Keeping Families Supported

KEEP™ is an evidence-based program available for foster, kinship, adoptive, assisted guardian, and birth parents of children ages 2-3 (KEEP Toddler), 4-12 (KEEP Standard) and teens (KEEP SAFE).

Visit the KEEP website here: www.keepforfamilies.org

Promotes family well-being

Builds peer-support networks

Prevents placement disruptions

What is a KEEP Group?

KEEP peer support groups are lively and highly participatory. The groups synthesize the real and current experiences of parents with lessons learned from research about the most effective parenting methods. KEEP is tailored to the individual and diverse needs of kids and the families who are caring for them, and emphasizes strategies for supporting and affirming the identity of each youth.

A support group, not a class!
A place for families to connect and share resources and experiences
Delivered virtually or in person
7-12 parents
Two group leaders trained in KEEP
16 weekly, 90-minute sessions
Trauma-informed
KEEP can be delivered in any language

Increases rates of positive parenting

Decreases rates of emotional and behavioral challenges for children and teens

Reduces caregiver stress

Bring KEEP to your Community

OSLC Developments, Inc. (ODI) has a history of successfully implementing KEEP in worldwide locales with varied workplace and service-population cultures. Throughout the implementation process, you will receive comprehensive support from ODI tailored to your site to achieve our mutual goal of long-term sustainability of the KEEP program. KEEP is optimized for large-scale implementation and is currently delivered in multiple languages and in multiple U.S. states and countries.

KEEP participants say:

“I loved the connection with the other parents in the group, and feeling like I’m not alone in what I’m doing and my kids are not the only ones with certain behaviors!! Thank you SO MUCH for this group!”

-KEEP Kinship Parent Participant

“The KEEP Group Leaders are amazing and really helped me work through issues we were having. The program gave me so many good tools to use and helped me adapt to using them in the ways that worked for us.”

-KEEP Foster Parent Participant

“KEEP really helped me understand my children on a deeper level and gave me new tools to handle challenges in a positive way. I appreciated the support, the discussions, and how it made me feel more confident as a parent in recovery.”

-KEEP Birth Parent Participant