Boys Town North Florida Inc

Family Homes Services is a family style, community-based residential program that can serve six to seven males or females, ages 10 to 17. Married couples called Family Teachers are the primary treatment agents, along with full-time Assistant Family Teachers. Family Teachers are responsible for structured supervision of youth in daily living and treatment activities. The couple and their assistant work on both treatment and skill building in the home and with community and family resources in the childs life. A major focus of this program is teaching youth how to build healthy relationships and pro-social skills. Older youth also focus on developing functional skills - often referred to as independent-living skills that can help them achieve success in school, their families, and work settings.

In-Home Family Services has trained family consultants to work with families that are struggling to stay together or are in danger of having a child removed from the home. No matter what the underlying cause - economic hardship, substance abuse, marital issues, family conflicts, health challenges, or others - the goal is to keep children in the home, or to reunify them with their family if they have been removed from their home. Consultants work right in the parents home, helping them to improve parenting skills, create a safe, nurturing home for children, and use resources in the community to solve problems on their own. Consultants are on call 24/7 to provide support and assistance. Common Sense Parenting CSP for toddlers and preschoolers is a practical skill-based program that provides easy-to-learn techniques to help with todays parenting challenges. Embracing a strengths-based approach, CSP for toddlers and preschoolers aims to decrease the incidence of abuse/neglect and high-risk behaviors by reducing parental stress.