Community Collaboration for Children
Northeast's Community Collaboration for Children (CCC) services are designed to be community-based services that promote the safety, well-being, strength and stability of children and families; while focusing on increasing the awareness and preventing child abuse and/or neglect. These services address the children’s physical, mental, emotional and educational needs in addition to providing families with the help they need to prevent removal of children from the home and move toward healthy long-term safety and stability.
CCC staff conduct parenting classes, family team meetings, and provide intensive in-home services. Because participation in the program is voluntary, following a discussion with the referral source about the program’s services, the family needs to consent to participate. The CCC In-Home Specialist, together with the referral source, will work with each family to help meet their specific goals. Such services may include:
- Improving parenting skills
- Reducing parent stress and isolation
- Increasing self-nurturing habits
- Encouraging parent involvement in children’s learning
- Providing greater access to resources
- Improving family communication
- Decreasing risky behavior in children
Northeast’s CCC program strives to make an already difficult situation as easy as possible by treating each party with respect and assisting in any way we can to help meet their case goals. Our staff provides coaching and mentoring for parents in all areas of need to ensure family stability and reunification. Meetings are held in the least intrusive environment for the family, such as the family’s home, church, library, a friend’s home, or schools. This intensive in-home services goal is met through five to ten hours per week per family for four to six weeks, based on interventions that are aimed at assisting families in learning to live together in an environment that is safe and nurturing.
Referrals can be made by any community partner, DCBS, or they can be self-referred.
Along with services, CCC requires a Regional Network in each service area. The Regional Network has established goals of child safety and family stability and is comprised of community partners and parents who work together to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. The primary responsibility of the network is to reach out within local communities to build the awareness of the importance of preventing the abuse and/or neglect of children.
All services are provided in the FIVCO Region of Northeast Kentucky and include Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, and Lawrence counties.
Contact: Jeff Evans, Regional Network Coordinator for more information This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.