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Family Service Center


Family Service Center

P.O. Box 2131
Thibodaux, LA  70310
Phone:(888) 314-6114
Phone:(985) 493-2490
Fax:(985) 493-2489


Mission Statement
    The NSU Family Service Center's mission is to create safe home environments by enhancing conflict resolution and changing behaviors within the family unit to reduce the probability that child abuse and neglect will occur.

    The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences believes in promoting community involvment so every family and child has an opportunity to experience a quality of life conductive to maximizing individual potential.

Service Parameters

    The Family Service Center provides services for children and families in Lafourche, Terrebonne, and Assumption parishes who are identified as at-risk for experiencing low to moderate harm within the family system.
Referral Sources:     Office of Community Services
Families in Need of Services

Safe and Stable Families Information

    The Family Service Center was established in 1998 through a $900,000 contract awarded to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Nicholls State University from the state of LA Office of Community Services.

    Th NSU Family Service Center will offer both assisted referrals and supportive services to bring Louisiana into compliance with the requirements of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.

Contact Information
Mailing Address:     P.O. Box 2131
Thibodaux, LA 70310
Physical Address: 101 Afton Drive
Located behind Babington Dormitory
Business Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Monday thru Friday
On-Call Case Management and Emergency Assistance
Telephone: (888) 314-6114
(985) 493-2490
Fax: (985) 493-2489
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