Strategy: Improve Family Stability

Dawson County Family Connection (DCFC) will continue to coordinate & support programs that will improve family stability; specifically, for foster & kinship families. Family reunifications are more successful the closer a child’s foster home is to their original home. With this in mind, DCFC will increase our efforts to support established foster families & recruit new foster families in our community. DCFC has identified a local non-profit called The Way Home as a key partner for this initiative because of their established relationship with the community’s foster parents. The Way Home’s Director accepted a position on DCFC’s Collaborative Board in FY’23 & has provided valuable guidance on how to encourage & improve the collaboration of our local community-at-large, our faith community, our civic organizations, & local businesses to show additional support, physically & financially, to foster families. DCFC will continue, in collaboration with Legacy Link, to provide monthly meetings during the school year with the purpose of providing support & resources to those who are caring for children when their biological parents are unable to do so. In response to the Family Stability Strategy Team (FSST) recommendation, Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Training & Darkness to Light/Stewards of Children Training will be remain in our FY’24 annual plan.