FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES'S PROGRAMS SERVE FAMILIES, YOUTH AND CHILDREN WHOSE HEALTH AND WELFARE ARE VULNERABLE AS A RESULT OF A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE MEDICALLY FRAGILE, IN FOSTER CARE, OR HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; WE OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES WHO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE; WE INTERVENE IN AND PREVENT MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING AT HIGH RISK BY LOCAL COUNTIES; AND WE PROVIDE MENTORING, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH.