STATE OF NEVADA - Division of Child and Family Services

• Case management services for families with children having behavioral and emotional problems;
• Respite care including recruitment and training of respite care providers and respite reimbursement for low to
moderate-income families having one or more children with a disability;
• Family self-sufficiency mentoring programs (for both youth and their families);
• Leadership skills development; after-school and parenting programs (bi-lingual and teen parenting;
• Domestic violence counseling;
• Transitional housing services including case management services, supportive services, and education for
women with children;
• Intensive services to families referred by DCFS/CPS with first contact at the courthouse immediately after the
court hearing; and
• Services to locate relatives of children for placement as an alternative to placing the child(ren) in foster care.
Washoe County: 2,786 families, 10,861 individuals, 6,057 children, 524 persons with a disability and 1,287 single heads
of households were provided the following services during FFY 2009 through the agencies funded in Washoe County:
• Children/Youth Development Services – Child Care, Child Development Classes / Activities, Mentoring Programs,
Teen/Youth Support Group, Tutoring, Day Care Assistance and Playgroups.
• Health Service – CPR Training, Nutrition Classes, Health Education and Health Screening.
• Information and Referral Services – Referrals to Outside Agencies, Community Awareness Campaigns and Resource
Libraries.
• Life Skills/Development Training – Budget/Financial Counseling, GED Classes, Life Skills Group, Employment
Training, Homemaker Services / Training, Literacy Training, English as Second Language (ESL) Classes, Job Search
/ Placement Assistance and Parenting Classes / Training, and Computer Skills Training.
• Support Services – Assessment Services, Crisis Intervention, Home Visits, Respite, Case Management, Domestic
Violence Services, Individual Counseling, Support Groups, Client Advocacy, and Family Counseling, Parent Support
Groups, Relative Searches and Therapy.
• Basic Needs Services – Child Safety Seats, Transportation Assistance, Clothing, Housing, Utility Assistance, Food,
Rental Assistance and Other Basic Needs that include the following:
• Home-based crisis intervention and counseling services for families with children who have been removed from
their homes or who are at imminent risk of removal due to family issues including domestic violence, poverty,
substance abuse;
• Home-based homemaker services to prevent removal of children;
• Services to Spanish-speaking families as well as translation services;
• Washoe County's Child Protective Services (CPS) Family Assessment;
• Family counseling/therapy (bilingual, home- or center-based);
• Prevention/education services;
• Advocacy and assistance for families with children with disabilities;
• Families with children having special health care needs;
• Transient/homeless services to families;
• Family visitations;
• Medical and dental care; and
• Substance abuse outpatient and residential treatment for women with one child, including, transitional housing,
life skills training, and parenting.
Nevada APSR – SFY 2010
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