Child & Family Services Of Eastern Virginia Inc

Agency services for people with disabilities:the up center's program services for people with disabilities include our family life program, which assists individuals with intellectual disabilities by placing them in homes with specially trained families rather than group homes or institutions. Additionally, the up center provides a representative payee program that provides financial management for people with disabilities who are not competent enough to do so for themselves. Some of the highlights in this program service area for 2024 include: provided sponsored home services for 79 individuals with disabilities, allowing them to live in homes with specially trained families instead of group homes or institutions. Over 1,000 people with disabilities, including veterans, avoided institutionalization and were stabilized in the community through the up center's bill-paying services.

Agency services for children & families:up center programs serving children and families include our team up mentoring program, mediation services, healthy families, parents as teachers, and foster care services.in 2024, some key points from our program services include: the team up mentoring program matched 119 youth with adult mentors, including 26 new matches. Our early childhood home visiting programs (parents as teachers and healthy families) provided parent education and support to 121 households consisting of 261 individuals, including 147 children. This helps ensure child health and readiness for school. The program also provided doula services, assisting 12 birthing persons, supporting 7 live births, and 20 mothers receiving lactation counseling and breastfeeding support. The doula conducted 8 individual support sessions and 3 childbirth education preparation group sessions. Additionally, 3 mothers were referred for maternal mental health services. Dad engagement services were provided for 144 fathers and father figures through funding from anthem healthkeepers. Our foster care and adoption program partnered with 43 youth, making 18 new placements. 7 children were reunited with their biological families, while 9 were discharged for adoption.