In 2006, The Children's Village was awarded a contract from Westchester County to care for boys and girls awaiting family court hearings. The Family Court Assistance Program serves youth who have committed minor offenses or whose families have petitioned the court to help them with their child’s unruly behavior through a PINS (person in need of supervision) petition. The capacity is 12 boys and 12 girls, who live in two cottages on the campus of the Children’s Village. The goal of the program is to provide a safe place for the youth to stay during this interim period as well as for CV’s professionals to provide the court with the kind of diagnostic information that will help the court decide on the best services and placement. In most cases, youth are returned to their families with in-home support to help the families deal with risky behavior.