Family Connections
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Family Connections is a nonprofit organization focused on engaging underserved families in early childhood education and development. It operates as a family learning community where parents and children participate in programs together from birth through kindergarten and beyond, with the aim of improving academic, social, and emotional well-being. The organization offers free programs, including parent participation preschools for birth-to-five-year-olds and a Young Scholars program that extends support into elementary years, along with parent leadership education and holistic family services to empower parents as first teachers and advocates. Based in Palo Alto, California, the group serves the San Mateo County area, specifically East Menlo Park and Redwood City, and reaches approximately 600 individuals annually. Family Connections has been active since 1993 and focuses on collaborative learning and family-driven strategies to sustain learning opportunities beyond preschool.