Family Focused

Parents provide for family members:¹
a. health care
b. nutritious food
c. housing

Families ability to meet basic needs, including:¹
a. an ability to afford a variety of foods.
b. having enough appliances, utensils to prepare food in a variety of ways.
c. housing of choice.
d. spending less than 20% of income on shelter.
e. feeling safe and secure in home and neighborhood.
f. having mutually agreed-upon rules and expectations
g. having sufficient money to allow for spending choices.
h. ability to pay bills on time and manage debt load without depriving the family.

Incidence of family violence while open for child welfare services.¹

Families use of illegal drugs/substance abuse.¹

Families involvement in the community.¹

Families have adequate vocational skills to advance in career.¹

Families are employed in business offering basic benefit package.¹

Families have an established relationship with a financial institution.¹

Frequency of face-to-face contact between children in out-of-home placement and their families.¹

Parents' knowledge of children's physical and development needs.¹

Incidence of domestic violence in families receiving child welfare services.¹

Children, adults and families of all types will have strengthened family relationships and
the ability to resolve personal problems and crises such as violence, abuse and
chemical dependency.⁴

Children, adults and families cope with or solve personal, emotional or behavioral
problems.⁴

* Parents of at-risk children improve their parenting skills and practices.⁴

* Families manage household budgets and finances effectively and repay accrued debt.⁴