SERVICES  

We protect children and help families during critical times with immediate Agency assistance or information and referral services

24-hours a day.

We identify and build on family strengths to keep kids safe and families together.

We offer practical training to families on how to manage their home and children.

We provide specially trained social workers to protect children and work closely with law enforcement to investigate serious cases of physical and sexual abuse.

We provide in-home child protective services to families who need help in providing adequate care and supervision of their children.

We provide guidance and support for youth who are fourteen and older.

We assist families to make planned, permanent living arrangements for their children.

We place children in licensed foster families who will care for them until they can return home.  We make strong efforts to place children in familiar surroundings, within their own neighborhood.  We encourage relationship building between birth families and foster families.

We provide birth parent counseling, recruitment, placement services and adoption services by assessor-trained social workers.

We listen to your questions and concerns and try to resolve conflicts that may arise as services are provided.

We teach parents how to establish effective child nurturing routines

and discipline.

Therapeutic placement and group living opportunities are available for children who are experiencing emotional problems