Providing Direct Family-to-Family Peer Support
A Family Support Organization funded by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families - Children's System of Care (CSOC)
Support * Education * Advocacy
Mission Statement
To facilitate the empowerment of parents and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges through a community-based, family centered, culturally competent system of support, education and advocacy.
Family Support Organizations (FSO’s) are family-run, county-based organizations that provide direct family-to-family peer support, education, advocacy to family members of children with mental health, emotional and behavioral challenges, developmental and intellectual challenges.
Our Team Members
We are not only providers - we are empowered parents with children with various mental health, emotional, behavioral, intellectual or developmental disabilities and challenges and have navigated the children’s system of care for many years. We are skilled in being able to provide valuable peer to peer support to families in need of services who are just beginning their journey through what could be perceived as a complicated system. We ARE families and are committed to employing family members who have children with emotional or behavioral challenges.
An Overview of services
We provide intensive peer to peer support to families by:
- Participating in a strategic partnership with CMO
- Engaging in community development
- Providing peer-to-peer support for families with children at the highest levels of care management
- Educating families about the Children's System Of Care and their child’s challenges
- Employing Wraparound values and principles
- Educating families to advocate in their child’s and family’s best interest
- Monitoring service providers for family involvement, family “friendliness” and family focus
- Advocating for system change when necessary.
- Ensuring the family voice is heard
Find Your Local Family Support Organization
The Family Support Organizations are families! There are 15 Family Support Organizations in the great State of New Jersey.
Every Family Support Organization in New Jersey is committed to employing family members. The Family Support Organizations are culturally, racially, religiously and geographically diverse.
Family Partners of Morris & Sussex Counties, a Family Support Organization, is a private, family led, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization funded by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families - Children's System of Care (CSOC)
System Partners
Broken Crayon Drive
We invite to contribute to this meaningful cause, fostering community engagement and support for families in need. Together, we can transform broken crayons into bright futures. Just send us an email for more information on donation drop off sites or to schedule a pickup!