The Family Ties Project is a project of the Consortium for Child Welfare. The Family Ties Project was lanuched in October 1996 to provide life-planning related services to uninfected as well as infected children. The mission of the Family Ties Project is to promote and preserve the well-being of children, youth and families affected by HIV/AIDS by working with parents and caregivers to plan for the future care of their children. The primary goals of the Family Ties Project is to: 1) reduce the risk of abandonment of children affected by HIV/AIDS thorugh the development and provision of comprehensive permanency planning services; and 2) develop policy and systemic reform which supports the parents' choice in planning for their children's life plans. A major objective has been the passage of standby guardianship legislation in the District of Columbia, which was accomplished in 2002. The Consortium for Child Welfare is a coalition of twenty-two non-profit service agencies established in 1980 to improve child welfare servcies in Washington, DC. Our mission is to protect children and support families by facilitating communication and collaboration; promoting innovation, services and developing resources; and advocating for the highest practice standards for children, youth and family services. The Family Ties Project primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Fmailies, Abandoned Infants Program. For further information on the Family Ties Project or the Consortium for Child Welfare, please visit our sister Web sites:
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