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Family Reunification

Casey Family Services supports parents, or in some cases, other relatives, in reuniting with their children who recently entered foster care. Casey helps families overcome the risks that placed their children in care and teaches parents the skills needed to nurture and keep their family intact upon a child’s return.

Casey Family Services believes that a return to the family of origin should be the first consideration for children in the foster care system, and children and youth of any age receiving foster care services might have a goal of reunification. However, Family Reunification Services is primarily focused on young children who recently entered foster care for the first time.

In many ways, Family Reunification Services represent a rapid-response team, moving quickly to help birth parents overcome the challenges that placed their children in care. With a focus on safety, Casey Family Services works to strengthen families, maintain a connection between parent and child while in foster care, and establish supports that increase the likelihood that the family will remain intact once a child is returned.

The Hartford, Connecticut; Maine; and New Hampshire divisions offer Family Reunification Services.