New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department: In Home Services
Deadline: April 14, 2016The In Home Support (IHS) Services Program works to promote the safety of children and reduce the risk and the recurrence of maltreatment of children by their parent and/or guardian without the intervention of the courts. IHS is:
- An integrated, trauma informed, comprehensive approach to strengthening and preserving families who are at risk for, or who are currently experiencing problems in family functioning
- A service provided to enhance the family’s capacity to provide for their children’s needs in a safe environment
The IHS clinician functions as a facilitator of change by assisting the families to meet jointly defined goals that eliminate safety threats, enhance parental protective capacities, reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect, provide the family skills to address crises and modify the situation that led to the need for services. The IHS clinician shall work with at least one, but preferably all of the adult household members, to engage them in services.
The types of services provided through the IHS program include:
- Referral to community resources
- Monitoring the family’s use of services
- Working with the family to enhance the use of services
- Crisis intervention
- Wraparound services
- Parenting training
- Life skills training
- Communication skills
- Conflict management skills
- Other services as deemed necessary
Applicants must submit a separate proposal for each district they are electing to bid on. Districts are listed below:
- Colfax and Union Counties
- Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties
- San Miguel, Mora, and Guadalupe Counties
- Santa Fe County
- Taos County
- Dona Ana County
- Grant and South Catron Counties
- Luna and Hidalgo Counties
- Otero and Lincoln Counties
- Sierra, Socorro, and North Catron Counties
- Chaves County
- Curry and Roosevelt Counties
- Eddy County
- Lea County
- Quay, Harding, and DeBaca Counties
- Bernalillo County
- Cibola County
- McKinley County
- San Juan County
- Sandoval County
- Torrance County
- Valencia County
Award: Approximately $710,750 will be awarded per fiscal year for a total of four years for a total of approximately $2,843,000. Multiple contractual agreements will be made.
Eligibility: Offeror is defined as “any person, corporation, or partnership who chooses to submit a proposal.”
Link: https://cyfd.org/for-providers/rfp
Note: A recommended pre-proposal conference will be held on March 21, 2016.