Community-Based
Lincoln Families knows that every child and family can succeed when they have the resources and support they need. Youth in child welfare systems are at a greater risk of dropping out of school and experiencing unemployment, homelessness, incarcerations, mental health challenges and more. Our community-based family programs strengthen stability and permanency, providing critical mental health supports and resource navigation services.
Black Infant Health
Supporting Healthy Moms
Lincoln’s empowerment-focused, group-based Black Infant Health program, delivered in a culturally supportive environment, is critical for improving Black/African American women’s birth outcomes and for impacting future generations to come.
East County First 5 Center
Nurturing First 5 Years
High-quality early childhood programs have a lasting impact on children’s well-being and school success. Lincoln’s East County First 5 Center provides the supports needed to foster children’s health, overall development, and school readiness.
Kinship Support Services
Keeping Families Together
Lincoln Families knows that children do best when they remain in safe, stable, and familiar environments that relatives can provide. Relative caregivers are the backbone of the child welfare system, stepping up to fill the gap when challenges take parents away from raising their children. Lincoln’s Kinship services supports the unique needs of each caregiver and child to keep families together.
Mandela Family Resource Center
Nurturing First 5 Years
Family Resource Centers (FRCs) serve as place-based hubs for creating meaningful social change in diverse communities. Lincoln’s Mandela FRC in West Oakland provides concrete supports, coordination of local resources, and programs focused on community advocacy, education, and leadership.
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Healing Family Attachments
Youth with substance use issues are at a higher risk for mental health problems, including depression, behavioral issues, and suicide. Lincoln’s Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) provides short-term intensive therapy to families and youth struggling with substance use and mental health challenges.
Project Permanence
Changing Youth Trajectories
Youth who have been in foster care, the juvenile justice system—or both—typically face great challenges as they transition back to their families. Many have experienced trauma, which affects not just their youth, but also the adults they will become. Lincoln's Project Permanence provides intensive home-based supports during critical times of transition.
Therapeutic Behavioral Services
Layering Family Supports
Life with a child struggling with severe emotional and behavioral issues can become an overwhelming stress for the whole family, and jeopardize the child’s ability to remain at home. Lincoln’s Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) teams work with the entire family in crisis to find solutions to ensure stability, and reduce and manage challenging behaviors.