Kick-Off Summer With the RETRO-ACTIVE Event

Galveston Island’s Official Kick-Off to Summer Event, the Galveston Island Beach Revue, is back May 19th with a special partnership between Galveston business Islander By Choice and Galveston non-profit Family Service Center. FSC will be on hand before the event to bring old-fashioned family fun games and information on summer activities that will keep the [...]
Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling is based on the past positively transforming who we are in the present. We focus on digital storytelling as a means of therapeutic engagement for the broad population of Galveston County. Using a combination of media elements such as pictures, music and the recorded voice, storytellers have an opportunity for story re-authoring, life [...]
Who We Serve

Our Clients FSC serves people from the youngest to the oldest without limitation. Most of the agency’s clients are families and youth who are struggling with a variety of adjustment issues and crises. Referral Sources While the majority of clients seek services on their own, the agency also receives referrals from many of our community [...]
Family Service Center’s Agency Video

After the destruction of our island post-Hurricane Ike in 2008, individuals and families were left without homes and resources. Since that time, Family Service Center has worked in the community to provide counseling and resources for the many Hurricane survivors. This video was made in 2011 to show how far Galveston has come in recovery, [...]

Strengthening Families. Supporting Communities.

Family Service Center is a counseling agency in Galveston County serving individuals of all ages and their families. FSC also collaborates and provides services at multiple community-based settings to best serve client needs. FSC employs a professional staff of skilled clinicians who hold degrees in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or closely related disciplines. Our clinicians join clients in identifying solutions to meet and respond to life's challenges.

About

About Family Service Center of Galveston County Serving Galveston and the surrounding community since 1914, Family Service Center of Galveston County is a private, non-profit counseling agency that is dedicated to enhancing the potential for growth of individuals and families. Family Service Center strives to assist people in pursuing healthy, independent and fulfilling lives through [...]

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Donate

Click Here to Donate Now! Family Service Center, and the 1,353 registered children, youth and adult clients we served in 2011, depend on generous participation and support from community members in order to carry out our mission. Your donation of time, in-kind resources, or financial gifts has a significant impact on the lives of those needing [...]

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Make an Appointment

Please call one of our main numbers below to speak with our Intake Coordinator and she will be happy to assist you! Galveston Office 2200 Market Street, Suite 600 Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 762-8636; fax: (409) 762-4185 Click here for map Dickinson Office 2401 Termini St., Suite C Dickinson, TX 77539 (409) 938-4814; (281) 576-6366; fax: [...]

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Our Mission

Family Service Center is a private, not-for-profit agency dedicated to enhancing the potential for growth of individuals and families. The Center strives to help people pursue healthy, independent and fulfilling lives through the provision of counseling, education and related social services. The Center is committed to the creation and support of policies and programs consistent with its purposes that seek to improve the quality of life in the community and to cooperate with other agencies and organizations similarly engaged.

Our Programs

Individual & Family

The Individual and Family Program provides counseling services to adults, children, families and couples. The therapist and client work together to address the client goals from a strengths-based perspective. This program is funded by client fess, insurance and United Way.

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STAR

The Star Program (Services To At-Risk Youth) offers counseling and prevention services for youth under age 18 and their families. It helps bring out the best in family life through communication and cooperation. Services are available at FSC offices, schools and community-based settings. Services are free to families who qualify and are covered by the [...]

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Juvenile Justice

The Juvenile Justice Program provides on-site counseling and related social services to youth in detention and/or on probation at the Juvenile Justice Center. Through collaboration, youth and their counselor identify goals to enhance healthy choices. Services include group, individual and family counseling. This program is fully supported by Galveston County’s Juvenile Justice Department.

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Oasis

The Oasis Program offers intensive therapeutic services to youth who have engaged in inappropriate, illegal and/or dangerous sexual behavior. As an alternative to detention, this program allows youth to remain with their families during a structured treatment program. A dual emphasis on helping the youth/family and ensuring the safety of the community are equally balanced. [...]

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CSS

The Community Support Services Program increases access to counseling and related resources by providing these services to persons of all ages in community-based settings.

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