COMMUNITY AND FAMILY PROGRAM (CFP) SUCCESS STORY

A youth was in foster care for approximately 10 years which involved him living with his grandma for approximately four years, and then in a variety placements, including shelter placements, as well as being in and out of residential programs. While he received mental health services along with services provided by a variety of other agencies these interventions resulted with minimal success.

SEI was approached by the DHS caseworker to see if there was anything SEI could do to help him stabilize and SEI recommended working with the entire family, with the goal of him returning home. He was entered into our PCL FC program, as he attended Grant High School. He and his mom received clinical services and In-Home Safety and Reunification (ISRS) services from SEI’s Community and Family programs. Our In-School program coordinator did an excellent job engaging him, along with the In School team at Grant.

SEI helped him get summer employment and have been able to keep him from being kicked out of school. Once this youth was able to move home, SEI worked with DHS to allow him to be able to stay home and support his mom by developing a plan of how she can successfully parent him and keep him out of trouble. SEI was also able to help the family relocate to a larger apartment, so he would have his own room, and helped to advocate having child support payments reduce, to help with their overall financial stability.