Family Ties
There is no substitute for strong families to ensure that children grow up
to be capable adults.
This practice guide presents step-by-step strategies for cementing relationships between public child welfare social workers and the neighborhood residents and organizations that can help when a child must be placed outside of the home. The manual presents Family to Family terminology, rationale, implementation techniques and benefits for using community partnerships to decrease disruption and keep kids in familiar territory.
Community partners possess critical perspectives on the neighborhoods and cultures from which the children come.They bring needed skills and contacts, and can help to increase local awareness of issues, such as child abuse and neglect, that lead to out-of home care. Partnerships within the community can offer support and neighborhood services to birth families, kinship care providers and resource families.