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Ms. Hughes: I am very sorry to learn of the challenges you are experiencing in getting services for your son. The Alliance for Children and Families is a national, membership organization of nonprofit human service organizations. Therefore, we do not provide services directly to the public. But, here is a link to our member directory: http://www.alliance1.org/members. Click on your state and it will give you a list of our members and their contact information. I hope one of them can help you. I am sure they will try their best. Good luck to you and your son.

Nancy Kunkler
Public Relations Manager
Alliance for Children and Familes
414-359-6564
nkunkler@alliance1.org
 

Since I cannot readily locate a "contact us" notice, I will assume this to be the only avenue of contact. I would like to bring to light some of the obstacles I am experiencing in trying to help my disabled son while in services. He was dropped onto the streets, becoming totally homeless as a result of a decision of probation, once he got involved in the legal system. He's been trying to exist in a camper, and dealing with adverse weather elements since he has nowhere else to go live, short of a group home, where he'd be deprived of his SSI, as well a companion animal. I cannot seem to get any support in assisting my son to locate affordable housing. No one offers any information regarding that, and in fact, Aaron's therapist at DOC who's been the only one to provide any therapy after his being in Spokane for weeks on end, refused to provide any simply because he wants to try and hang onto a pet that I feel is a vital part of his life currently.

I have spoken to various mental health workers and continue to experience way too much aggravation, as has also been the case at DOC. I've been lectured, criticized, incorrectly advised, ostracized, and put off over and over, despite the urgency that exists with my son's welfare and wellbeing. His case worker, who I feel should be doing the job I'm attempting to do, should be trying to oversee the needs, including his housing situation. I feel that too little is being accomplished when it comes to servicing his needs, and I don't feel that the agency has supported family members being involved, even when there is a serious crisis that is adversely affecting those family members. Instead of focusing on getting my son's permission to include family, the case worker in particular has apparently sabotaged all that by being far too confrontive with my son when presented with various concerns that my son hadn't brought to her attention. I am extremely dismayed that so many have let me down, and most of the response has been extremely poor...is there anyone who's willing to take the time to properly assist, so that I and my son don't have to struggle to such an extent???

Please advise:

Christine Hughes