What is Family Development?
Participants in the program will meet regularly with a Family Development Specialist to assess each family’s unique strengths and challenges. These are determined when completing a Family Development Matrix, a tool with defined 12 life areas. These areas are made of dominant life areas, basic needs, and positive or negative factors that are instrumental in a family’s ability to gain and maintain self-sufficiency.
The 12 life areas include:
- Income
- Adult Education
- Employment
- Housing
- Food
- Child Care
- Health Care
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Support Systems
- Family Interaction
- Addictions
Family Development Specialists will work with families who want to voluntarily set goals to gain and/or maintain self-sufficiency. Families interested will not need to be currently enrolled in a TRI-CAP Program, but if you are and you are interested, please ask your contact person at TRI-CAP to give you more information about this life changing program!
If you have any questions, or are interested in this program, please contact TRI-CAP, 812-482-2233.