A strong, nurturing family is the foundation of every child’s success, yet families sometimes struggle to build and maintain a supportive, healthy home where children can thrive. Rising Ground’s Preventive Services offers families the support they need to remain together. Although families come to us in times of crisis and under stress, they emerge stable, strong, and secure.
Rising Ground works with each family and family member to resolve the conflicts that brought them to a crisis point, working toward a belief that change is possible. Then, we work together to create plans that become the roadmap to the family’s — and each family member’s — success. We also guide them to additional resources, such as food, housing, or healthcare. Our work isn’t just about helping families address momentary crises. We equip them with communication skills, knowledge of resources, and a network of support for today and the future.
Our social workers visit families in their home so all family members can be included and we tailor plans to be responsive to cultural beliefs and each person’s approach to problem-solving. Wherever a family is, we meet them at their comfort level — whether it be in their own living room, on a basketball court, or at the neighborhood diner.
Thanks to these interventions, we keep 98% of families safely together and prevent foster care placement for hundreds of children each year.