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Intensive Family Services

Overview

The Family Services Program offers intensive in-home counseling to families and youth involved in the Juvenile Justice System. Services focus on encouraging law abiding behavior supported by youth’s family and community networks.

Intensive Family Services Goal

To help young people stay out of trouble with the law by using the positive qualities of the youth and family to create changes in their behavior and actions.

Intensive Family Services Program Services

  • Crisis Intervention
  • 2-3 times weekly in-home counseling sessions
  • Individual and family sessions
  • Substance abuse education
  • Referrals to needed services (tutoring, parenting, recreation)

    Eligibility Criteria
  • Case Managers refer Youth 12-21 who are in trouble with the law and live in zip code areas: 48205, 48211, 48213, 48214, 48215, 48224, 48225, 48230, and 48236
  • All youth are referred from Black Family Development, Inc. (BFDI) Case Management Organization
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