This RFP is to procure a provider for assistance to families that are at risk of having their children removed from their home due to child abuse and/or neglect, and/or to families that are in need of supervised visitations.
The Family Assistance Program is an in-home service which provides guidance for the parents and children to increase the parents’ confidence and competence in their parenting abilities to successfully nurture their children and provide them with a healthy and safe environment. In addition, the Contractor shall provide, as needed, supervised parenting time for parents and their children allowing the interaction to take place in a safe environment while promoting healthy relationships.
- PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
1.1. Client Eligibility Criteria
- Definition of Eligibility normally by funding source or program standards
For Child Safety and Permanency Plans (CSPP) Funding:
- Families with an open MDHHS Children’s Protective Services case (Category I, II and III).
- Families with one or more children in MDHHS supervised out-of-home placement (including Juvenile Justice).
- Families open to prevention services with MDHHS Local Office exception.
- MDHHS adoptive families for whom a need for post adoptive services has been identified by MDHHS to prevent disruption or dissolution.
For Strong Families Safe Children (SFSC) Funding:
Time – Limited Family Reunification Services shall be provided to Parents and Primary Caregiver(s) who:
- are responsible for the care and supervision of minor child(ren) and
- have a MDHHS open case in out-of-home placement with family reunification as the goal.
- Families are eligible only within the 15 month period that begins on the date the child is considered to have entered foster care.
Family Support Services shall be provided to Parents or Primary Caregiver(s) who:
- are responsible for the care and supervision of minor child(ren) and
- have an open MDHHS Children’s Protective Services (Category I, II, and III), Foster Care or Delinquency case or
- whose open case was closed within the past 18 months or
- had a CPS investigation within the past 18 month or
- had 3 or more rejected CPS complaints.
Note: Adjudicated youth in out-of-home placement who are wards of the court (including tribal courts) may be referred by MDHHS to contracts that exclusively serve delinquent youth.