⭐ 7. Family Services Referral Network
Our Purpose: Connect vulnerable families to essential health, legal, and social services by identifying their needs, guiding them to solutions, and following up to ensure.
EXPANSION: Activities
Identify children or caregivers in need of:
▪immunizations
▪HIV care
▪maternal health services
▪malnutrition treatment
▪mental health support
▪disability care or rehabilitation
▪Connect them with nearest HC II, III, or IV
▪Provide directions, transport support (if critical), and help fill forms
▪Follow up with the facility or caregiver to confirm the visit happened
👉 In many cases, healthcare is technically free but inaccessible due to fear, stigma, ignorance, or distance.
CHOCU becomes the family’s trusted health companion.
➡️ Especially powerful for single parents, orphaned children, or families with children living with disabilities.
Establish formal relationships with:
▪District Probation Officers
▪Child and Family Protection Units (CFPU - Uganda Police)
▪Local Councils (LC1–LC3)
▪Gender-Based Violence Response Centers
▪Disability Rights Organizations
▪Elder and widow care programs
▪Co-create referral pathways with memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
▪Hold joint community sensitization events on rights and services
👉 Most families don’t know what help is available or how to access it.
CHOCU acts as a bridge walking with the family, not just pointing the way.
Act immediately in urgent cases such as:
▪Domestic violence
▪Child abandonment
▪Sudden homelessness
▪Teen pregnancy rejection
▪Family death or house fire
▪Call appropriate authorities and activate emergency aid (food, clothing, shelter)
▪Provide emotional support while professional services respond
👉 These moments define CHOCU’s moral authority in the community.
Even without money, your rapid response saves lives and builds trust.
➡️ Crisis work positions CHOCU as a community protector, not just a provider.
After any referral or crisis, CHOCU staff or volunteers return to:
▪confirm the service was received
▪check on emotional recovery
▪offer encouragement or basic material support
▪note unresolved needs
▪Document status updates with basic case notes
▪Maintain confidentiality and dignity
👉 Follow-up is what separates CHOCU from others. It proves you care what happens after Day One not just in the moment of attention.
🔷 EXPANSION: Impact
▪Families get connected within days, not months
▪Avoid delays that cause medical deterioration, legal escalation, or emotional trauma
▪Reduce time children spend in unsafe or unstable situations
▪Children stay with family instead of ending up on the street
▪Parents feel supported and re-engaged
▪Crisis doesn’t become collapse
▪Families begin trusting systems again
✅ Summary:
This program turns CHOCU into a safety net, a guide, and a friend in times of confusion and fear.
✔ Practical help
✔ Local partnerships
✔ Respected presence
✔ Dignified support
⭐ Family Services Referral Network
Our Purpose: Connect vulnerable families to essential health, legal, and social services by identifying their needs, guiding them to solutions, and following up to ensure real support was received.
⭐ Barefoot-Free Uganda Initiative
Our Purpose: Eliminate bare footedness among rural children through strategic shoe donations and school-based outreach.
Partner: Samaritan’s Feet International
