Kids Connection
Family Support Services
Family Support services are available for children and adults who have been diagnosed with a Developmental Disability, and who reside with their families in community settings.  Family Support services offices are generally open 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday and are located at:

Kids’ Connection
217 East Sanilac
Sandusky, MI
(810) 648-9395

The goal of Family Support services is to maintain the individual in the family home, and to avert more restrictive services or settings such as hospitalization.  Services include the following:

Supports Coordination: Assessment of the need for Supports Coordination; assurance of person centered planning; linking to, coordinating with, follow up of, advocacy with, and/or monitoring of mental health and community services and supports; brokering of providers of service/supports; assistance with access to entitlements and/or legal representation; coordination with Medicaid health services and other health care providers.

Respite Services: Services to assist in maintaining a goal of living in a family home by temporarily relieving unpaid primary caregivers of a person with developmental disabilities.  Respite may be offered in the family home, other settings, or the community depending on the individual’s needs.

Family Support Subsidy:  Assistance in linking eligible families with the family support subsidy for minors, and in maintaining enrollment.

Wraparound Services
Wraparound services are generally available 8:30 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday at the following location:

Kids’ Connection
217 E. Sanilac, Suite Two
Sandusky, MI
(810) 648-9395

The goal of Wraparound services is family preservation and independence, so families are able to operate successfully with minimal agency intervention.  A highly individualized planning process is performed by specialized case managers who coordinate the planning for, and delivery of, wraparound services and the incidental non-staff items that are medically necessary for the child.  Wraparound utilizes a Child and Family Team determined by the family, often representing multiple agencies, and informal supports.  The plan of service may include Medicaid, and Mental Health services, as well as non mental health services that are secured from and funded by other agencies.  Children must meet two or more of the following:  have involvement in multiple systems; be at risk of/currently in out of home placements; received mental health services with minimal improvement; have risk factors that exceed capacity of traditional community based options; be one of multiple children in a family served by numerous providers with out meeting desired outcomes.  Services include the following:

Case Management:  Assessment, planning, linkage, advocacy, coordination and monitoring to assist individuals in gaining access to needed health and dental services, financial assistance, housing, employment, education, social services, and other services and natural supports developed through the person centered planning process.