Family Support Services are based on the belief that all children belong with families where they are loved and cared for. These supports meet everyday needs and are often critical in avoiding family crises that become much more costly, both emotionally and financially. That Enhance the Ability of Families to Meet the Needs of Their Children at Home. Services are reliable and easily available, but not imposed on families. Families are seen as unique and best able to define their own needs.
Family members are active in planning, designing and evaluating the services they receive.
Families have choices about who provides support to them. Services change as a family's needs change. FSS providers respond to what families identify as necessary to care for their children at home. Families are given information and knowledge necessary to make choices and decisions for themselves and their child. Families are given assistance with decision-making if they request it.