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within the family that place a child at risk of out-of-home placement and assist participants in finding ways to change how the family unit functions resulting in positive outcomes. It is the expectation that the delivery of services will decrease the number of children placed in foster care and maintain intact troubled families without additional costly services. There are no work requirements for program participants. Each contracted Family Preservation agency provides Evidence Based Programs under two tiers of services. Tier One is an intensive four to six-week program with a master’s-level provider. Tier Two is a three to six-month program with services from a bachelor-level case manager and a family support worker. Examples of the services provided for family preservation include the following: ▪ In-home family therapy ▪ Individual therapy ▪ Case Management ▪ Custody supervision ▪ Parenting education ▪ Advocacy

These services are TANF funded and meet TANF purpose 1.

▪ The Family Preservation TANF program provides coaching and support to children and youth between the ages of seven and 18 who are exhibiting behaviors known to lead to truancy or are actively struggling to attend school. Services include mentoring, teaching coping strategies, social skills and approaches to appropriately manage family issues. The program meets TANF purpose 3 by preventing behaviors that can lead to dependency, out-of-wedlock pregnancies, imprisonment, or other negative outcomes. This program is TANF funded and meets TANF purpose 3.

▪ Healthy Families America is an early childhood home visitation program focused on serving children beginning at birth and continuing to age three. The purpose of this grant is to promote child and family well-being by strengthening families. Intensive home visitations are part of this program. Services are limited to families who are at risk and low income. This program is TANF funded and meets TANF purpose 4.

▪ International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Trauma Adapted Family Connections (TA-FC) is an evidence-based, manualized intervention that addresses trauma, helps families achieve and maintain safety and stability, and reduces the risk of child abuse and neglect. The intervention is community based, and family focused, and is based on attachment theory, neglect, trauma, and family interaction. Their Community Connections program uses 2 Gen approaches that provide child-centered, family-based programming that meets the needs of all family members. It uses different strategies to increase stability, grow social connections, decrease maltreatment risk, and moves families towards personal and family goals. These strategies are Trauma Informed Comprehensive Case Management, Trauma-Adapted Family Connections (TA-FC), and Group Support and Skill Building. This program is TANF funded and meets TANF purpose 4.

▪ The Kansas Early Head Start (KEHS) program provides early, continuous, intensive and comprehensive child development and family support services to families, pregnant women, and