Client Support Services

Transportation Plus

Transportation Plus assists the Department of Children and Families, formerly the Division of Youth and Family Services in providing reliable and consistent transportation for clients to appointments, residential transport, as well as to supervised visits. These appointments directly impact the individual or families' care and welfare. The program operates during the week on a referral basis. The Transportation Plus fleet consists of six automobiles, two of which are often dedicated strictly to its sister program - Supervised Visitation.

Supervised Visitation & Adoption Resource Center Support

The Supervised Visitation & ARC programs assist children and families involved in the foster care system by facilitating visits between family members. The majority of the visits occur between parent and child, but often involve other family members. In recent years, the program has expanded to include grandparent and sibling visits as well. PEI Kids collaborates with the Department of Children and Families, formerly the Division of Youth and Family Services in order to provide families with opportunities to be together. Ultimately, the program seeks to establish relationships that will allow family reunification, permanent placement or adoption to occur. In 2005, 988 visits took place and 9 families were reunified.