Child & Family
Families First of Michigan
What We Do
Families First of Michigan (FFM) is a voluntary program that provides intensive in-home services to quickly stabilize and preserve the family. Caring FFM professionals will work intensively with the family to strengthen protective factors to reduce the safety risks within the home.
Who is Eligible?
FFM professionals support parents who are at imminent risk of having their children removed from home and placed in foster care due to abuse or neglect. This 28-day crisis intervention program is for families who have the highest safety risk due to evidence of child abuse or neglect.
At the end of this intervention, families will:
- Remain intact
- Accomplish the identified goals created
- Increase community connections
- Increase natural supports
- Learn a variety of new skills to increase family self-sufficiency
How it Works
FFM serves families with children aged 0–17 who are at high risk of removal from their homes. The FFM worker will assess the needs of the whole family by utilizing the Two-Generational (2Gen) approach.
The participating family will:
- Meet in-person with an FFM worker for a minimum of 10 hours per week for 4 to 6 weeks, based on the family's schedule
- Work collaboratively with the FFM worker to create goals that address the needs of the family
- Gain a variety of new skills such as parenting, budgeting, connecting to community resources, accessing mental and physical health services, and increasing natural supports
- Have 24/7 access to FFM during this period
