Bauer Family Resources

Head start and early head start are federally funded programs that offer preschool and childcare services to families living at or below the federal poverty guidelines. Special consideration is given to children with disabilities; living in foster care, homeless, or receiving public assistance. Services include case managers to support families be successful. Services include pregnant women's program, homebased early head start services, center based early head start classrooms and head start preschool classrooms. In 2023, early head start in tippecanoe county serviced 75 children and families. The tippecanoe county head start program served 82 children and families. The carroll, clinton, and white county program served 89 children and families. The hendricks, owen, and morgan county head start program served 188 children and families. The hendricks, owen, and morgan county early head start program served 59 children and families.

Community partners for child safety is a child abuse and neglect prevention program funded by the department of child services. In addition to case management, the program can meet concrete needs of families. In 2023, 1066 families received community partners services. The program paid more than 120,000 for concrete needs (utilities, buying beds, etc.) And counseling fees for participants.

Family centered services includes programs and services funded by state contracts and grants. In this division, case managers provide services to families involved with the child welfare system. Services are provided -in home, including case management, supervised visitation and support for fathers. In 2023, 49 families participated in Family centered services programming. Of these, 21% of families achieved reunification and 100% of families working in preservation services remained together.

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