Exchange Club Family Partnership Center Of Manatee County Inc

Chosen families is a comprehensive adoption support and family preservation program. Services include counseling, parenting education, case management, respite care, and educational advocacy, all provided by adoption-competent professionals. The program serves families in manatee county with adopted children ages 0-17. In 2024, chosen families served 175 parents and children and achieved a 100% success rate, measured by strenghtened protective factors and verification that children remained safely in their homes, free from abuse or neglect, without entering or re-entering foster care.

Partners in education and support provides group-based parenting education through multiple formats, including ongoing parent groups, weekly parent-child early learning classes (musical motion), and single-session classes and workshops offered in partnership with nonprofit organizations, elementary schools, and other community partners in manatee and sarasota counties. Programs are available in english and spanish and are designed to strenghten parenting skills, promote early learning, foster positive family bonding, and reduce social isolation among parents. In 2024, partners in education and support served 1,916 parents and children.

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