In-Home Services

In-Home Protective Services, often referenced by the acronym IHPS, is a Philadelphia-based program designed in response to the city’s initiative to reduce the number of child fatalities. Families living in their own homes or in a city shelter are referred to Tabor by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services to address one or more threats to child safety. In conjunction with Tabor and the family, DHS develops a plan that would enable the child to remain safely with the family. Meeting with the family three times each week, Tabor counsels each family to draw on its strengths, provides coaching and modeling of parenting skills, guides the family in rectifying safety issues in the home, and links the family to community resources. Families in local shelters receive the combined assistance of shelter staff, Tabor and DHS in securing housing and achieving self-sufficiency.

The Family Preservation Program, also based in Philadelphia, is a family reunification program for highly-challenged families and children who are returning from foster care. Tabor provides intense social work intervention, including 24-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week accessibility; at least five hours of direct family contact per week; and linkages to community services.

Intensive Family Support Services help Bucks County families who are experiencing challenges in meeting their children’s needs for safety and well-being. Through a graduated service model the program offers families the appropriate level of support and intervention. Services are routinely provided for six months, with decreasing intensity as the family’s skills increase. Latitude in program design allows response to diverse family needs with a combination of case management and therapeutic intervention.