SOI #002 Monroe County HOJ Children's Center

The Statewide Children’s Center Program (“SCCP”) was developed to provide a separate, safe, and supervised environment for children who must be in court in connection with matters involving them or their parents, guardians, or other individuals responsible for the care of a child (“caregivers”). The SCCP was designed to promote more efficient court operations, by assuring caregivers that they can fully participate in court proceedings with assurances that the time their children spend in court is safe and productive.

The Children’s Centers provide an opportunity to link some of the State’s neediest children and families to vital services and programs they are entitled to but may not be receiving, including, but not limited to, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Head Start, local child care resource and referral agencies, local child care programs, the Early Intervention Program (EIP), and Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI).