Reentry Aftercare through Functional Family Parole Services
Functional Family Parole (FFP) is a family-focused parole supervision model. FFP recognizes how important family are in helping young people reenter their communities.
FFP helps young people and their families improve how they work together to accomplish their goals. Families are taught strategies to support and reinforce the positive changes their young people have made while in JR.
FFP Counselors are trained in engagement and motivation skills that help families have a more positive experience with each other and the community they live in. FFP Counselors work to understand youth and family strengths. They also help identify needs before the youth releases. They participate in Future Planning Meetings. These meetings help the young person and their family develop a Future Plan. To learn more, visit the Future planning webpage.
The young person on parole aftercare signs a parole contract with their FFP Counselor. The contract includes:
- Treatment and program requirements.
- The days and times they meet.
- Where they can and cannot go.
- Things they cannot do.
If a youth breaks the rules in their contract, FFP Counselors may require them to do more reporting-in or have more family meetings and a curfew. A young people may return to a facility if they break a rule multiple times or have a serious violation.
FFP can last four to five months, or up to three years, depending on the type of parole.
