn?  One place that could help you regain your strength, independence, pride?

This is the vision of the Children & Family Services Center.  A single building in First Ward where nine agencies offer comprehensive assistance to strengthen families.  A unified hand that helps others to help themselves.

From I-85:

Take exit 38 and merge onto I-77 South/US-21 South, toward Columbia. Take exit 11 which is the I-277 South, Brookshire Freeway, and NC-16 South exit.  Then take the exit toward Brevard Street/Davidson Street/McDowell Street.  Stay straight onto East 11^th Street.  Turn right onto North Brevard St.  Then turn left onto East 5^th Street.  After you cross over Davidson, turn left into our visitor’s parking lot.

From I-77:

Take exit number 11 which is the I-277 South, Brookshire Freeway, and NC-16 South exit.  Then take the exit toward Brevard Street/Davidson Street/McDowell Street.  Stay straight onto East 11^th Street.  Turn right onto North Brevard St.  Then turn left onto East 5^th Street.  After you cross over Davidson, turn left into our visitor’s parking lot.

From Hwy 521:  

Highway 521/South Blvd will become Caldwell once you reach Uptown Charlotte.  Follow Caldwell until 5^th street.  Take a right onto 5^th street.  After you cross over Davidson, turn left into our visitor’s parking lot.

From US-74/NC27/Independence Blvd:

Follow US-74 West until you reach the exit for I-277 South/John Belk Freeway.  Take the Sixth Street/McDowell Street ramp.  Go straight through the light on Sixth Street.  Turn left onto Davidson Street.  Turn left onto East 5^th Street.  Then turn left into our visitor’s parking lot.