Program Profile: HOMEBUILDERS

This is an in-home, family preservation service and reunification program for families with children returning from or at risk for out-of-home placement.

Evidence Rating: Effective | More than one study

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This is an in-home, family preservation service and reunification program for families with children returning from or at risk for out-of-home placement. The program is rated Effective. The treatment group had a statistically significant greater number of reunifications and reduced rates of out-of-home placement, compared with the control group. However, there were no significant differences between groups in successful reunification (i.e., whether the children returned to foster care).

An Effective rating implies that implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes either 1) one study conducted in multiple sites; or 2) two or three studies, each conducted at a different site. Learn about how we make the multisite determination.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 1 - 17

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Other

Geography: Suburban Urban Rural

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, Home

Program Type: Children Exposed to Violence, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Crisis Intervention/Response, Family Therapy, Parent Training, Victim Programs

Targeted Population: Children Exposed to Violence, Families, Victims of Crime, Young Offenders

Current Program Status: Active

Program Director:
Charlotte Booth
Executive Director
Institute for Family Development

34004 16th Avenue South, Suite 200
Federal Way, WA 98003
United States

Phone: 253.874.3630
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Researcher:
Peter Pecora
Managing Director
Casey Family Programs

2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
United States

Phone: 206.270.49836
Website(link is external)
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Researcher:
Raymond S. Kirk
Director of Research and Program Evaluations
Independent Living Resources, Inc.

411 Andrews Road, Suite 140
Durham, NC 27705
United States

Phone: 919.384.1457
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Researcher:
Elaine Walton
Emeritus Professor
School of Social Work, Brigham Young University (Retired)

160 E. 4635 N.
Provo, UT 84604
United States

Phone: 801.228.7125
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Training and TA Provider:
Shelley Leavitt
Associate Director
Institute for Family Development

34004 16th Avenue South, Suite 200
Federal Way, WA 98003
United States

Phone: 253.874.3630
Website(link is external)
Email