The purpose of the TAFCAR program is to prevent the abuse and neglect of children and to help families gain stability. TAFCAR provides intensive in-home education, counseling, case management, and support services in Camden and Gloucester Counties. Our staff works closely with the Department of Children and Families and the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to support positive family relationships. Parents are taught how to communicate with their children, how to solve problems, and how to manage their children's behavior.
RENU provides therapeutic and supportive visitation for parents with children up to 18 who are in placement through the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP). The visitation is in the presence of a mental health professional or specially trained professional who is actively involved in supporting attachment and behavior change in the parent-child relationship.
PASO provides evaluation and individual, family, and group counseling for sexually acting out adolescents and their families. Strength-based counseling supports the individuals, ages 5-21, in improving their self-esteem and changing their behavior.
Family Preservation Services (FPS) is an intensive, in-home, four- to eight-week crisis intervention program for families referred by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P). The goal of Family Preservation Services is to prevent out-of-home placement and to promote stabilization and successful reunification. The program strives to keep families together through in-home counseling and support services.
Counselors meet with families five days per week for up to eight weeks to educate and teach skills in:
Project FIRST A provides the support to strengthen and empower children and families. Through the program, we provide in-home individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, and intensive case management to children, age 21 or younger, and their families. The program is solution-focused and designed to bring families together.
Services include:
Active Parenting is a three- to six-month home-based parenting program for families in Camden County. Counselors assist families in putting information into practice to raise happy, responsible, cooperative children. Active Parenting Counselors work with families to provide support and teach:
