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FAMILY
SUPPORT

“It costs more – not just financially, but also emotionally – to remove a child than it does to try and keep them safely at home.”

HOPE585 Stories

THE FAMILY DISRUPTION CRISIS

Every child belongs in a healthy, loving family and every family deserves support, stability and care.

 

Across the United States, however, a hidden crisis has been ravaging our communities. Each year, government child protection agencies are alerted to more than 7 million children¹ who have experienced maltreatment. These reports have resulted in over 400,000 children being removed from their homes and placed in an overburdened foster care system. Not only are too many kids being separated from their families for preventable reasons, but a disproportionate number of children in foster care are Black. Any amount of time spent in foster care is traumatic and has lasting consequences that put kids at high risk for devastating outcomes later in life.

HOPE585 provides the following services to help strengthen and keep families together.

Tapp Legacy
Cash Assistance

The Legacy Fund is a vital cash assistance program, extending support to every young individual transitioning out of foster care in Monroe County and families within the...
The Legacy Fund is a vital cash assistance program, extending support to every young individual transitioning out of foster care in Monroe County and families within the system striving for reunification, stability, and healing. Annually, our program allocates funds to approximately 150 families, effectively averting homelessness and easing the burdens of poverty.
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REUNIFICATION
SUPPORT

Our Manager of Family Services is dedicated to aiding families in the reunification process. Through resource identification, mental health support, case management...
Our Manager of Family Services is dedicated to aiding families in the reunification process. Through resource identification, mental health support, case management, and collaborative goal-setting, our services provide comprehensive assistance to empower families on their journey towards reunification.
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