Program Description
Through parenting support, education, counseling, and youth development programming, the program:
- Builds on the strengths of caregivers and children to promote strong families.
- Partners with military and veteran caregivers to support positive parental involvement in their children's lives.
- Partners with military and veteran caregivers to maximize their ability to give their children emotional, physical and financial support.
- Builds community coalitions focused on promoting positive outcomes for children, youth and families.
Service Focus
Military families with children ages birth to 17 years old in which one or both parents are serving, or have served, in the armed forces, reserves or National Guard.
Map of Providers and Communities
Measures of Success
- Children remain safe during services and within one to three years after services.
- Increase in protective factors, such as family functioning and resiliency, social supports, and nurturing and attachment.
Program Data
Program start date:
2014
Target number of youth/families served annually, FY 2024:
1,917
Average number of youth/families served per month, FY 2023:
527
Counties served:
12
Annual budget for community contracts:
$1,825,000
Total number of community grantees:
5 grantees 6 subgrantees
Average grantee budget:
$365,000
Success Story
Service Members, Veterans, and Families Program
The Rivera family had moved a lot with the military, which led to some family challenges. The Service Members, Veterans, and Families Program was a welcome source in helping them overcome the difficulties they were facing.