Wayne County Family & Children First Council connects the dots to eliminate redundancy and bring resources together for planning, monitoring and improving outcomes for families and children.
How We Do It
Wayne FCFC provides Service Coordination to help families who receive services from multiple systems. It brings children, families and service providers together in a way that fosters communication, coordination and collaboration. (See Coordinating Services tab)
Wayne FCFC works with Diversion (a multi-system team) that uses a strength-based approach to planning services and a flexible wrap around fund to help prevent unnecessary placement of children away from their families. (See Program tab)
Wayne FCFC oversees Early Intervention through Help Me Grow. It provides coordinated early intervention services to parents of eligible children under the age of 3 with developmental delays or disabilities. Families work with their teams to create an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) to use their existing supports and resources-- and build on them-- to learn how to enhance their child's learning and development. (See Early Childhood tab)
Wayne FCFC provides trainings about topics related to Early Childhood through our Early Childhood Coalition, Bring Your Own Lunch and Learn (BYOL) about local services/programs and emerging needs in our communities and our Family Advisory Committee provides trainings specific to families. (See Events tab)
Wayne FCFC sponsors support groups for moms and is getting ready to launch a Grandparents Raising Grandkids group with a playgroup alongside. More information to come.