Child And Family Charities

TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN BY STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILIES, PROMOTING HEALTHY PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORING POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS. TO OFFER A BROAD PROGRAM OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AND TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THOSE PROGRAMS.

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, WHICH INTEGRATES BOTH THE FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS. TOTAL EXPENSES: 1,877,281 FOSTER CARE: THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. FOSTER CARE IS PROVIDED BY FAMILIES RECRUITED, TRAINED, LICENSED, AND SUPPORTED BY THE AGENCY. ADOPTION: THE ADOPTION PROGRAM PLACES CHILDREN IN PERMANENT HOMES AFTER PARENTAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED.

TEEN COURT AND HOME BASED TREATMENT: TEEN COURT IS A JUVENILE JUSTICE DIVERSION PROGRAM WHICH SERVES YOUNG FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED A MINOR OFFENSE. HOME BASED ADOLESCENT TREATEMENT PROVIDES IN-HOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. TOTAL EXPENSES: 201,438 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION: PRIMARY SERVICES INCLUDE FAMILY GROWTH CENTER, COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PUBLIC AWARENESS,MEDICAID OUTREACH, AND FOSTER CARE SUPPORTIVE VISITATION. TOTAL EXPENSES: 391,752 HIGHER GROUND AND T.R.U.E.: HIGHER GROUND PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, NON-RESIDENTIAL/PREVENTION COUNSELING, CASE MANAGMENT, AND IF NECESSARY, TEMPORARY HOUSING SHELTER FOR YOUTH AGES 12 TO 17 AND THEIR FAMILIES. T.R.U.E. (TEENS RESPECTING AND UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER) IS A SUPPORT AND ACTIVITY BASED GROUP THAT PROVIDES HELP AND GUIDANCE TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUESTIONING YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 18. TOTAL EXPENSES: 357,065 CROSSROADS: VOLUNTARY TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO LIVE AT HOME. TOTAL EXPENSES: 794,431 STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM: PROVIDES HOMELESS YOUTH IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO SERVICES. TOTAL EXPENSES: 192,208 HOUSING YOUNG FAMILIES: PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 17 THROUGH 21, WHO ARE WITHOUT PERMANENT SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING AND ARE EITHER PREGNANT, PARENTING, OR BOTH. TOTAL EXPENSES: 248,945 RAPID REHOUSING: PROVIDES JOINT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND REPAID REHOUSING FOR HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE YOUTH AND THEIR CHILDREN. TOTAL EXPENSES: 190,818 OPERATION GOOD CHEER: PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND HAS THEM DELIVERED ALL OVER THE STATE BY WAY OF AIRPLANES. TOTAL EXPENSES: 1,316,231

ANGEL HOUSE: PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE AND SUPPORT TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING GIRLS IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. TOTAL EXPENSES: 610,436

FAMILY SERVICES: SERVICES TO PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE OUTPATIENT COUNSELING, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING. TRAINED PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS COUNSEL CHILDREN, ADULTS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH COUNSELING SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. TOTAL EXPENSES: 1,579,205