Permanency
Boys & Girls Aid’s Permanency Services support children, youth, and families by helping lay the groundwork for safe, permanent connections and lifelong stability.
Working one-on-one with youth, our Permanency Specialists provide therapeutic activities that help them process loss and strengthen attachment to their caregivers.
Additionally, Permanency Specialists provide ongoing training and support to adoptive parents and legal guardians as they take on the role of caring for children with unique emotional challenges and special needs.
Learn more about our Permanency programs
What is Permanency?
Boys & Girls Aid believes healthy, long-term connections to adults are critical to a young person’s successful transition to adulthood. This idea is called Permanency.
Our Permanency Services help children establish and maintain lifelong connections with the people who matter most to them — relatives, friends, loved ones, and community support systems.
Models and Curriculum We Use to Achieve Permanency
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
Darla Henry's 3-5-7 Model©
Richard Rose's Therapeutic Life Story Work
Trust Based Relational Interventions (TBRI)
Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI)
Permanency Success Stories
“The single factor most closely associated with positive outcomes for children is meaningful, lifelong connections to family.”
— The National Institute for Permanent Family Connectedness
Read Mateo & Theresa’s Story
