Vision

All vulnerable children referred by the Worcester County Courts will receive the services and support to help them maximize growth and minimize harm, enabling them to thrive in a safe, healthy, and stable environment.

Goals

1. 1.REDUCTION OF TIME IN FOSTER CARE- Improve the quality of information presented to the Juvenile Court; gather relevant information; make appropriate recommendations in a written court report. Monitor the Juvenile Court's progress on the Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act that requires reunification or termination of parental rights for children living in foster care within 18 months
2. 2.Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for the recruitment, retention, supervision, and training of a competent volunteer corps that is ethnically, racially, and linguistically representative of the population to be served.
3. 3.Creation of a program that works with children who have been removed from their homes due to parental substance abuse. Provide specific training to volunteers working with this population