PURPOSE
The Bright House provides court-mandated supervised visitation and family support services in a home-like setting.
HEALING FAMILIES THROUGH VISITATION
After 30 years of providing exceptional advocacy, Savannah CASA became Brightside Child & Family Advocacy to meet additional community needs identified by our CASA volunteers, the Chatham County Juvenile Court, the Chatham County Superior Court, and the Chatham County Department of Children and Family Services (DFCS).
A child enters foster care due to abuse or neglect, which is often caused by generational trauma, mental health concerns, stress caused by poverty, or the parent's substance use. These causes can be addressed, and the child can return home. More than 50 percent of the children that enter foster care in Chatham County are reunified with their families.
While the child is in foster care, quality supervised visitation is crucial to strengthening parent-child attachments and decreasing the sense of abandonment that children experience. Family visitation is linked to positive outcomes, including improving a child's well-being, less time in out-of-home care, and faster reunification.
Brightside Advocacy opened The Bright House – a supervised visitation and family support center – in February 2022. Parents develop healthy relationships with their children in a warm, home-like environment while participating in court-mandated supervised visitations. Bright House staff also provides parental coaching, referrals to community services, and case management assistance.
Any questions about supervised visitation should be directed to Bright House Program Director, Claudia Williams at [email protected] or 912.447.8908.
A child enters foster care due to abuse or neglect, which is often caused by generational trauma, mental health concerns, stress caused by poverty, or the parent's substance use. These causes can be addressed, and the child can return home. More than 50 percent of the children that enter foster care in Chatham County are reunified with their families.
While the child is in foster care, quality supervised visitation is crucial to strengthening parent-child attachments and decreasing the sense of abandonment that children experience. Family visitation is linked to positive outcomes, including improving a child's well-being, less time in out-of-home care, and faster reunification.
Brightside Advocacy opened The Bright House – a supervised visitation and family support center – in February 2022. Parents develop healthy relationships with their children in a warm, home-like environment while participating in court-mandated supervised visitations. Bright House staff also provides parental coaching, referrals to community services, and case management assistance.
Any questions about supervised visitation should be directed to Bright House Program Director, Claudia Williams at [email protected] or 912.447.8908.
Thank you to our Bright House Funders
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