Partnership for Families (PFF)

Partnership for Families (PFF) is a community based secondary prevention initiative. It is designed to help fill gaps in the current child welfare system by developing and providing voluntary prevention services to pregnant women and families (with children 0-5 years old) who are at high risk for child maltreatment.

Target Population

• Pregnant women identified by the PFF collaborative and/or are referred by local law enforcement, birthing hospital, medical or domestic violence personnel who have the following risk factors for child maltreatment: teen mothers, domestic violence, maternal substance abuse and depression.
• High Risk Families with a child five years of age or younger
  Families referred to the PFF collaborative by the Department of Children and Family Services who meet the following criteria:
  • The referral includes a child that is five years of age or younger
  • They are classified as high or very high risk on the Structured Decision Making Tool (SDM)

All referrals are made to South Bay Center for Counseling (SBCC). SBCC will assign families to the appropriate collaborative partner.

Direct Services - Case Management
Case managers will conduct an intake, family assessment and develop a service plan in coordination with family input.

City of Long Beach - Center for Families & Youth
City of Inglewood Parks and Community Services
Institute for Black parenting
National Council for Alcohol and Drug Dependence South Bay (NCADD)
Pacific Asian Counseling Services (PACS)
Souther California Indian Center

Intensive Services for family needs

Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
Partner agencies that specialize in these services and are neighborhood based:

• * Richstone Family Center
• National Council for Alcohol and Drug Dependence
• South Bay Youth Project
• Project Touch
• San Pedro Legal Services

Family Support Services
Linkage to Family support programs such as parenting skills, mommy and me, parent support groups, non-traditional parent/child family centered activities to encourage family participation. Includes linkage to informal support groups - playgrounds, reading groups, Neighborhood Action Council (NAC). One component will engage and educate family child care providers on their role in child abuse prevention.

• Connections for Children
• Lennox School Readiness Center
• SPA 8 Neighborhood Action Councils
• SBCC School Readiness Centers

Referrals/Linkages to Auxiliary Community Supports
All collaborative partners

Emergency Basic Support Services
SBCC will coordinate referrals and NCADD will manage the fiscal allocation. Financial resources for family basic necessities such as food, housing, transportation, clothing, utility bills, and other needs as determined by the case manager.

Capacity Building
Strengthen the community partners' capacity to serve families. Engage families from a social network perspective instead of family deficits.

• Southern California Indian Center
• Pacific Asian Counseling Services (WRAP)
• Long Beach YMCA
• Inglewood Coalition for Drug and Violence Prevention
• SPA 8 Neighborhood Action Council
• Rose City Research
• City of Carson Parks and Recreation Department
• Center for Families and Youth