Participants and families benefit most when they are served by a collaborative social network. 

The collaborative network can provide a far broader range of services than any one organization all by itself. 

In addition, family members with a variety of needs can have their needs more effectively addressed through the specialized services of multiple organizations versus one. 

Prominent funders and foundations such as Annie E. Casey Foundation and Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, employ this philosophy, and encourage the human and social services organizations that they fund to follow a collaborative approach to human services as well.