Family Preservation Programming

Partnering with referrals from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), OMNI provides home based services that keep children safe while strengthening families and helping them stay together. Services include in-home counseling and case management services for abused and neglected children and their families and support and skill building for teenage wards of the state who are pregnant or already parents. The primary responsibility for all Family Preservation Staff is the “Safety and Well-being of Children/Youth”.

All Family Preservation employees must attend an intensive child welfare training. Upon completion of this training, prospective child welfare workers must pass an entailed licensing exam and CERAP (Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol) exam. In addition, prospective case workers must pass an extensive background check.