FY26 Renewal: Family Foundations

The Family Foundations program provides weekly counseling services to parents and children, utilizing the Nurturing Skills for Families curriculum to strengthen families' protective factors. The program consists of a 20-week intervention with five core competencies, including appropriate expectations of children, developing empathy in parents and children, discipline with dignity, self-awareness and appropriate family roles, and empowerment and independence. Each competency includes three consecutive weekly sessions with the parent, children, and Family Foundations staff in the family home. The program also includes parent-child group sessions led by the Family Intervention Specialist under the supervision of the Family Foundations Supervisor, focusing on the same core competencies. The services are provided in conjunction with the clients' schedules, including daytime and evening hours. • The program aims to strengthen families' protective factors through counseling services. • The 20-week program utilizes the Nurturing Skills for Families curriculum. • Core competencies include appropriate expectations, empathy, discipline, self-awareness, and empowerment. • Services are provided in the family home and through group sessions. • The program allows for flexibility in scheduling to accommodate clients' needs.