“The Healthy Families Thriving Communities Collaboratives in Washington, D.C. share a vision of professionals and community residents alike joining hands to strengthen families within their own neighborhoods. Community organizers, neighbors, clergy, family support workers, clinical social workers, teachers, protective services workers, and, in some cases, psychologists and addiction counselors, work together to create a neighborhood-based safety net for children and families. The eight Collaboratives are located in seven of the eight wards of the city and will serve over 1,000 families this year. Funding for the Collaboratives is primarily provided through the District’s public child welfare agency, although Collaboratives also seek funding from local and national foundations and other governmental sources like the Weed and Seed Program of the U.S. Department of Justice.”
