family-services

Additional Family Services

Case Management: Many individuals and families reach a crossroad in their lives during which they struggle with environmental pressures that create crises for them, e.g., loss of a job, threatened utility turnoff, homelessness, serious illness that causes job loss. For these people, Family and Children’s Services’ case managers take a problem solving approach, helping them understand their options and frequently directing them to resources that can help alleviate the current pressures. The case managers also attempt to help these individuals and families plan for the future and take the steps that will help them avoid these kinds of problems in the future.
For more information: 410-997-3557.

Harford County’s Supervised Visitation Center provides a safe and neutral location for supervised visitation and monitored exchanges. The Visitation Center accommodates three populations served by the Circuit Court: 1.)Families with children who have been removed from care and custody of their parents by the Juvenile Court due to child abuse and neglect; 2.)Families with Court orders for supervised visitation in custody cases due to domestic violence; and 3.)Families who need a neutral location for safe exchange of children in custody cases due to domestic violence. The Visitation Center provides a safe, secure, child-friendly and accessible environment for conducting visitation with the goal of maximizing safety and reducing the risk of further domestic violence for children and families, as well as promoting reunification and/or timely permanency for children who are in and out of home care placement.
For more information: 410-803-9617.

The After School AKAdemy is a partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority that provides after school programming featuring fine arts, computer instruction, tutoring, life skills training, and mentoring for at-risk middle school girls from Booker T. Washington Middle School, Mt. Royal Middle School, and Midtown Academy. The curriculum focuses on three key goals: providing a safe environment for children after school, improving academic success, and skills building for students.
For more information: 410-383-2691.