Family for Everyone
In 2010, driven by our concern that teens and young adults were leaving our care without permanent families and experiencing poor outcomes, we developed an Intervention and Outcome Model focused on building families, skills, and community for our youth.
For older youth in foster care, the traditional approach emphasized life skills development to prepare for independence. Plummer does not give up on finding family for older youth. We know life skills are best learned in partnership with caring adults, and that permanency is critically important to support young people transitioning to adulthood.
Permanency
Community
Preparedness
Successful Adulthood
Successful Adulthood
Permanency
Community
Preparedness
Plummer’s Intervention & Outcome Model informs and guides our practice to build and rebuild families in a safe, measurable way. Permanent family relationships are paramount among the many data points we measure and evaluate.
Focus Areas
Plummer’s Intervention & Outcome Model focuses on three areas. Our theory is that when young people have all three of these things, they are more likely to succeed as adults.
- Permanency: Every youth has a safe emotionally secure parenting relationship with a life-long, legal family.
- Preparedness: Every youth has the skills and support to meet their physical, emotional, educational, and economic needs.
- Community: Every youth has a safe place to live, a sense of belonging and a chance to positively contribute to the community.
Our top priority is for the highest possible percentage of youth leave our care to a safe, stable, emotionally secure parenting relationship.
