FAMILIES OF CHILDREN UNDER STRESS INC

AT FOCUS, THE MISSION IS TO EMBRACE AND EQUIP FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO MAKE EVERYDAY LIFE BETTER. CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN FOCUS ACTIVITIES RANGE IN AGE FROM BIRTH THROUGH 29 YEARS OLD AND HAVE MANY TYPES OF MEDICAL COMPLEXITIES, PHYSICAL, AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING RARE GENETIC SYNDROMES, CEREBRAL PALSY, AUTISM, AND DOWN SYNDROME. FOCUS FAMILIES ARE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND SHARE THE COMMON BOND OF HAVING CHILDREN WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES. MANY OF THE CHILDREN FOCUS SERVES REQUIRE LIFE-LONG CARE, FROM ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (FEEDING, TOILETING, DRESSING, BATHING) TO ASSISTANCE WITH GROOMING, MEALS, FINANCES, AND HOUSEHOLD SAFETY. AS A RESULT, THEIR PARENTS NEED SUPPORT, INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES, A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS AND ACCEPTS THEIR CHILD, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES DAILY LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. FOCUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION INC