FAMILIES NOW

What they do

1. Youth Permanency - This Program Assists Counties Develop Effective Specialized Youth Permanency Services and Remove Budget Barriers to Increase The Number of Youth In Foster Care Who Achieve Permanent Families. Our Funding Methodology Documents Fiscal Data On Savings Achieved When Youth Move From High Cost Foster Care Into Permanent Families. Reinvesting These Savings Allows A County to Sustain and Expand Successful Specialized Youth Permanency Services At No Net Cost. We Bring The Fiscal Wisdom of Private Sector With Its Expectation of A Return On Investment to County Financing Creating A Dual Bottom Line, Families for Children and Lower County Costs. Sample Accomplishment: In 2014 Families NOW Worked Closely With Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, Their Elected Board of Supervisors, and Youth Permanency Private Agency Partner Resulting In A 50% Expansion In The Number of Youth Served By Their Successful Destination Family Youth Permanency Program. Program E