Family Preservation
Definition: A program of supportive social services designed to keep families together by providing services to children and families in their home. It is based on the premise that birth families are the preferred means of providing family life for children.
Related Resources:Kinship Care and Strings Attached
When a child leaves the parental home, kinship care must be explored by law, but is it? Guest author Kim Combes looks at practices and the value of family members in a child's life.
Elsewhere on the Web:National Family Preservation Network
Dedicated to promoting and preserving the well-being of children at risk of being removed from their family, as well as promoting reunification of families with children in foster care whenever possible, or as an alternative, a safe and stable kinship placement.
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