Vision- For communities to work together to strengthen families and keep their children safe.
Mission- For every family in our Region to have access to a wide array of prevention education and support services within their local community.
Program
The Community Partners for Safe Families is a child abuse and neglect prevention program, funded by the Department of Child Services (DCS) and operated by Dunebrook. Community Partners is a free, voluntary support service for families that provides personal home visits. Through partnership with the family, needs are identified and goals are set. With Community Partners support, family functioning will be improved, relationships strengthened and crisis prevented. The Community Partners staff will work with the family to build confidence, support, develop parenting skills and help reduce stressors of the family life.
Who can be part of the Community Partners Program?
Indiana Region Two
- Families who reside in Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke Counties.
- Families may self-refer or be referred by another person or agency.
- Families with no active substantiated case of child abuse or neglect.
- Be a family with a child; newborn up to 18 years old.
- Families that aren’t involved with Juvenile Probation.
Benefits of Community Partners
The promise of Community Partners for Child Safety is that children will be safer, families will be healthier and communities will be stronger.
For Families
Parents and children build strengths, develop skills and broaden their support system in their local communities. Ultimately, children are safe, thriving and free from abuse or neglect.
For more information regarding Community Partners, contact Tia Miller at (219) 874-0007.
