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Program Descriptions

Child Services Program 

When abuse happens, it can be the most traumatic experience of a child's life. The Child Services Program helps children who have experienced abuse begin the healing process. In conjuction with the District Attorney's Office, Law Enforcement, and the Department of Family and Children Services, The Tree House seeks to provide comprehensive programs beginning with initial disclosure of abuse, advocacy through the legal process, and individual and group therapeutic services.

Services include:

  • Forensic interviews and evaluations
  • Child and Family advocacy
  • Victim assistance
  • Crisis counseling
  • Hero’s Great and Small (Child Victim Support Group)
  • The Rock (Non-Offending Caregiver Support Group)
  • Teen Sexual Survivor Group

Services are supported through United Way of Northeast Georgia, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, National Children’s Alliance and local contributions.

Family Services Program

Perhaps the most important job in the world is a parenting. Because children don't come with instructions, The Tree House offers the necessary tools and resources to help parents keep their children safe and healthy.  The Family Services Program provides support and education to prenatal families, parents of newborns, parents of children entering kindergarten, and parents of school aged children.

Services include:

  • First Steps
  • Home-Based Nurturing Program
  • Parent Support Groups
  • Teen Parenting Programs
  • Bubbles to Band-Aids

Services are supported by the Governor's Office for Children and Families, Department of Family and Children Services-Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and local contributions.

Piedmont Supervised Visitation Program

The Piedmont Visitation Program is newest program offered by the Tree House and is funded in part by a grant from Department of Family and Children Services-Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program. Children in foster care whose parents are working a case plan for reunification are provided the opportunity to have regular visits with their parents and siblings in a neutral and nurturing environment. Currently, Piedmont Visitation Program serves Jackson County DFCS families through a partnership with Commerce Presbyterian Church in Commerce, GA and Barrow County DFCS families through a partnership with the Winder Wesleyan Church. Volunteers from the church and local community supervise the visits and provide snacks and activities for the families to enjoy. Through visitation, parents are motivated to continue their work towards reunification, while children benefit when this parent-child bond is nurtured during their time in foster care.

Community Outreach and Education

As a Charter Council of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and a member of the Children's Advocacy Center's of Georgia, The Tree House is the only organization in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit providing educational resources and training on child abuse issues. Programs include Pinwheels for Prevention (Child Abuse Prevention Month Activities), Someone To Talk To Puppet Show for Barrow County 2nd graders, Professional Development and Training, and Speakers Bureau. If you are interested in learning how YOU can help prevent child abuse, please contact us at 770-868-1900.