Description

Supports they have offered, or plan to offer, include:

  • Introducing the importance of family care and reintegration to leaders in the organization
  • Strategy and planning for the transition
  • Donor and board engagement
  • Community awareness raising and engagement
  • Partnerships
  • Government engagement and linking to systems reforms
  • Assessments of children and families
  • Family tracing
  • Preparing children and families for transition
  • Social work or case management training or support
  • Staffing adjustments or training
  • Use of buildings and other assets
  • Developing new programs, including:
    • Family and community strengthening
    • Alternative family care (including kinship care, foster care, adoption)
    • Advocacy
    • Community Development projects for Disaster Preparedness
  • Provide funding for the transition
  • General coaching or consultation
  • Onsite training
  • Online training
  • Onsite visits/meetings
  • Phone calls/video conference
  • Provision of standards and written guidance or tools for transitioning
  • Connecting with others or building a network

Overture Outreach International plans to support transitions in Haiti. There are 4 primary parts identified in our process that are necessary to provide families with opportunities for long-term success: (1) Family and Community Assessments, (2) Social Services Activities, (3) Support services: Education, Nutrition Development, and Business Training / Start-up Funding, and (4) Community Development projects to create economic growth.

Key Area(s) of Work
Social Service Workforce Strengthening/Staff Training
Supporting Organizations to Transition to Family-Based Care
Implementation
Directly
Location
Haiti