Post Permanency Services

The vendor required to provide contracted, community-based post permanency services for adopted children to help assure permanency of a legal family; and to ensure permanence, stability and continuity for the children in these families through adoption or legal guardianship.
- Objectives
•    The total number of disrupted adoptions will decrease.
•    There will be a single point of contact for information, support, and direction.
•    Information and resources will be provided to adopted children and families seeking community resources.
•    Consultation and intervention will be provided to adopted children and families in crisis.
•    Adopted children and families will be connected to community resources.
•    Advocacy and system navigation will be provided for adopted children and families experiencing a crisis.
•    Adoptive placements will be stabilized by connecting families to supportive services in the community during the period of supervision to prevent disruptions or to prevent dissolutions after finalization.
•    Adopted children and families will remain intact by preventing the child from entering or re-entering the foster care system.
•    Building strong collaboration with child welfare partners to strengthen the service continuum for families and children.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years