The goal of the project is to keep children and their families together in the community, reducing the dependence on placements outside the home and community. The project also is designed to serve the Lac du Flambeau, Potawatomi and Sokoagon Chippewa Tribal Communities. NACF is administered through a cooperative agreement between North Central Health Care and the Human Service Center. Each Committee operates under a master agreement with partner agencies. Generally, this partnership includes schools, community mental health, social service, juvenile justice and other key child-serving agencies.
All enrollments are voluntary.
Referrals are reviewed by the appropriate IRC and a decision is made whether or not to enroll. Once a decision is made by the IRC, Northwoods staff members contact the family quickly to begin the process. This approach has been developed to improve the very poor outcomes these children have generally experienced at home, in school and in the community. Involvement of all the important people in the family's life in a child and family team working toward common goals. Continuous processes of collecting information to keep improving outcomes for children and families in the future.