WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A family living in a car with 2 year old is reported to CPS... no Family Assessment Response with FAR Investigation finds family needs help with Investigation finds child is neglected $500 shelter and housing $2500 Child is placed in foster care home for 90 days Child dependency case is opened, attorneys, social worker, and guardian ad litem are assigned to case Parent enrolls family reunification and other services, including parent classes, drug screens, parent-child visits Child and parent need therapy to overcome trauma of being separated Reunifted family needs help with shelter and housing Parent is helped with monthly food assistance Child receives voucher for school clothes and supplies Parent receives job development and search assistance
Parent is helped with monthly food
$1500
Child receives voucher for school clothes
$500
$5000 search assistance
Parent receives job development and
$1500
$5000 Parent receives child care assistance
$2500
$2500
$8500
$7200 assistance
$8000 and supplies
$1500 $500
$1500 Parent receives child care assistance $2500 TOTAL $34200
Family Assessment Response It saves dollars and makes sense
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