REGION 8
About Children’s Bureau, Inc. Father Engagement
Children’s Bureau is a social service Region 8 organization that provides services in the areas of family preservation, independent Serving Clay, Parke, Sullivan living, supervised visitations, shelter care, Vermillion and Vigo counties adoption and foster care recruitment and training. Our Father Engagement program provides a Founded in 1851, Children’s Bureau, Inc. case manager who works closely with family is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 child and case managers to discuss referrals and services family services agency licensed by the for the father and family. State of Indiana. Service is based on a complete assessment, Our Mission goal setting and on-going collaboration with Preserving families and protecting the the father and/or referral source. Monthly future of Indiana’s children. reports reflect the work being done. org Our staff regularly communicates with the ww u. Our Vision w.childrensburea To develop a healthy family for every child. referring family case manager to collaborate Father Accreditations on the DCS case plan, advocate for the father Council on Accreditation of Services for in Child and Family Team Meetings and attend Engagement Families & Children (COA) court when requested. Licensed FSSA: Indiana Department of Child Services Contact: Affiliations Children’s Bureau - Region 8 • United Way of Central Indiana 2740 S. 7th Street (Charter Member) Terre Haute, IN 47803 • United Way of Johnson County • United Way of Madison County Toll Free: 877.731.8607 • Indiana Youth Services Association Phone: 812.231.8607 • IARCCA: An Association of Children Fax: 812.231.8640 & Family Services Email: [email protected] Children’s Bureau, Inc. meets the Better Business Bureau’s Charity Wise Standards for Accountability.
www.childrensbureau.org Advocate • Educate • Empower Children without an involved father are: • 32 times as likely to be runaway or homeless. • nine times more likely to drop out of school. • twenty times more likely to develop behavioral problems. • ten times more likely to abuse drugs. • twenty times more likely to go to prison. • five times more likely to commit suicide.
We support dads, even when ... • they don’t have custody or the children don’t live in their home. • they have not visited their children recently. t • they don’t feel welcome or needed. en • they are currently involved but need help em with fathering skills, employment, housing g and overall community support. Abou Enga t Father Why Fatherhood Engagement? Our “Bringing Back the Dads” curriculum helps Our Father Engagement program works closely fathers become: with the Department of Child Services (DCS), • part of the solution. serving fathers referred to us. We help fathers: • a planner. 1) understand their involvement in the DCS • a healthy parent. case plans. • a community member. 2) increase meaningful contact with their children. • a cultural guide for his children. 3) get connected to community resources to • a parent. strengthen the entire family. • part of the children’s placement. • part of the juvenile court process. What We Do • a provider. • Individual case management • a team player. • Group educational sessions • a worker. • Education about the DCS process, legal rights and how to navigate the child welfare system Who’s Eligible? • Assist with supervised visits between the • Fathers of children that have an IA (Informal father and child Adjustment) or the children have the status • Support fathers in family team meetings of CHINS (Child in Need of Services) or JD/JS • Connect dads to vital community resources • Serve as an advocate for the father