The worker completes a home study prior to placement and then provides on-going supervision once the child is placed in a home. Home studies are done for in-family adoptions, which involve a stepparent or family member adopting children. The pregnancy counseling program assists women who are faced with the decision whether to raise their baby or relinquish the infant for adoption. The counselor works with the birth mother, the birth father and the families of both if they are teenagers. In addition to counseling services the program links the birth mother to medical, educational, employment, financial and residential services.
Parents attend anonymously to receive peer support and education in solving family problems.
Classes offered for the entire family, including children adolescents, teen parents extended family members, adoptive and foster parents and incarcerated parents. Community partnerships to provide educational and support services for parents and their children. Trains and manages volunteers to serve in all programs including matching volunteers to work with children placed in the CPS system. Available to families referred by Juvenile and Adult Court, Adult Probation and Parole.