Dear Providers:

It is the goal of the Division to reduce and eliminate discontinuity of adoptive and guardianship placements through the provision of quality and effective services throughout the adoption and guardianship continuum. This includes the need for supportive services for the population most impacted by displacements and dissolutions. It is also important to provide parents with the necessary skills and tools to build their capacity to meet the changing needs of adolescents.

The Department of Human Services State Adoption Unit is requesting proposals for Family Intervention Team (FIT) services, which is designed to provide statewide crisis intervention to adoptive families that are experiencing challenges maintaining the family unit.

This Statement of Need is being issued to establish a contract with a qualified supplier who will provide statewide services to families who have finalized an adoption of a child from Georgia foster care, with the intention of preventing displacement from the family.

A successful applicant of the Statement of Need must detail their ability to promote and support ongoing permanency, while increasing overall family resilience, and linking families to sustainable community resources. The program should also include clinical support to families, as needed, as well as support for families transitioning children from residential care back into the home.

In order to have its proposal considered pursuant to this Statement of Need, the Supplier must be a non-profit provider with a minimum of 3 years' experience in the provision of providing crisis and clinical support to families. The non-profit provider must submit a summary of their experience in serving this population.

The informational webinar will be held December 16, 2023, at 10:00 am. Attendance is mandatory for all organizations wishing to apply for this funding opportunity.  To attend:  Click here to join the meeting

For more information about the SON can be found here: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/services/adoption/family-intervention-team-fit-statement-need

For more information about the State Adoption Unit visit: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/services/adoption

Thank you!

DFCS State Adoption Unit