Cornerstones Of Care

PARTNERING FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.

THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES IN CASS, JACKSON, BOONE, COLE, RANDOLPH AND HOWARD COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. CORNERSTONES OF CARE IMPROVES CHILD SAFETY AND WELLNESS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF THE CHILDREN'S DIVISION. ADDITIONALLY, CORNERSTONES OF CARE FINDS PERMANENT HOMES FOR THESE CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN OF ALL ETHNICITIES, IN THE PARENT'S HOME, RELATIVE HOME, KINSHIP HOME, FOSTER HOME, ADOPTIVE HOME, RESIDENTIAL SETTING, AS WELL AS GROUP HOME SETTINGS. CORNERSTONES OF CARE REMEDIES THE EFFECTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND PREVENTS FUTURE ABUSE AND NEGLECT, BY PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THERAPY, PARENT EDUCATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CHILD EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION. OUTCOMES:91.6% OF CHILDREN WILL NOT RE-ENTER CARE32% OF CHILDREN WILL REACH PERMANENCY99.68% OF CHILDREN WILL NOT HAVE A CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORT WHILE IN CUSTODY.THE CORNERSTONES OF CARE KANSAS FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOSTER CARE, REINTEGRATION, AND ADOPTION CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 845 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WYANDOTTE, LEAVENWORTH AND ATCHISON COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PERMANENCY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT FOCUS ON REUNIFYING FAMILIES IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. WHEN REINTEGRATION IS NOT VIABLE OUR FOCUS BECOMES CREATING HEALTHY AND LASTING CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH KIN OR THROUGH ADOPTION. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO DIVERSE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS INCLUDING THE PARENT'S HOME, RELATIVE OR KINSHIP HOME AND FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE HOME. CORNERSTONES OF CARE USES A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH TO PREVENT FUTURE ABUSE AND NEGLECT THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE THERAPY, PARENT EDUCATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CHILD EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TO ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE TIME CHILDREN SPEND IN CARE.

THESE PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OTHER PROGRAMS SERVICES FURTHERING THE MISSION OF FOSTERING SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.TO FURTHER THIS MISSION CORNERSTONES OF CARE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FAMILY SUPPORT AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO A WIDE ARRAY OF COUNTIES IN WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:SHOW ME HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS (SMHR) IS A FIVE YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE, AND THREE COMMUNITY FAMILY AGENCIES WHO HAVE COLLABORATED TO ASSIST SINGLES AND COUPLES HAVE HAPPY AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. OUR COURSES REACH TWENTY-ONE COUNTIES THROUGHOUT MISSOURI.FAMILY SERVICES - RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG FAMILY UNIT, OUR IN-HOME FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS KANSAS FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO SAFELY ALLEVIATE CHALLENGING SITUATIONS.HOME BASED PREVENTION SERVICES IS A SERVICE DESIGNED TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER. THESE SERVICES PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH HISTORY OF TRAUMA, ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.HOME BASED INTERVENTION SERVICES FOCUS ON SAFELY REUNITING FAMILIES. OUR FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, CONNECTING FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND PROVIDING SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY IN ORDER TO BRING THE FAMILY SAFELY BACK TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, CORNERSTONES OF CARE PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT COUNSELING TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA, IMPROVE STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND REDUCE, OR ELIMINATE, THE NEED FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION. THROUGH OUTPATIENT COUNSELING, CLIENTS EXPERIENCE PERSONAL GROWTH AND CHANGE BY LEARNING SKILLS TO PROCESS LOSS AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.

THE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES OF THE PATHWAYS PROGRAMS PROVIDED 11,588 TREATMENT DAYS FOR 84 TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS IN A VARIETY OF TRANSITIONAL LIVING FACILITIES IN THE KANSAS CITY, KS/MO AREAS.THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 29,028 TREATMENT DAYS FOR 104 UNDUPLICATED CHILDREN SERVED BY THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. THE FAMILY FOCUSED SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE AFTERCARE PROGRAM SERVED 45 UNDUPLICATED CHILDREN IN 2023.

THE THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL OPTIONS WITHIN CORNERSTONES OF CARE ARE GILLIS (K-8) AND OZANAM (9-12). THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO 110 STUDENTS WHO ARE ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN. THESE STUDENTS ARE CONTRACTUALLY PLACED BY 32 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 10 PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOLS. WHILE STUDENTS ARE IN OUR CARE, NOT ONLY DO WE EDUCATE THEM IN CORE SUBJECT AREAS SUCH AS MATH, SCIENCE, READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF ELECTIVE CLASSES SUCH AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ART, MUSIC, AND HORTICULTURE. THE CLASSROOMS ARE SELF-CONTAINED AND SUPPORTED BY ADDITIONAL STAFF AS WELL AS THE CLASSROOM TEACHER. EACH STUDENT IS ASSIGNED A THERAPIST, AND THEY RECEIVE 30 MINUTES OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AS WELL AS GROUP THERAPY PER WEEK. BUILD TRYBE, OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEAM, IS A MENTORSHIP COMMUNITY THAT BUILDS HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WITH EMPLOYABLE SKILLS. IT IS A BRIDGE CONNECTING YOUTH, WHO LACK A STABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM, TO OPPORTUNITY. OUR TEAM OF TRADE EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONNECT YOUTH TO THREE SKILL-BASED CAREER PATHS: CULINARY, CONSTRUCTION, AND LANDSCAPE. THE STUDENTS SUPPORTED COME FROM KANSAS FOSTER, MISSOURI FOSTER, AND DAY TREATMENT SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUTSIDE PARTNER AGENCIES. A PROGRAM OF CORNERSTONES OF CARE, BIST PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN PRE-K TO 12TH-GRADE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CHARTER, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN SUBURBAN, URBAN, AND RURAL SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WITH SERVICES AND TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS, OR ENTIRE FACULTIES TAILORED SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH SCHOOL AND OR DISTRICT, WE CAN HELP STAFF AND FAMILIES BECOME MORE TRAUMA-INFORMED FOR THE STUDENTS AND CHILDREN YOU SERVE. AFTER AN INITIAL MEETING AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS WITH OUR CONSULTANTS, WE WILL HOST A TRAINING TO GIVE YOUR ENTIRE STAFF A FEEL FOR THE BIST PHILOSOPHY AND PROGRAM. THEN OUR CONSULTANTS WILL RECOMMEND A PLAN OF ACTION TO MEET YOUR DESIRED GOALS. A NEW PROGRAMMING OPTION IS BIST IN-HOME SERVICES IN WHICH WE HELP PARENTS FIND NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH CHILDREN WHOM THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY FOUND DIFFICULT. A BIST CONSULTANT MAKES REGULARLY SCHEDULED IN-HOME OR VIRTUAL VISITS TO DEVELOP A TAILORED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE CHILD'S AND FAMILY'S NEEDS. THE PARENT WILL LEARN STRATEGIES TO TEACH/MODEL AND LEARN HOW TO PROBLEM-SOLVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.