Family Treatment Court Pilot Program (FTCPP) is a six-month court-supervised, comprehensive, abstinence only residential treatment program for women with four or fewer children who are the subject of a child neglect case. Participation in the FTCPP includes regular court appearances before the Presiding Judge of the Family Treatment Court (FTC), along with mandatory weekly drug testing submittals, supervised treatment and case management.

Women’s Continuum Case Management

Women’s Continuum Case Management develops a system of communication, collaboration and coordination between case managers assigned to the continuum and other social service agencies. Identify outreach, assessment, planning, linkage, monitoring and evaluation and client advocacy for women in the Addiction, Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA).

Detoxing Pregnant Women

Detoxing Pregnant Women provides case management services to 100 pregnant substance-abusing women with dependent children within the women’s continuum for the Addiction, Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA).

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

Home Visits to TANF Long Stayer Customers provides home visits to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (Long Stayers) to identify customers who may be exempt from participating in program requirements; coordinate with DHS, IMA and other employment vendors to ensure that the customers social support needs and barriers to employment are addresses.

The targeted populations for this program are adults residing in the District of Columbia who require to participate in welfare to work activities but who have either chosen not to comply with requirements or who are unable to comply with theses requirements.

In June 2004, there were over 3,000 adults sanctioned in the District for failure to comply with work requirements. IBC research indicated that long-term sanctioned recipients are more likely to have barriers to work such as physical or mental disabilities, incapacitated family members, substance abuse problem domestic violence issues or low education or literacy levels or poor self esteem.

Wraparound Project

Wraparound Project - The project's goal is to obtain the assistance and endorsement of family members of children with serious emotional disturbances and the larger community in planning and implementing 'wraparound' so that all services are consistent with the District members' diversity of race, ethnicity, culture, language, and socioeconomic status. Objectives are as follows: educate the community and family members about the nature of wraparound services and how they have worked in other cities; obtain input from community and family members concerning the specifics that will constitute effective wraparound services in the District; and summarizing and reporting findings to the community.

Healthy Marriages Initiative

As part of the DC Metropolitan Healthy Marriage and Relationship Coalition (HMRC), IBC seeks to improve child well being by helping married couples develop skills and knowledge necessary to sustain healthy marriages. IBC is committed to the belief that healthy marriage serves as a positive role and as a protective factor in the health of individuals. Marriage is a tools or intervention to prevent poverty and increase the possibility that children who grow up on two family households are more likely to succeed in school.

The goal of IBC and HMRC is to build the infrastructure of community based organizations in order that they may incorporate marriage related activities in their programmatic services. Some of this may include conducting workshops on relationship building, the benefits of marriage, promote access to continuum of supportive services, public awareness events, research data on health indicators and best practices.

Family Centered Advocacy

Family Centered Advocacy assists families in coping with emotionally disturbed children. This program intends to create a cultural shift in the ways families approach advocacy for their children. Parents who previously were vulnerable to systemic barriers will have strategies for mitigating those barriers. Children will be better able to take advantage of services and receive the care they need.

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