Child and Family Guidance

Through our contracts with various state and local government child and family protection agencies, Child and Family Guidance provided 24 hour crisis intervention in response to urgent situations; provided classes and individual instruction to help improve basic living skills; facilitated forums convened at the request of various Departments of Family and Child Services (DFCS) to identify family resources, evaluate child and family progress and address re-emergent concerns to facilitate achievement of case plan goals; conducted home visits; conducted a mentoring program for children and youth to provide supportive and positive role models; faciliated group activities to create a forum for positive parent and child interaction during visitations; conducted parent education classes; provided substance abuse recovery support to prevent relapse and continued use of controlled substances; supervised family visitations for children in foster care; supervised sibling visitation for children in foster care; provided therapeutic and psychological services by licensed mental health professionals; and provided transportation services to facilitate parent, child or caregiver participation in all services offered by Child and Family Guidance. Child and Family Guidance served approximately 1,200 individuals during 2023.