All shelter residents with minor children are eligible for service. This is a voluntary program and family enrollment is dependent upon the parent's willingness to meet with the Child Development Specialist. The service is funded through the Erie County Office of Children and Youth. The program employs two workers, a Child Care Worker to provide four hours of child care per day and a Child Development Specialist to provide informal evaluations of the children's overall development and adjustment to their present situation. Referral and community linkage is provided when appropriate.
Program is an in-home family counseling service focusing on adolescents and their families.
Workers attempt to improve the overall adaptive functioning of the family. Families Together workers meet with family members two to three times a week for a period of three months. Each worker maintains a caseload of five families. The target population is primarily adolescents between the age of 10 and 16 and their families. The child must be between the ages of 10 and 16.