Bright Harbor Healthcare has been successfully operating the Keeping Families Together program throughout Ocean County for the past four years. On September 1st, 2022, Bright Harbor Healthcare will expand the Keeping Families Together Program to Monmouth County residents.

The Keeping Families Together program is available to families linked with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency and challenged with housing instability and homelessness that may put children at risk of out-of-home placement or delay of familial reunification. The Keeping Families Together Program focuses on helping families overcome obstacles that prevent the family unity they desire. Utilizing a ‘housing-first model’, Bright Harbor Healthcare’s Keeping Families Together team assists families with reunification, housing stability, vocational counseling, substance use services, socialization, self-sufficiency, parenting skills, and the Strengthening Families curriculum.    

KFT is funded through a collaboration between The NJ Department of Children and Families and the NJ Department of Consumer Affairs.   

The Keeping Families Together Program is only accessible through a referral from the Department of Children and Families. The NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency is responsible for identifying families eligible for this program.