Harriet Tubman House, a partnership between the Department of Juvenile Justice and United Methodist Family Services, provides an opportunity for young men to prepare for living on their own. A skills-based curriculum, in addition to the mentorship of case managers, gives these youth the opportunity to live independently. A wide range of adoption services agency placement of infants, parental placement adoption, international adoption, and special needs adoption places children with various needs, ages, and ethnic backgrounds in caring families. A thorough home study process assists parents in making this most important lifelong decision. Adoptees or adoptive parents can return to the agency for supportive counseling whenever needed.
Counseling is provided to families needing to make permanent placement plans for their children.
Individual, marital, and family counseling is provided on such issues as parenting, stress, depression, separation, divorce, and reactions to loss. Divorce and family mediation services allow parties to resolve their conflicts with the assistance of trained mediators. Pastors in our conference are invited to join us as Pastor Partners in our ministry. Pastor Partners are asked to inform and enlighten their church members about our ministry. All church members are encouraged to support our ministry to children and families by becoming Guardian Parents.