Mockingbird Family is a program rooted in connection and relationships that brings together caregivers, both community foster parents and kinship families, through micro-communities to support families and youth experiencing out-of-home care.
Within the next six months DCYF’s Mockingbird Family Program plans to launch one Constellation in each Region.
The goal is to bring caregivers together to create safe, stable and supportive environments that support reunification, and connection with family, culture, and community for youth that have experienced multiple moves.
These communities, known as Constellations, bring together six to 10 foster/kinship families, located geographically close to one another. The families are supported by an experienced foster parent known as a Hub Home that provides support, mentoring, respite, and hosts monthly gatherings to connect everyone in the Constellation through an extended family/network.
If you are interested in being part of a Mockingbird Family community or want more information about the program, please fill out the inquiry form.
