Kinship Services
RELATIVE, KINSHIP, AND FICTIVE KINSHIP CAREGIVERS
Monarch Family Services is a CARF accredited Kinship Agency.
A majority of the families that the agency assists are relative caregivers. The staff in our Kinship Program are well trained and have a plethora of experience successfully getting families through the licensing process and verified as Adopt, Foster to Adopt, or Foster to PMC-PCA homes. The services that we offer these families are:
- Orientation and trainings are offered in-home, video conferencing (i.e. Zoom) or at our office
- We have bilingual staff and case managers
- Families could be eligible for financial assistance with the home licensing process (i.e. finger prints, home safety equipment, home inspections, etc.)
- We work with families that need RISK Assessments
- We have an impeccable home monitoring process
- We stay in contact with the CPS caseworker on the family’s home verification status
- We have psychologist and therapist on staff for the children and families (CANS assessments, psychological evaluation, individual therapy, family therapy, and/or couple’s therapy)
- We offer intensive case management
- We are able to have a kinship home licensed in less than 90 days in most cases
Our agencies offers families that we work with post adoption/permanency support until the child/children reach(es) adulthood
Kinship Treatment Foster Family Care Program
Preparation for Independent Living (PIL) Kinship Extended Foster Care Program
- Initial Needs Assessment
- Goal Setting
- Monthly follow-up and direct assistance with goals
- MFS Young Adult Support Groups and Meet Ups
- Mental Health Services
- Life Skills Groups
- Supportive Home Licensing Process
- Caregiver Training
- Peer Lead Saturday Support Groups
- Individualized Parent Coaching
- 24 Hour Crisis Hotline & Intervention Team
- Individual Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Respite Care
- Monthly Foster Care Stipend
Kinship Family Prevention Services
This program is also known as a Kinship Navigator Program. Relatives who volunteer to provide a home to children in cases when the biological parent(s) cannot provide care account for the largest population within alternative care arrangements. When Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) are not involved or have closed a DFPS case, the child is considered in an informal relative placement. The Kinship Navigator Program provides the following services to relative caregivers without CPS involvement
The current programs and services that Monarch Family Services offers to informal relative caregivers include:
- 24/7 Crisis Hotline Access
- Advocacy
- Behavioral Health / Psychological Services
- Case Management
- Invitations to MFS Family Events (i.e. annual picnic and Christmas party)
- Online Support Groups
- Parent Support Group
- Resource Referrals
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Monarch Family Services Kinship Programs
Monarch Family Services compassionately and professionally delivers services to improve the lives of children and to strengthen families. Our agency is family-focused because we recognize every child and family has a unique path toward healing. MFS provides integrated and comprehensive services across family service spectrum.
Foster Care and Adoption in the State of Texas
Foster Care and Adoption
in the State of Texas
