Community Family Preservation Program
What is Family Preservation?
CAA's Family Preservation Program Team
The Family Preservation Program provides short-term, family-focused, and community-based services to help protect children by strengthening and preserving families whose children are at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation and out-of-home placement.
Family Preservation Program Goals
-Safety - Assure that children shall remain free from abuse and neglect.
-Permanency - Assure that children shall achieve permanency through reunification, adoption, and guardianship.
-Well-being - Assure that children shall improve their level of functioning in the areas of physical, emotional, social, educational, cultural, and spiritual development.
-Permanency - Assure that children shall achieve permanency through reunification, adoption, and guardianship.
-Well-being - Assure that children shall improve their level of functioning in the areas of physical, emotional, social, educational, cultural, and spiritual development.
Program Services
Mr. John Miyabe, Clinical Director, and Mr. Chan, Probation Officer
-Multi-lingual Services - Quality, culturally sensitive support services provided in Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, and English.
-In Home Outreach Counseling - Weekly,one-hour home visits to families. Counselors provide comprehensive assessment, case management, referrals, counseling, monitoring of child safety, and crisis intervention.
-MCPC Meetings - Families, DCFS Children’s Social Worker or Probation Officer, and Family Preservation staff work together to develop a service plan and monitor the family’s progress.
-Teaching and Demonstration Services - Home-based life skills training, including home safety, cleaning, budgeting, and meal preparation.
-Substitute Adult Role Model Services - Mentoring services for youth focused on developing positive behavior and academic improvement.
-Parenting Training - Weekly group parenting classes and support groups.
-Referrals to other Community Services - Including mental health services, job training and/or employment services, domestic violence counseling, alcohol and drug treatment programs, housing assistance, and child care.
-Other Supplemental Services- Including child follow-up visits and transportation services based on need.
Note: In order to receive services, a family must be referred by a children’s social worker from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Services are selected according to the needs of your family. Please contact your regional DCFS office for more information.
-In Home Outreach Counseling - Weekly,one-hour home visits to families. Counselors provide comprehensive assessment, case management, referrals, counseling, monitoring of child safety, and crisis intervention.
-MCPC Meetings - Families, DCFS Children’s Social Worker or Probation Officer, and Family Preservation staff work together to develop a service plan and monitor the family’s progress.
-Teaching and Demonstration Services - Home-based life skills training, including home safety, cleaning, budgeting, and meal preparation.
-Substitute Adult Role Model Services - Mentoring services for youth focused on developing positive behavior and academic improvement.
-Parenting Training - Weekly group parenting classes and support groups.
-Referrals to other Community Services - Including mental health services, job training and/or employment services, domestic violence counseling, alcohol and drug treatment programs, housing assistance, and child care.
-Other Supplemental Services- Including child follow-up visits and transportation services based on need.
Note: In order to receive services, a family must be referred by a children’s social worker from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Services are selected according to the needs of your family. Please contact your regional DCFS office for more information.
Contact information
For more information please contact:
John Miyabe, Clinical Director 562-988-1863 x226
Romany Seng, Administrative Assistant II 562-988-1863 x225
John Miyabe, Clinical Director 562-988-1863 x226
Romany Seng, Administrative Assistant II 562-988-1863 x225
The Community Family Preservation Program is funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
