Keeping Families Together
[2] It brings together affordable housing with other social services and city agencies [3] to help families with issues like substance abuse, medication management, parenting skills and career counseling.[2] With support from RWJF, CSH developed the Keeping Families Together pilot program,[2] and secured 30 units of permanent housing in New York City.[5] The pilot program paired supportive housing with on-site case management and family preservation services.[2] With a goal of preventing crisis-driven child welfare interventions, the KFT model streamlines the resources of multiple city and state agencies to help families develop long-term service plans.[2] CSH and Metis Associates, a national consulting firm, evaluated the pilot program,[7] which tracked 29 participating New York City families from October 2007 to July 2009.