PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES (PSSF)
Program Information and Initial Criteria Form
The primary goals of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program are to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve the quality of care and services to children and their families, and ensure permanency for children by reuniting them with their parents. PSSF is a grant-funded program with oversight from the Local Department of Social Services. By completing this application, you are giving consent for PSSF to review your current DSS benefit status.
Assistance could be in the form of budgeting, short-term case management or assistance in linking you to other community resources. Limited/onetime financial assistance may also be available if the program criteria are met. Financial assistance is not typically given on an emergency basis and it may take up to two weeks to process your application.
In order to determine if you might qualify for limited financial assistance please answer the following questions:
