United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) / Family Connections Collaborative
Program Services
This prevention program offers basic needs services and educational preparedness to subsistence-level families needing prevention services prior to formal human services/child welfare involvement. The program’s purpose is to increase family self-sufficiency with their ability to access Basic Needs. An expansion of BFDI’s Family Connections’ model replication from 2003-2005. The program is expressly tailored to meet the basic needs of Detroit and Highland park families. The collaborative format of this model also boasts a consumer Advisory Council consisting of active and graduate Family Connections consumers.Eligibility Criteria
1. Families must have one child in the home between the ages of 5 to 17.2. Families must live in Detroit or Highland Park.
3. Family may not have current Child Protective Service Case.
4. Family may not live in a shelter
5. Family willing to participate in program weekly.
At least two of the following must be present:
- Unemployed/Under Employed
− Behavioral or Mental Health Needs
− Alcohol or Drug Problem
− Serious Health Challenges
− Children with behavioral or mental health, physical developmental disability and learning.
** Please contact Program Manager regarding openings.
United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) Building Foundations
Program Services
2012-2014 Funding is an extension of 2008-2011 UWSEM Family Connections Collaborative for the purpose of targeting at-risk youth in families receiving Family Connections for educational preparedness and provision of basic needs.Eligibility Criteria
1. Youth must be between the ages of 7 to 17.2. Families must live in Detroit or Highland Park.
3. Family may not have current Child Protective Service Case.
4. Family may not live in a shelter
5. Family willing to participate in program weekly.
At least two of the following must be present:
− Behavior or Mental Health Concern
− Alcohol or Drug Problem
− Serious Health Challenges
− Children with behavioral or mental health, physical developmental disability and learning.
Building Community Partners
Parent Partners
The goal of the Building Community Partners Program is to reunify families through the provision of resources, education, empowerment and goal-oriented solutions, guided by fellow, trained, parents. Parent Partners work in collaboration with parents and their referring worker to provide support and resources based upon each parent’s individual needs and reunification goals.Parenting Time Visitation
Parenting Time (Visitation) Support Services
Parenting Time Support Program Approach… Referred parents will receive support to reinforce their existing parenting skills and enjoy visitations with their minor children that promote family bonding. Parent Time Support Program Approach: BFDI shares the MDHHS philosophy that children have a right to their family, and that parents should be supported in their efforts to care for their children.Intake
Central Intake Department
BFDI’s Central Intake Department provides a single point of entry into BFDI’s array of services. Staff complete a screening with residents, potential consumers, or existing consumers to help people navigate available community resources, as well as available BFDI program services. An after-hours emergency phone receives public calls to assist as needed.Sky Bet by bettingy.com
