Family Stabilization Services

Family Stabilization Services

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0 – 18
BRONX & MANHATTAN

Helping Families Thrive & Grow

Every family is unique and has both joys and challenges. Rising Ground is here to provide the support people need to build upon their strengths and address adversity in times of need. When a family is in crisis or facing ongoing challenges that could affect the safety and well-being of their children, we work with parents, relatives, and children to make sure children are in a safe, stable environment from which they can grow and thrive. For families at risk of having children placed in foster care to those who have been removed due to abuse or neglect, we work with children and parents to find positive paths forward, focusing on keeping families together.

This work relates directly to our founding as an orphan house in 1831. For nearly two centuries, we have evolved to meet the needs of families and ensure the safety and well-being of children in times of need.

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FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE

Fatherhood Initiative

  • Non-custodial fathers
  • The Bronx
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Supporting Fathers to Improve Relationships With Their Children

Fathers, particularly those who do not have custody of their children, explore how to be better parents to their children and partners to the other parent, whether they are in a relationship or not. We work with fathers to explore relationships and provide life-skills and other workshops, as well as referrals to needed services.

PREVENTIVE SERVICES

Preventive Services

  • Families with children 0-18
  • Bronx, Brooklyn & Manhattan
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Building Strong, Nurturing Families

Our Preventive Services offer families facing challenges such as domestic violence, substance abuse, or mental illness the support they need to remain together. Using evidence-based models, we help families to build caring relationships and become a stronger unit that emerges stable, strong, and secure.

MOTHER & CHILD PROGRAM

Mother & Child Program

  • Teen mothers in foster care & their children
  • The Bronx
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Supporting Young Mothers as They Become Parents

Teen mothers in foster care learn parenting skills, from diapering and bathing a baby, to how to read with their child or setting boundaries. While learning to be nurturing parents, our moms are also building the self-confidence needed to move forward in their own lives.

FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION

Foster Care & Adoption

  • Children up to 21 and their families
  • All NYC Boroughs
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Fostering Nurturing Families

Our Foster Care program focuses on giving children the safe, stable home they deserve while we repair their families. To ensure the well-being of children, we provide the services needed by the birth family. About 65% of our children safely go home again. For those who can’t, we help them create new families with adoptive parents.

FAMILY CRISIS RESPITE CENTER