At Every Stage of Life

Focus on the Family serves and strengthens families at every stage of life—singles, married couples, young families, single parents, children, teens and seniors. With a worldwide audience of more than 220 million, Focus’ award-winning radio broadcasts, magazines and online publications, books, events and other initiatives address the diverse needs of families and individuals at every life stage.

General Resources

Focusonthefamily.com – Focus on the Family’s Web sites provide information for families and individuals through articles and resources by credentialed psychologists and family counselors. Relevant topics include: parenting, relationships and marriage, life challenges, faith, finances, entertainment, and social issues.

1-800-A-FAMILY – Telephone operators provide personal, immediate and toll-free assistance to those searching for Focus on the Family information and resources.

Focus on the Family products – Focus on the Family's product-development efforts—as well as helpful product offers designed for each family's unique needs—place solid individual and family-strengthening resources into the hands of those who need them most. Visit resources.family.org for the latest selection.

Children and Teens

Adventures in Odyssey® – The world’s No. 1 family audio series, Adventures in Odyssey premiered in November 1987. Each half-hour audio production uses original scripts, music, film-quality sound design and a cast of Los Angeles-based voice actors to create characters and stories that ignite the imaginations of children ages 6 to 12. Visit the official Web site at www.WhitsEnd.org.

Brio magazine – "Brio" is an Italian word that means “full of energy, life and enthusiasm.” For more than 15 years, Brio has been entertaining, teaching and challenging teen girls to adopt a healthy self-concept. Brio magazine also has an interactive Web site for readers at www.briomag.com.

Breakaway magazine – A magazine for teen boys, Breakaway features stories about sports, adventure, music, girls, faith, technology and much more. Breakaway also has stories and interactive resources for teens at www.breakawaymag.com.

Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines – Clubhouse (for kids 8 -12) and Clubhouse Jr. (for kids 4-8) are story-driven magazines for children. Each magazine reinforces Christian character qualities and promotes family closeness with hands-on activities, puzzles, jokes and real-life stories. The magazine’s online communities are at www.clubhousemagazine.com and www.clubhousejr.com.

Drive Thru History® – Created in partnership with Coldwater Media, Drive Thru History is a DVD series that makes exploring the history of Western Civilization meaningful and entertaining. Each episode, filmed in exotic locales worldwide, takes teens on a joyride through the fast lane of times-gone-by. Hosted by the irreverent but always relevant Dave Stotts, Drive Thru History currently airs on The History Channel International and Global Christian Network. Visit www.drivethruhistory.com.

Focus on the Family Radio Theatre® – Taking advantage of award-winning voice actors, orchestral musical scores and motion-picture quality sound design, Radio Theatre productions have earned the George Foster Peabody award, more than a dozen Audie Awards and the Parent’s Choice Award. Many classic books have been adapted into audio dramas, including C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series, At Home in Mitford, The Hiding Place and many more. Visit the official Web site at www.radiotheatre.org.

College and Young Adult

Focus on the Family Institute – A unique Christian educational community, the Institute nurtures passionate and persuasive leaders who are committed to Jesus Christ. The program equips students to promote healthy families, vibrant churches and a civil society. Find out more on the Institute Web site at www.focusinstitute.org.

TrueU.org – The conflict of ideas on campus can be overwhelming. TrueU.org is an online community for college students who want to understand and discuss, from a biblical worldview, the issues facing them today. Visit www.trueu.org.

Boundless Webzine – Boundless offers perspective for singles on age-old questions about faith and friendship, dating and entertainment, career and more. Contributing authors are journalists, scholars and thinkers from around the globe who provide insights that can help readers enjoy the transition from singleness to marriage and parenting. Visit www.boundless.org.

The Truth Project – A 12-part, DVD-based small-group curriculum, The Truth Project provides participants with a starting point for exploring or solidifying a biblical worldview. For more information, visit www.thetruthproject.org.

Adults

Family News in Focus – A daily radio news and commentary program, Family News in Focus features news of the day involving family issues. The program airs approximately 20,000 newscasts on more than 1,600 stations nationwide and reaches an audience of nearly 2 million each week. Family News in Focus podcasts can be heard at www.citizenlink.org/fnif.

Plugged In Online – One of parents’ favorite Focus on the Family offerings, Plugged In Online provides reviews of movies, DVDs, television programs, music and video games. The reviews critique the entertainment value and family-friendly content of today’s top new releases at www.pluggedinonline.com. Plugged In also publishes a monthly magazine dedicated to exploring entertainment and cultural topics.

Pure Intimacy – Online at www.pureintimacy.org, this initiative is a resource for individuals, couples or anyone struggling with sexual intimacy issues or sexual addictions.

That the World May Know® – Through his studies in Jerusalem, historian Ray Vander Laan gained profound insights into the traditions, geography and culture of the Holy Land. Now, in That the World May Know DVD seminars, Vander Laan goes on location to Israel and the Middle East to uncover relevant truths for today’s audiences.

The Parsonage – Focus on the Family supports families working in Christian ministry by providing them with resources and services to help balance their personal and professional lives. Visit this online resource at www.parsonage.org.

Marriage and Parenting

Focus on the Family Daily Radio Broadcast – Focus on the Family’s daily radio broadcast features practical advice on marriage, parenting, emotional health, social issues and spiritual growth from psychologist Dr. James Dobson and program guests. First broadcast in 1977, Focus on the Family’s 30- minute show airs on more than 1,000 stations in the U.S. reaching millions of listeners. Broadcasts are available at http://listen.family.org/daily.

Enfoque a la Familia – A Web site and broadcast providing Spanish-speaking families with cultural and family-relevant articles and resources. Enfoque a la Familia is online at www.enfoque.family.org.

Focus on the Family International – Focus on the Family’s international outreach currently supports a network of 13 associate offices worldwide. More than 4,400 radio stations broadcast programming in more than 150 countries. Information is available at international.family.org.

Family Minute with Dr. Bill Maier – This 60-second radio program offers quick advice about marriage and parenting from Focus on the Family’s family expert, Dr. Bill Maier. Topics are available online at www.familyminute.org.

Family Minute with Dr. James Dobson – This one-minute radio program offers quick advice on marriage and parenting from family psychologist Dr. James Dobson. Podcasts are available online at www.oneplace.com/ministries/James_Dobson_Family_Minute.

Focus on Your Child – Providing resources and encouragement to parents through a content-rich Web site, newsletters and audio journals, Focus on Your Child addresses the issues that matter most to parents. Visit www.focusonyourchild.com.

Plugged In Movie Review – Each week Plugged In Movie Review provides millions of radio listeners nationwide with a family-friendly assessment of the week's top-rated movie in theaters.

Focus on the Family with Dr. Bill Maier – A television news feature that shows real families facing real-life challenges, the program offers practical advice on child-rearing and marriage. View the feature online or get more information at www.focusonthefamilytv.com.

How to Drug Proof Your Kids® – Originally launched by Focus on the Family Australia, How to Drug Proof Your Kids has trained 40,000 Australian parents to steer their children clear of drugs. The program’s success attracted the notice of the Australian government, which now sponsors the program in that nation. Today, How to Drug Proof Your Kids operates in 10 countries, including the U.S. Visit www.drugproofyourkids.com.

Orphan Care Initiative – There are more than 115,000 children in public foster care in the United States. These children would all have homes today if just 0.2 percent of families (1 in 500) that considered adoption actually pursued adoption. Focus on the Family encourages its constituents to explore what orphan care means for them. The initiative also works with churches to help them understand the plight of the orphan and develop and execute a church-wide plan of action aimed at caring for orphans. Visit www.icareaboutorphans.org.

Crisis Assistance

The Focus on the Family Counseling Team – Composed of trained counselors, licensed therapists, psychologists, and chaplains, the counseling team provides immediate, short-term crisis counseling. Focus on the Family also maintains an extensive database of therapists across the country to whom callers can be referred for long-term needs.

Disaster Relief – Focus on the Family’s Pastoral Ministries team is active in disaster relief efforts, which have included outreach to those affected by the Southeast Asian tsunami of 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

TroubledWith.com –This collection of articles, resources and referrals focuses on family issues and concerns. Troubledwith.com deals with issues such as relationships, stress, eating disorders and depression.

Option Ultrasound™ – By equipping medical pregnancy centers with ultrasound technology, training and improved operations, this program gives a woman facing an unexpected pregnancy the opportunity to see her unborn child on ultrasound. As of June 2007, an estimated 46,000 babies whose mothers were at risk for abortion have been saved. The goal is to place 650 machines or sonography trainings by 2010. Visit Option Ultrasound.

Heartlink.org – Pregnancy Resource Center directors use this Web site to get information about free counseling resources and training, learn how to apply for Focus on the Family’s Option Ultrasound Program, access factual data about abortion and read life-affirming, true stories about alternatives to abortion. Visit www.heartlink.org.

Reaching more than 220 million people in 155 nations, Focus on the Family is a Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to serving, strengthening and defending families worldwide. Founded in 1977, Focus on the Family provides practical tools, spiritual resources and emotional support to families at every stage of life. Focus on the Family is online at www.focusonthefamily.com.

MEDIA NOTE: Visit www.focusonthefamily.com/press for media materials, including high-resolution downloadable photos and graphics. To interview experts on family issues or Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, contact Gary Schneeberger at (719) 548-5853 / (719) 433-1989 (cell) or Lisa Anderson at (719) 548-5883 / (719) 661-3900.