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FAMILIES FOREVER POST ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES | NEBRASKA CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY, INC.

7130 South 29th Street, Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68516

-- Open to families considering adoption, fostering a child with plans to adopt, adoptive families, and adoption professionals; - Nebraska, as well as families who have adopted children from Nebraska's foster care system regardless of their current state of residence -- Additional support and services to eligible families following legal adoption and guardianship finalization; -- Foster Care Guardianship also serves families who have a child who was in the custody of the state of Nebraska prior to the finalization of their guardianship, with a valid subsidy agreement regardless of the State of residence until the child turns 19
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Mon 12 am - 11:59 pm Tue 12 am - 11:59 pm Wed 12 am - 11:59 pm Thu 12 am - 11:59 pm Fri 12 am - 11:59 pm Sat 12 am - 11:59 pm Sun 12 am - 11:59 pm
(877) 420-4747

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https://www.nchs.org/families-forever
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Description

Serves all Nebraska adoptive families - international, domestic infant, private, step-parent and foster adoptive families. Advocates for the special interests of adoptive families and connects families to one another. Six core services include Permanency Support Services, Respite Care Connections, Parent2Parent Network, Mental Health Connections, Training, and Support Groups and Family Activities.

Case management available for up to 180 days. Individualized family plan designed and implemented with the family's input.

Assists post adoptive and guardianship families in locating formal and informal respite providers and can provide financial assistance for respite services (limited). All families who receive financial respite assistance through the program will be asked to attend a training.

Mentoring in partnership with Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (NFAPA) to assist in providing peer mentoring services to post adoptive and guardianship families.

Mental health services - locates and refers families to professional post adoption and guardianship providers.

Training opportunities that can support skill building on issues related to adoption.

Support groups and networks for families and youth where social networks can be created and peer support can be achieved.

Providing organization

NEBRASKA CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY, INC.

Licensed and accredited childcare and child-placing agency partnering with parents and caregivers to provide voluntary home visiting, affordable early childhood education, economic self-sufficiency coaching, kinship navigation, and post-adoption/guardianship support.