How The System Works
 

Community Partnership for Children is called upon by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to care for children who have been abused or neglected.  Once Community Partnership for Children officially accepts a case, a Case Manager is assigned to the child.  A comprehensive Case Plan is created to help mend the abusive situation.  

The goal of the Case Plan is always to reunify a family within 12 months.  After 12 months, either the child must be reunited or the goal must be changed.

The change of goal may lead to:

• permanent guardianship to a relative

• adoption, which requires termination of parental rights (TPR)

• other approved living arrangement (if the child is old enough and does not wish to be adopted) which may include long term foster care or independent living