Guidance and Support for your Child Welfare Case
Families participating in this program will be matched with a dedicated Family SpecialiEmpowerment Specialist (FES). These specialists will collaborate closely with families and the Family Support Team to create treatment plans aligned with the objectives set by the court.
Our FES team will work directly with families in their homes and communities weekly, serving as a vital link to essential resources and providing valuable education. This education will cover a wide range of topics, including budgeting, meal planning, effective parenting, transportation solutions, housing options, employment opportunities, and Medicaid/SNAP/Childcare application processes.
*Substance use treatment and supervised visits are now a service under IFS
Our FES team will work directly with families in their homes and communities weekly, serving as a vital link to essential resources and providing valuable education. This education will cover a wide range of topics, including budgeting, meal planning, effective parenting, transportation solutions, housing options, employment opportunities, and Medicaid/SNAP/Childcare application processes.
*Substance use treatment and supervised visits are now a service under IFS
Services
- Connect to resources (food banks, childcare, employment, housing)
- Assistance in creating a safe and stable home
- Parent Education and skills
- In home support
- Drug testing
- Attendance and advocacy at court and FST meetings
- Transportation
- Referrals for mental health providers, substance use treatment
- Supervised visits
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Bio Parent Advocacy, once a stand alone program, is now a component of IFS. Parents will recieve advocacy services by their FES who will attend all FST meetings and court hearings to ensure parents understand the courts expectations and can best address the concerns that have removed the children from the home.
This program is financially supported by the Jeanette Musgrave grant and the Jewell Schweitzer Collective Impact Grant through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Support Groups Schedule Mondays 6pm Zoom and in person 2407 S. Campbell Ave. Springfield, MO |
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Benefits
For participants: Parents who have Children's Division involvement often lack the support, individualized assistance, and access to services they need to provide a pathway for healing and reunification with their children. The IFS program provides counseling, easily accessible classes, support and advocacy that helps provide real help and hope for parents in difficult situations.
For the community: Healthy, reunited families isn't just good for families; it is good for our community! By helping provide support and advocacy to keep families together or reunite as quickly as possible we are creating a healthier and happier community.
For the community: Healthy, reunited families isn't just good for families; it is good for our community! By helping provide support and advocacy to keep families together or reunite as quickly as possible we are creating a healthier and happier community.