Parents and Children Together (PACT)

Weekly home visits by a social worker to assist families with:

• coping with the stresses of parenting,
• increasing knowledge of child development and strengthening the parent/child relationship,
• obtaining food, clothing or shelter,
• applying for Medicaid,
• locating appropriate day care for their children or advocating for them in school,
• obtaining necessary referrals for prevention of domestic violence, mental health issues or substance abuse,
• providing evidenced based, in home, therapeutic interventions, and
• referral to a Parenting Group.

The families must reside in Monroe County and have an identified child at risk of foster care and/or abuse and neglect.

To make a referral to the program, please call the Monroe County Department of Human Services, at (585) 753-5821.

There is no cost to eligible families. The program is voluntary and families do not have to accept the service.