In assuming the mandated responsibilities, we try our best to preserve families. It is our philosophy that children belong in families. We prefer that a child remain at home while we provide services to stabilize the family. If a child cannot live safely at home, we first look for an appropriate relative to care for the child for as long as necessary. If an appropriate relative is not available, the child will go into foster care or other placement. In every case, the safety of the child is our main concern and responsibility.

We also believe in permanence for children. Children need stability and they need and deserve permanence. If the family crisis in a birth family cannot be resolved, it is our responsibility to seek an alternative, permanent family for those children in a timely manner.

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