Together with FamiliesReunification pilot
Most of our work happens before a child ever enters foster care.
Children already in foster care and their families
From together-families.org/emergency-support ↗About this program
Reunification is the exception.
When a child is already in foster care, Together with Families may provide Intensive Care Coordination to help resolve poverty-related barriers affecting the child's return home. This may include housing, transportation, basic needs and coordination with the professionals involved in the case.
Reunification referrals are accepted only from: The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services; A guardian ad litem, the court-appointed advocate for the child; An attorney involved in the child welfare case.
Families cannot self-refer for reunification support, and strict eligibility requirements apply. Limited space available.
Together with Families does not decide whether or when a child returns home. Those decisions belong to the court and child welfare authorities. Our role is to resolve poverty-related barriers so that when a child can come home, poverty does not stand in the way.
Questions
Who can refer a family for reunification support?
Reunification referrals are accepted only from: The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services; A guardian ad litem, the court-appointed advocate for the child; An attorney involved in the child welfare case.
Can families refer themselves for reunification support?
Families cannot self-refer for reunification support, and strict eligibility requirements apply. Limited space available.
Who decides whether or when a child returns home?
Together with Families does not decide whether or when a child returns home. Those decisions belong to the court and child welfare authorities. Our role is to resolve poverty-related barriers so that when a child can come home, poverty does not stand in the way.
Details
- Who
- Children already in foster care and their families
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