CHILD
WELFARE SERVICES
Family
Resources Community Action operates a Child Welfare Division
that is located at 8 Court St., Woonsocket, RI telephone:
401-766-0900
How
it works:
Services provided by the Child Welfare Division
are funded by the RI Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Programming is designed to support children and families
where it has been necessary to place a child in a community
based setting separate from their birth parent/s or caregivers.
Placements are made in these settings due protective concerns
such as child abuse and neglect or mental health concerns.
The types of placement settings in which the Child Welfare
Division is involved include: temporary shelter, DCYF Foster
Homes and Specialized or Therapeutic Foster Care.
The Division works in partnership with DCYF to insure the
safety and well being of the children and youth placed in
community settings. Moreover, addressing the attachment and
permanency needs of the children served is a high priority
so as to provide them with a continuing and supportive family
experience whether with their birth parent/s, relatives,
guardians or an adoptive placement.
What
is the array of resources in the Child Welfare Division?
- Short term Boy's Shelter (8 boys)
- Specialized Foster Care (35 children & youth)
- Respite Services
- Aftercare services
- Foster Family Support & Consultation (30 DCYF homes)
What is provided?
- Case management (i.e. coordination with DCYF, schools,
physicians and other community or specialized treatment
providers)
- Crisis intervention
- Counseling
- 24 hour 7 day per week emergency response
- Foster Parent recruitment
- Foster Parent Consultation and Training
- Supervised visitation
- Participation in DCYF Administrative Reviews
- Reunification planning and follow up
Referrals
to the Child Welfare Division occur from the Department of
Children, Youth and Families.
Family
Resources Community Action: 245 Main Street, Woonsocket RI
02895
Tel: 401 766-0900 TDD: 401 767-4081 Fax. 401 766-8737 www.famresri.org
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