What does FPP stand for?

The program recognizes that people make mistakes, said Jennifer Pope Baker, director of the Women's Fund of Indiana, which picks up parts of the costs of the nursery and the Family Preservation Program.

There appears to be some agreement that if family preservation programs are not having their intended impact, it is because of six main reasons: (1) inappropriate children and families are the target of services; (2) treatment models and modes of intervention are incompatible to client needs; (3) workers do not espouse nor demonstrate program values; (4) legislative guidelines are not being followed; (5) measures for determining client appropriateness are flawed; and (6) ambiguity is increasing concerning what constitutes an effective outcome and how the outcome should be measured.

Family Preservation Program In 1996, the Indiana State Department of Health's Maternal Child Health Services and the Indiana Division of Family and Social Services assisted IWP in developing the Family Preservation Program.

About Orchards Children's Services Orchards Children's Services protects children from abuse and neglect by providing family preservation programs, foster care and adoption in Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties.

The program recognizes that people make mistakes, said Jennifer Pope Baker, director of the Women's Fund of Indiana, which picks up parts of the costs of the nursery and the Family Preservation Program.

The audit found that the Family Preservation Programs, started in 1992, has not been managed well and needs more oversight.

In total, about $400,000 in grant money will go to the four area Family Preservation Programs this year.

The center also offers a family preservation program service that includes counseling, homemaking instruction, parent training and other help directed toward making individual homes safer places for children to live.