Family Support Network

Wraparound - provides community based services to help children who are placed or at risk of placement in a group home, live in family settings. Screened 38 candidates for qualifications for parent partners to work with orange county wraparound program. We served 715 families and provided over 4,573 resources. Completed 940 wraparound fidelity index serveys and 148 family satisfaction surveys.

Reach: resources, education, advocacy, and help - through orange county regional center, the service coordinators refer cases to our fsn reach parent mentors asking for assistance with helping clients apply for benefits such as ssi, ihss, medi-cal etc. We also assist with general resources such as helping them apply for calfresh, finding low-income housing, iep assistance, behavioral health, and connecting them to services such as ot/pt, and speech. The total number of cases was 180 and resources given was 1,080.

Parent-to-parent outreach - when a patient-caregiver is affected by a child with special needs (medical, intellectual, developmental and/or behavioral), they are partnered through the parent-to-parent outreach program with a parent mentor, who as parents of children with special needs can offer one-on-one support, general suggestions, and information immediately. Total families served was 6, the total number of resources given was 24.voice options - distributed 75 units to qualified individuals.emergency needs program - the emergency needs program provides basic needs items, such as diapers, food, clothing, baby formula, and cribs to families who have children with special needs or children "at-risk". Last year we served 61 families and provided 133 resources/referrals related to emergency needs.bloom - free behavior management program for families with children ages 0-5 who are experiencing behavioral issues due to times of transition, sudden or unexpected changes in routine (for example covid), or existing diagnosis. Bloom served 307 families and provided 1,164 resources. Families received a total of 1,228 individual sessions (max 5 each family).developmental screening program - free, comprehensive screening for children ages 0-5. Screened 430 children for developmental milestones. Follow-up and assistance provided to those receiving a referral for additional services, 918 services provided.