Family Support 360

Fiscal Year 2006 Performance Highlights 

While many service programs are available in this country, human service systems often fail to meet the diverse needs 
of an individual with developmental disabilities and his or her family.  A family may need several services, and many 
human service systems address primarily one need, such as health, education, or employment.  These systems usually 
focus on one individual, not the person and his or her family.

Funded under Projects of National Significance, Family Support 360 grants help States design a one-stop center to 
meet the many needs of individuals with disabilities and their families.  The families helped are to be members of 
unserved or underserved populations.  Through the one-stop, a family will have a family assessment and participate in 
the development of its individual family plan.  The goal is to include the services and supports (e.g., health and/or 
mental health care, housing, counseling and/or marriage education, parenting skills development, child care, employment,
transportation, respite care, personal assistance care, financial assistance and/or management) the family needs that 
may be provided by public human service agencies and/or private community- and faith-based groups.

These grants:
Provide families the services and supports they need, when they need it
Support the emergence of new leaders in delivery of  human services;
Generate greater buy-in and impact on communities;
Demonstrate new models that others want to replicate for reaching and serving people;
Increase public and private partnerships, fostering trust and collaboration efforts; and
Show policy makers and administrators something that works.

Family Support 360 Program Map
The highlighted States/Territories on this map represent the locations of Family Support 360 programs 
(Family Support 360 program map image)


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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/