mission & vision
our mission
To help teen parents raise healthy families.
our vision
Healthy, self-sufficient families building strong communities.
our promise
Florence Crittenton Services empowers struggling teen families to be productive members of the community.
Our promise to our clients, employees and other stakeholders is:
- Florence Crittenton Services uses proven approaches to help teen families become self-sufficient members of the community.
- Florence Crittenton Services' holistic and progressive approach encompasses the entire teen family and includes education, early childhood education and supportive services.
- Florence Crittenton Services’ clients work in partnership with our professional staff to develop a customized path to help them reach their desired goals.
- Florence Crittenton Services’ wraparound services support and strengthen teen parents’ ability to be successful adults. Supportive services include healthcare, life-skills classes, career development and mental health counseling.
- Florence Crittenton Services’ education services are tailored to the unique needs of teen parents. With the Florence Crittenton School at the core, Florence Crittenton Services uses a Denver Public Schools curriculum to help students earn a high school diploma.
- Florence Crittenton Services’ early childhood education and parenting services prepare children and their parents for a successful future. Primarily through the Qualistar-rated Early Learning Center, children receive, and their parents learn about, nurturing, instruction and discipline appropriate to each developmental stage.
- Florence Crittenton Services’ services for students' families help to educate young fathers in the responsibilities and joys of fatherhood, and help family members learn how to best support the young mother.
- Florence Crittenton Services is an essential community resource. Without it, many teen families in the Denver area would be unable to get the education and supportive services needed to be healthy and self-sufficient members of the community.