Programs

Supervised Visitation:

Dependency

The Dependency program serves families whose children have been removed from the home by the Department of Children and Families for allegations or suspicions of neglect and/or abuse of their children.

The Family Nurturing Center provides a safe, home-like environment for non-custodial parents to visit their children under supervision. In this way, parents are able to maintain contact with their children while they address the issues that led to DCF intervention in their lives.

FNC works directly with case workers assigned to each family, providing detailed information about the visits. Our primary goal is to insure the physical safety and emotional well-being of children involved in these difficult and stressful situations. Very few of the cases at FNC,however, involve the severe physical abuse of children as frequently profiled on local television. The vast majority of children are happy to see their parents at FNC and many will eventually be reunited after their parents successfully address the issues in their case plan.

For information about this program, call Joe Nullet at 389-4244 ext. 4.