CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
3309 S KINGSHIGHWAY, ST LOUIS, MO 63139 www.familyforwardmo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AGENCY'S OVERARCHING PHILOSOPHY IS BASED IN THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS (NMT), DEVELOPED BY DR. BRUCE PERRY. NMT IS A TRAUMA-INFORMED, DEVELOPMENTALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF A CHILD'S HISTORY ON CURRENT FUNCTIONING. GUIDED BY NMT, FAMILYFORWARD'S COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES SUPPORT THE CHILD, FAMILY, AND BROADER COMMUNITY. FAMILYFORWARD SERVED 8,520 CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2019. FAMILYFORWARD WAS THE FIRST AGENCY IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION TO BECOME SITE CERTIFIED IN NMT AND HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING PHASE TWO NMT TRAINED BY THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL NETWORK. FAMILYFORWARD IS ACCREDITED BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION, AND HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF DONOR TRANSPARENCY FROM GUIDESTAR, THE WORLD'S LARGEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

FAMILYFORWARD MOVES VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE DIRECTION OF HOPE BY DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT BIOLOGICAL, FOSTER, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.

DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA CENTER: FAMILYFORWARD UTILIZES THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS (NMT), A COMPREHENSIVE AND RESPECTFUL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. NMT PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE TO BEST RECOGNIZE THE PRESENTING BEHAVIORS AND NEEDS OF EACH CHILD. ASSESSMENT SERVICES OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, AND WITH APPROPRIATELY MATCHED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING. PSYCHOEDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND RELATIONAL DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY EARLY TRAUMA. FAMILYFORWARD'S THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL SERVES CHILDREN AGES THREE TO FIVE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED EARLY ADVERSITY, UTILIZING TRAUMA-INFORMED, DEVELOPMENTALLY SENSITIVE INTERVENTIONS.

COMMUNITY SERVICES: FAMILYFORWARD ADDRESSES THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILIAL, AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS THAT ARE KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. THIS IS DONE WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING THE FAMILY UNIT'S RESILIENCE AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. COACHING AND MENTORING ADDRESS FAMILY STRESSORS SUCH AS SAFETY, SHELTER, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND PARENTING. STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES FOCUS ON OVERALL WELLBEING AND HELP FAMILIES DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN SAFER, HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS. THERAPY IS PROVIDED IN-HOME AND IN-OFFICE USING TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES.

FOSTER CARE: AS A MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S PERMANENCY PARTNERSHIP (CPP), FAMILYFORWARD PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, AND RELATIVE RESIDING IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND ST. LOUIS, JEFFERSON, AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES. CPP IS A CONSORTIUM OF THREE HIGHLY RESPECTED CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, EPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES, FAMILYFORWARD, AND YOUTH IN NEED. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THESE AGENCIES SERVE AS THE MANAGING BOARD. IT WAS FORMED IN 2005 TO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE MISSOURI CHILDREN'S DIVISION. ANNUALLY, CPP PROVIDES SERVICES TO OVER 1,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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