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Mission & Objectives

Staff is available to help those in need and to make referrals for more immediate needsOur Mission

To develop a holistic system of care such that at-risk, delinquent, and/or neglected children are given viable opportunities to become productive human beings; with their families and caretakers being provided opportunities to acquire the skills and resources necessary to care for, guide, and support them.

Our Objectives

  • Provide counseling, mentoring and tutoring in order to prevent youths from participating in risky and delinquent behavior.

  • Rehabilitate and counsel youths that are on probation and/or referred by Family in Need of Services, the Child Advocacy Center, the Lincoln Parish Truancy Center, and/or privately referred.

  • Train graduate school interns in the field of social work and psychology to help achieve the above objectives.

The primary goals of Emerson Centre Family Counseling are to improve family communication and supportiveness while decreasing the intense negativity...

...helping prevent youths from participating 
in risky and delinquent behavior...

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Emerson Centre
PO Box 664

Ruston, Louisiana  71273

Telephone:  318-251-9100

   www.emersoncentre.com

Emerson Centre is a Louisiana nonprofit organization.