Family Services of Davidson County shuts down 2 programs amid financial challenges
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Davidson County nonprofit that helped families in need is expected to close a few of its programs after more than two decades.
In an announcement on social media Wednesday afternoon, Family Services of Davidson County says they'll no longer provide clinical counseling and youth and community service programs effective June 30 due to financial challenges.
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The executive director of Family Services of Davidson County says they will continue their services at the Hattie Lee Burgess Home, which provides temporary shelter to victims of sexual and domestic violence.
Janisa Hurley, the executive director of Davidson Medical Ministries, says the Family Services of Davidson County is much more than just a building off U.S. 29.
'It provides crisis intervention, provides hope and healing for folks who are in substance abuse, who are teenagers, and they have historically provided counseling and therapy to those, especially our teens and children,' Hurley said.
Through the years and up until recently, Hurley says their program DC Connect partnered with Family Services of Davidson County to help community members get connected with some much-needed resources.
'If we just looked at this past month, we have sent referrals to them and, to us, that's about 10 different families,' Hurley said.
This is a loss Hurley says will hurt Davidson County, which already lacks mental health resources.
'We saw lots of transitions during COVID. We saw [fewer] therapists, and the way we met needs changed. It's been hard to come back from some of those things with the lack of therapists available,' Hurley said.
Though Family Services of Davidson County will no longer provide clinical counseling and other community services, Hurley says DC Connect is on standby to help community members find alternatives.
'We have , , . is [a federally qualified health center] that offers behavioral health, and they have a great provider there for children, but they are, of course, lacking in licensed clinical behavioral health as well,' Hurley said.
If you're looking for other counseling services in Davidson County, reach out to or call (336) 243-3222.
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