Neighbor to Family, Inc.

Program staff will provide support to:

• The child
• Foster Parent
• Birth Parent, where applicable

Program staff will:

• Collaborate with the community to provide additional services to the client
• Implement and coordinate all services and activities for the client as needed
• Create an individualized case plan for each client
• Coordinate visits between the child and the biological parent, and extended family
• Provide casework services to the legal parent, foster parent and client
• Provide family therapy for any or all members of the biological family, when appropriate
• Provide training for the foster parent
• Provide/coordinate parenting classes for the biological parents
• Provide/coordinate recreational and social activities
• Act as a liaison with the local school system
• Provide access to religious functions upon request by client or foster parent

Program Outcomes

1. Permanency goals will be achieved for 80% of all cases within 12 months after placement in the NTF program.
2. The agency will develop a comprehensive assessment of children and family within 90 days.
3. The agency will provide supportive services to maintain the children referred to placement in the program.
4. 80% of the families referred will decrease their level of risk behaviors.
5. 100% of the required case plans will be developed with the clients within the prescribed time frames.
6. The client will have regularly scheduled family visits with the biological parent and/or the extended family as stated in the case plan.
7. The client will have access to community resources, including educational, social, and recreational and the court system.

The primary service goals of the program are:

1. To provide safe, nurturing foster care for sibling groups in the least restrictive setting and the closest proximity to their family of origin.
2. To promote the social, emotional and educational development of children in care and to address developmental delays.
3. To provide appropriate treatment therapy and care to address special needs of children.
4. To promote and strengthen attachment between siblings and family members.
5. To encourage continuity of care, education and primary lifetime relationship for children.
6. To ensure appropriate permanency planning, promoting returning home or relative placement when possible.