Building Bridges Program Services
MCFS Building Bridges Program offers the following services:
8 Weeks of culturally targeted school based friendship building workshop series for Africans, African Americans and other immigrant youths.
3 months follow up with youths and adult caregivers.
Monthly Adult Caregivers support group meetings
Bi-Monthly youth/Caregivers support Group Meetings
Bi-Monthly Youth Support Group Meetings
As needed, MCFS staff will serve as advocates for Caregivers and youths as they interface with the child welfare, education, judicial, public welfare and behavioral health systems.
Local Child Welfare Agencies and schools with youth/families will receive quarterly progress reports.
Program Activities are facilitated by professionals with child welfare experience/expertise in social work and related human services field.