Community Response (CR) is a system of support and services for children, youth, and families to prevent unnecessary entry into the child welfare system and/or other high-end systems of care.
Who Can We Serve?
- Single or two-parent families WITH children 18 or younger in their household
- Parents/caregivers can be legal guardians (or not) to the children
- Parents/caregivers who are willing to actively meet with a Family Coach or are being served in a like manner by another organization
- Proof of Citizenship not required
- Probation cases, if determined there is a need beyond what Probation can provide for the individual
- Pregnant or parenting youth/young adults
- Young adults without children (ages 19-25)
- Youth and young adults needing financial support for mental health services (as referred by schools or community agencies)
- Residents of; Platte, Colfax, Boone, and Nance counties who are described above