Needs
Color me SAFE Foundation focuses on three primary programs: Direct Family Consultations, Parenting Strategies, and Education & Awareness
1. Direct Family Consultations: We offer families practical guidance and support when they are facing a child welfare crisis. Our team helps those dealing with ongoing CPS cases, provides support to survivors of domestic violence where children are involved, and advocates for families navigating difficult divorce and custody disputes. Our goal is to empower families with the knowledge and resources they need to protect their children and make informed decisions.
a) Guiding Families: Helping families assess whether to contact CPS with concerns about a child’s well-being and providing them with an understanding of what to expect after making the call.
b) CPS Investigation Guidance: Advising families on how to navigate the process once CPS opens an initial investigation. We guide them on how to respond, what questions to ask, potential outcomes, and how to appeal if necessary.
c) CPS Case Review: Reviewing CPS case documents and providing families with a detailed analysis to help them understand the complexities of their case, determine whether to appeal, and potentially have their case overturned.
d) Domestic Violence Support: Assisting victims of domestic violence who have children at home, ensuring the safety and well-being of the entire family.
e) Reunification Support: Offering step-by-step guidance to families whose children have been removed and placed in state conservatorship, helping them understand the actions needed for reunification.
2. Parenting Strategies Program: Our program equips parents and families with customized guidance and evidence-based strategies for safe parenting, co-parenting, and resolving parent-teen conflicts. Tailored to meet the unique dynamics of each family, this program fosters healthier relationships, enhances communication, and ensures the emotional and physical well-being of children and teens during challenging times. Our parenting strategies program typically consist of 6-8 hours of individual work sessions with each family, individually tailoring initiatives and strategies to their specific needs. Our program includes a certificate, which helps families meet court or CPS training requirements.
3. Education & Awareness: We provide workshops, safe spaces, and training sessions on key topics like child welfare, domestic violence, mental health, and navigating the CPS system. Our sessions are offered to families, schools, daycares, and community groups. We partner with institutions such as schools, daycare centers, therapists, and other nonprofits that work directly with children and families to ensure the trainings are impactful and relevant.
a) Training survivors of domestic violence on how to navigate the landscape of child welfare, co-parenting, CPS, and working with family law attorneys.
b) Training therapists on understanding the landscape of CPS, such as understanding how a CPS investigation works from the beginning to the closing of the case.
c) Providing educational sessions to the public on effective co-parenting, and intervention, and understanding the signs of abuse and neglect.
d) Educating immigrant and refugee families to help them understand the child welfare laws of the State of Texas.
e) Organizing sessions to empower and educate South Asian families and their children to better navigate the unique challenges they face when managing dual cultural identity and integrating into American society.