Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley

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Time Limited Family Reunification Program (TLFRP)

This program is a collaborative effort among Luzerne County Children and Youth Services (LCCYS), the Greater Nanticoke Area Family Center (GNAFC) and FSAWV and is funded by the PA Department of Public Welfare.

The goal of the program is to implement a brief, intensive, family-focused reunification service for families who have children placed in foster care in Luzerne County.  The program is designed to reduce the amount of time children spend in foster care by strengthening families.  The reunification team builds a child-focused partnership between the family, the community and human service agencies in order to support the family and facilitate planning for the safe reunification of children with their birth parents.

                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                    Who is Eligible?                          

                                                 This program is appropriate for families who have
                                                 children placed in foster care and who, with timely
                                                 intensive supportive services, are likely to reunify
                                                 within six months time.

                                                 A family is assigned a Community Resource Specialist
                                                           who will work closely with the family to identify
                                                 community supports and service providers appropriate
                                                 for and specific to that family.

The Community Resource Specialist is available during non-traditional hours and will provide 24/7 intervention to a small caseload of families.  Effective intervention will address the family's basic needs (i.e. transportation, housing, food) before an impact can
be made on the emotional and behavioral changes necessary to facilitate reunification.  There are many service providers and community supports to which the Community Resource Specialist will be able to link the family, such as:

u Individual, family and group counseling with a number of community providers.

u Parenting education with a Family Development Specialist through the GNAFC.

u Specialized services related to domestic violence, anger management and marriage counseling.

For more information on the TLRF Program,
contact:

Jennifer Shedlock, Community Resource
Specialist:
570-823-5144, ext. 312
fsawv.jshedlock@verizon.net

Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley
31 West  Market Street
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701
Tel. 570-823-5144  Fax 570-829-5054

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