Family Strengthening Services
Service Description:The Family Strengthening Services Program helps families provide a safe home for their children, promote positive parenting, and help prevent child abuse and neglect. Families receive free, short-term, home visiting services. These voluntary services are designed to provide support and help maintain and improve individual and family function by improving parenting skills. The program also provides information and linkages to community resources.
Specialists are able to address parenting concerns such as: adolescence, aggression, baby care, child development, chores, discipline & sleeping concerns, fears, homework, power struggles, sibling rivalry, temper tantrums, toilet training, and weaning.
Eligibility:
Families are referred for services by the Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Services.
Families participating in the Family Strengthening Services Program are not currently active with Child Welfare Services.
Fees:
There are no fees charged for this program.
Funders:
The Family Strengthening Services Program is funded by the State Department of Human Services.
Your Rights:
As a participant in a Child and Family Service program you have the following rights:
- The right to a humane service environment
- The right to services free from unlawful discrimination
- The right to be involved in your own service planning
- The right to confidentiality except when otherwise mandated by law
- The right to services which are least restrictive and most convenient
- The right to file a complaint if these rights are infringed
- The client is expected to call 24 hours prior to canceling a visit.
- If the client misses three visits the case will be closed.
- The client is expected to take an active role in achieving the planned goals.
Oahu
91-1841 Fort Weaver Road
Ewa Beach, HI 96706
Phone: (808) 681-1562
East Hawaii
1266 Kamehameha Avenue, A-5
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: (808) 935-2188
Kauai
2970 Kele St., Suite 203
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
Phone: (808) 245-5914
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
