FaDSS

Households in which FIP is not a source of income for any member of the home (family unit).

Households who are at or below 80% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Home Visits: The foundation for all FaDSS services. Home visits are completed twice a month for the first three months of services, and then once a month throughout the duration of enrollment.

Assessment Tools: Strength-Based Assessments aid the family to identify strengths that they possess to be used to eliminate barriers to self-sufficiency. 

Goal setting:  Directed by the family with guidance from the Certified Family Development Specialist (FaDSS Specialist). The family develops long-term goals and short-term goals that will lead to the achievement of economic and emotional self-sufficiency.  Goal setting helps families break down goals that seem out of reach into small steps that will lead to success.

Support: Family Development Specialists provide ongoing, strength-based and solution focused support. Families know that their Specialists are only a phone call away. Support is given in many ways such as referrals, linking families to communities and positive social networks, and advocating for the best interest of the family.

Referrals: Family Development Specialists assist the families in accessing community resources to better meet their needs. We refer to domestic abuse advocates, education resources, employment opportunities, counseling agencies, early childhood services or any other resources that will benefit their family.

Advocacy: Advocacy is performed at first by the Family Development Specialist and later, as they become empowered, by the family to ensure that systems and services are equitable, inclusive and responsive.