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Family Preservation and Support Services
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Black Family Development, Inc. provides services to support and assist self sufficient, healthy, and unified family development.
Your Essential Services (YES)
Support for Families Facing Homelessness
Black Family Development, Inc. assists families dealing with homelessness. Specific services include:
Establish immediate shelter for families
Counseling on long term needs for shelter
Home Maintenance
Crisis intervention
Individual counseling
Relocation services
Housing search assistance
Advocacy
Tenant, Landlord negotiations
Utility Assistance
Eligibility Criteria: City of Detroit residents; open referral process. For more information or to receive services through the YES program, please contact 313-272-3500.
Support for Families with Children
A Best Practice Program ?A model program of service delivery that, as substantiated by credible evidence, has shown some effectiveness in accomplishing desired outcomes.
The safety of children through the prevention of child physical abuse and neglect and the promotion of family resiliency is the primary goal of Black Family Development, Inc.’s community based Family Connections program. Three and Six Month services include:
Counseling
Case management
Emergency assistance
Advocacy
Parenting Classes using Effective Black Parenting Model
Eligibility Criteria: Program participants must: (1) reside in Detroit or Highland Park, Michigan, (2) have a child between the ages of 5 and 11, and (3) have no current or open Child Protective Service case. For more information, please contact 313-758-0150 ext. 258.
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