Michelle Wysite, who oversees the Family Integrity Program at Health and Human Services, said the program is a community-based care agency that contracts with the Department of Children and Families to provide services to families and children in the community.

Wysite said the program focuses on families that have experienced abuse, abandonment or neglect and works to connect those families with services that either reunify them with their children or keep children safely in their homes. "making sure that any kind of services that they need to either be reunified with their children or help keep children in their home," she said.

According to Wysite, the agency provides a range of supports under its contract with the Department of Children and Families; the transcript did not specify particular programs, funding amounts, or local jurisdictional limits. No formal motions or votes were recorded in the available transcript excerpt. The description in this article is based solely on the remarks attributed to Michelle Wysite in the provided transcript segments.

The Family Integrity Program's stated goals are to reduce unnecessary foster placements by offering services aimed at safety, stabilization and reunification. Additional details about specific services, eligibility, funding sources and next procedural steps were not specified in the transcript.