Family Support and Preservation
Family Intervention Program
The Family Intervention Program (FIP) provides support services to parents with dependent children who are applying for or receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in an effort to eliminate or reduce the harmful effects of poverty on families. These supportive services will enable adults to fully participate in the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) so that they can gain skills that promote economic independence, self-sufficiency, and strengthen family life. FIP provides assessment and intervention services to identify barriers and help clients connect with community-based resources to resolve those barriers.
Eligibility: Applicants for TANF in the Manchester, Nashua and Rochester District Offices who are referred by the Family Services Specialist; NH Employment Program participants statewide who are referred by their Employment Counselor or who have received a Level 3 sanction
Areas served: Manchester, Nashua and Rochester District Offices; NHEP offices statewide
Call: 518-4270
Contact: Sandy Beaudry, NHEP Program Manager, beaudrys@cfsnh.org
Our Goal
FIP allows CFS to support low-income families with children as they strive toward self-sufficiency and economic independence. TANF requires able-bodied people between the ages of 16 and 60 to work, attend school or take part in employment training programs for 20 to 30 hours a week. NHEP employment counselors create “employability plans” with each client and identify appropriate skill building or training programs to help them achieve their employment goals. The FIP’s goal is to connect families with resources that will help them overcome barriers to employment and prepare them for the workforce.
Services provided
- The Family Intervention Program can help--
- Adults struggling to comply with NHEP requirements due to ongoing or temporary barriers
- Individuals experiencing anxiety, depression or stress
- Parents who have children with disabilities or behavioral issues
- People who have a history of substance abuse and are struggling to maintain sobriety
- Families effected by domestic violence
The NHEP Family Intervention Program can connect you with many resources including:
- Child Care
- Counseling
- Domestic Violence Services
- Housing
- Parenting Supports
- Substance Abuse Services
- Transportation
FAQs
Q: What types of barriers to employment will the Family Intervention Program help with?
A: We commonly work with clients who:
- Have personal or family problems that interfere with employment
- Have anxiety, depression or family stress that present a need for more intensive support to maintain participation in work-related activities
- Have significant interpersonal or behavioral issues interfering with work activities
- Have children with disabilities or behavioral issues
- Lack child care
- Are or have been involved with domestic violence
- Have a history of physical abuse which is interfering with work activities
- Have a drug and/or alcohol abuse situation that is interfering with work activities
- Have housing or homelessness concerns
- Lack transportation and need referrals to ride-share or other transportation resources
NHEP FAQs:
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/TANF/FAQs/default.htm
Resources/Links
NH Division of Family Assistance: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DFA/default.htm
About the NH Employment Program: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/TANF/nh-employment-program.htm
NH Assistance Handbook (resource list of critical resources including food assistance, shelters for the homeless and for battered women, nutrition education, job assistance, legal assistance, fuel assistance, social services, and more)
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DFA/LIBRARY/Brochure/assist.htm
NH Employment Program (NHEP) & Family Assistance Program (FAP) Policies – Family Assistance Manual
Policies are used as administrative guidelines to assist DHHS staff in implementing programs and services. They are intended to help clients and the public better understand DHHS programs and procedures. Unlike statutes and administrative rules, policies are not laws and do not have the force and effect of laws.
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/FAM_HTM/NEWFAM.HTM
Funding: Supported through a contract with the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Family Assistance
Fees: none
