ORPARC's Mission:
To provide
ongoing support, education, information, assistance, and referral services
to DHS post adoptive families and assisted guardianship families statewide.
ORPARC's
Strategic Intent:
- Enhance
child and family functioning
- Reduce
incidents of crisis and unnecessary out of home placements
- Provide
a support network responsive to varying needs of families
- Increase
the professional capacity of the state’s mental health providers
to serve families with children other than those born to them, especially
special needs children placed by public child welfare agencies