About our Early Childhood and Family Services

Families Together Preschool

Beginnings In-Home Therapy

Family Group Decision Making

Family Assessment

Other Services

Program Outcomes and Research Publications

Families Change &
Kids Need to be Safe Children's Books

Families Together Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the Families Together Program, a child and their family must meet four eligibility criteria:

• Age - child must be between two years-nine moths and five years old, and not eligible for kindergarten or special education
• Residence - child lives in the Frogtown, Summit-University or Eastside neighborhoods
• Child's need - child is experiencing difficulty in at least one developmental area (speech and language, motor, cognitive, social, emotional)
• Family need - Family is low income and facing at least one of the following issues:
  • Homelessness or inadequate housing
  • Child abuse or neglect, or at risk of abuse or neglect
  • Domestic Violence
  • Parenting ability challenged by mental health, physical health, or chemical heath of the caregiver
  • Prenatal exposure of the child to drugs or alcohol