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Our Family Preservation Programs give families the time to secure solutions to their most significant struggles in real time with help from a caring Judson Center team member. This personalized care prevents involvement in foster care and preserves the family unit. Our programs take a family-centered, strengths-based approach to preservation, allowing us to build trust and reach families in their home when they need support the most.
If you have questions about our Family Preservation Services or are a provider looking to make a referral, please contact us today.
We See the Good in Every Family!
Our programs take a family-centered, strengths-based approach to preservation, allowing us to build trust and reach families in their homes when they need support the most. Parenting is hard and important work and when we focus on the good that can be found within every family, together we build a brighter future!
Families Together Building Solutions
The Families Together Building Solutions (FTBS) program aims to assist families in leveraging their strengths to enhance their safety and address obstacles, ultimately preventing the need to place their children outside of the home.
This 90-day program is tailored for families affected by abuse or neglect at home. It focuses on empowering families to find techniques that create a safe and peaceful environment. The program model includes the Families Together Building Solutions-Pathways to Potential contract, which delivers services through potential referrals from DHHS success coaches working in community schools.
The FTBS program is funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and operates on a contract basis. Referrals come directly from the Department of Health and Human Services through Children’s Protective Services or School Success Coaches in Detroit Public Schools in Wayne County.
The impact of these programs is undeniable. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 12 months after completing FTBS program requirements, 85 percent of families served remained safely together with no foster care placements required.
Building Community Partners (BCP) is a contract program with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Washtenaw Counties. Our BCP program brings together those in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Washtenaw Counties who wish to support families involved or at risk of becoming involved with the child welfare system.
Services provided by BCP to support families include:
This free program for parents with children in foster care or under CPS supervision exists to help parents reunify with their children. Parents who have successfully reunified with their own children provide compassionate care and support along the journey. Referrals are required from foster care or CPS workers, but interested parents can contact [email protected] for guidance on the next steps.
Anyone interested in improving the safety, welfare, and success of families in our communities is welcome to attend our BCP Community Partner Meetings. Please email [email protected] for more information on upcoming opportunities.
Our team hosts regular support groups and additional training to further assist birth parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, and relative caregivers in caring for children. For more information, please email [email protected]
Parent Education
Our Parent Education program works hand-in-hand with our other preservation offerings to give parents the tools, resources, and crucial training to be the best parents possible. Our caring staff provides in-home instruction for various needs like life and home management skills, parenting skills, parent/child interaction skills, and other important needs. This program operates in Macomb County only and a referral from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is required.
To make a referral, contact LaShae Brooks at 313-633-7525 or email at [email protected]
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Our team is here to answer your questions and connect you to the care you or a loved one need.