National Resource Center for In-Home Services

http://nrcinhome.socialwork.uiowa.edu

The NRC in-Home serves as a national center of expertise regarding child welfare practice related to ensuring the safety of children and youth in their homes and making reasonable efforts to preserve families in which maltreatment has occurred. The NRC in-Home is responsible for providing T&TA to build the capacities of State and Tribal child welfare systems to safely maintain children in their homes; prevent children's initial placement or reentry into foster care; preserve, support, and stabilize families; and promote the well-being of children, youth, and families. NRC in-Home helps facilitate systemic changes to improve the administration, delivery, and effectiveness of child welfare practices and services that are sometimes described as family preservation, family support, placement prevention, tertiary prevention, and post-reunification.

GOAL

Provide T&TA for effective and promising alternatives to out-of-home care and build the capacity of State, local, and Tribal systems to provide services that will ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and youth in their homes while preserving, supporting, and stabilizing families

HOW WE HELP

• Provide technical assistance to States and Tribes to improve systems of in-home services to support and stabilize families
• Disseminate information on best practices for in-home services delivery through our website, Webinars, print products, and tailored responses to information requests
• Support State and Tribal Promoting Safe and Stable Families program administrators through an annual conference and peer-to-peer events
• Develop and disseminate resources on in-home services

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