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National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Family Connection
5180 62nd Avenue North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
727-298-3910
tanyas@family-resources.org

Project Director
Tanya Sessoms

Project Evaluator
Mark Vargo

Sponsoring Organization
Family Resources, Inc.

This program serves children who are at risk of out of home placement due to parent's substance abuse or HIV/AIDS status. Emergency assistance/concrete services, home-based family intervention assessments, individual and family counseling targets risk and protective factors. Support will include linkages to recreational activities to aid in family cohesion. The program, a replication of the Family Connection Model developed by the University of Maryland, will work within the context of the clients home and neighborhoods and is targeted to service, at least, 160 families.