Cayuga Home For Children

TO HELP CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO GROW AS INDEPENDENT, HEALTHY, AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS THROUGH QUALITY COUNSELING, RESIDENTIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IS OPERATED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR). THE PROGRAM OPERATED UP TO 1,100 TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE BEDS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FEDERAL CUSTODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023. TYPICALLY, YOUTH ARE IN THIS PROGRAM FOR 14 TO 60 DAYS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY RECEIVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS AND CARE, TUTORING, AND SKILLS TRAINING. IN ADDITION, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARRANGE FOR THE CHILDREN TO BE RELEASED TO SPONSORS BY FINDING AND QUALIFYING SPONSORS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A 35 BED LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE THROUGH THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. FIXED COSTS (E.G. RENTS), WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPROVED BUDGET, ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR. STAFFING COSTS, WHICH ARE RATIO BASED ON CONTRACTED CAPACITY, ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR. CENSUS BASED COSTS (FOSTER PARENT PAYMENTS, CLOTHING, AND FOOD), WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPROVED BUDGET, ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR.THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED A THIRD FEDERAL CONTRACT CALLED HOME STUDIES AND POST RELEASE SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN DECEMBER OF 2020. THE PROGRAM HAS SIX OFFICES ACROSS THE NATION SERVING AND PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SERVICES TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES VIA IN PERSON HOME VISITS AS WELL AS VIRTUAL HOME VISITS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE THE LONG TERM SAFETY, SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN (UC) PRIOR, DURING AND AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) TO PARENTS OR SPONSORS.

ROOM, BOARD, CARE AND SUPERVISION FOR CHILDREN PLACED IN THE FACILITY BY VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.

THE TFFC PROGRAM PLACES AT-RISK YOUTH INTO HOMES WITH HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED FOSTER FAMILIES. THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO GROUP OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, INCARCERATION OR HOSPITALIZATION. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGED BY A GROUP SETTING. CAYUGA CENTERS OPERATES TFFC IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. TFFC PROGRAMMING IS BASED IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ACCEPTS YOUTH PLACED BY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. TFFC AND REGULAR FOSTER CARE (RFC) ARE IN BRONX, NEW YORK AND ACCEPT YOUTH PLACED BY NEW YORK CITY'S ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES. BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.IN APRIL 2015, CAYUGA CENTERS BEGAN OPERATING A TFFC PROGRAM IN PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS TFFC PROGRAM IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH CHILDNET, ONE OF THE COUNTY'S CHILD WELFARE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. IN JANUARY 2016, CAYUGA CENTERS OPENED A TFFC PROGRAM IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. LOCATED IN PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, IN JULY OF 2021, CAYUGA CENTERS CONTRACTED WITH CCKIDS, ANOTHER ONE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S CHILD PLACING AGENCIES. LASTLY, IN JULY 2021, CAYUGA CENTERS, UNDER LICENSE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES, BEGAN OPERATING A TFFC PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS CONSIST OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR COUNTIES TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PLACE THEM IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE. CBI CORE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: FAMILY RESILIENCY-THE FAMILY RESILIENCY PROGRAMS ARE FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS WITH A SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF HELPING FAMILIES REMAIN INTACT. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER A VARIETY OF HOMEBASED AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS IN CAYUGA COUNTY UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT)-THE FFT PROGRAM OFFERS HOME-BASED FAMILY THERAPY SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH AT-RISK CHILDREN AGES 11-18 YEARS OF AGE. IT IS A THREE PHASE, OUTCOME DRIVEN, PREVENTION/INTERVENTION MODEL FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE ENTIRE RANGE OF MALADAPTIVE ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR AND/OR RELATED SYNDROMES. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES IN CAYUGA, ALBANY, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTIES DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN MONROE COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH OCFS. AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM. MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY (MST)-THE MST PROGRAM ASSISTS YOUTH AT IMMINENT RISK OF OUT OF HOME PLACEMENT TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. BY CLOSELY EXAMINING THE SITUATION FROM ALL ANGLES, THE THERAPIST THEN HELPS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THOSE WITH THE MOST DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE YOUTH (FAMILY, PEERS, SCHOOL, ETC.) WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE YOUTH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER PROBLEM BEHAVIORS. THIS PROGRAM IS OPERATING IN CAYUGA, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTIES DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN ONEIDA COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH OCFS. AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM.