Homeless Childrens Network

HCN PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION, EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 2,000 HOMELESS CHILDREN, YOUTH, PARENTS AND PROVIDERS.

MAAT: MAAT IS A GROUNDBREAKING, REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM THAT ANNUALLY PROVIDES OVER 5,000 HOURS OF AFRI-CENTRIC, CULTURALLY AFFIRMING MENTAL HEALTH CARE. BLACK THERAPISTS WORK WITH BLACK CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES TO ADDRESS THE HISTORICAL LEGACIES OF INTERGENERATIONAL RACISM, INEQUITY, AND TRAUMA FROM A HEALING-CENTERED APPROACH.EARLY PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT): THE GENERAL EPSDT PROGRAM SERVES OVER 75 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY THROUGH INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY, COLLATERAL SUPPORTS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THERAPISTS PROVIDE STRENGTHS-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND FAMILY-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND REFERRALS.EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION (ECMHC): WE PARTNER WITH OVER 60 DIFFERENT SITES THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO TO ENSURE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 0-5 AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE SUPPORT THE CITYS YOUNGEST RESIDENTS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSULTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES, TRAININGS AND SUPPORTS FOR PROVIDERS, AND OBSERVATIONS AND GROUPS FOR CHILDREN.CASE MANAGEMENT: THROUGH OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE SERVICES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE CHALLENGES WITH HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER ISSUES. CASE MANAGERS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE REFERRALS AND LINKAGES WHILE REMAINING CONNECTED TO CLIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE CLIENTS ARE RECEIVING NEEDED SERVICES AND FOLLOW-THROUGH.MAAT YOUTH LEADERSHIP: THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EMPOWERING PEER GROUP FOR BLACK/ AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH FROM VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO BY FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP. YOUTH RECEIVE MENTORSHIP AND LEARN VALUABLE SKILLS IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, ADVOCACY, STORYTELLING, SELF-CARE, AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE THEY DESERVE.COMMUNITY INNOVATIONS MINI-GRANTS: GRANTEES RECEIVE AN AVERAGE OF $5,000 PER AWARD THROUGH INNOVATIVE, STREAMLINED PATHWAYS TO ACCESS URGENTLY NEEDED FUNDING. MINI-GRANT PROPOSALS AIM TO PROMOTE JOY AND WELLNESS IN THE LARGER BLACK COMMUNITY, AND ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE ENDEAVORS FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BLACK YOUTH, LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY.AFRO-CULTURAL PRESERVATION MINI-GRANTS: GRANTEES RECEIVE AN AVERAGE OF $10,000 PER AWARD TO SUPPORT AND FUND EVENTS CENTERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN SAN FRANCISCO. AMANI MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING: THE AMANI PROGRAM PROVIDES NEW EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT LEAST 25 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN CITY RESIDENTS EACH YEAR. WE ARE RE-IMAGINING AND CHALLENGING CONVENTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS BY GROWING THE NUMBER OF PEER SUPPORTS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRAINED TO MEET THE URGENT NEED FOR AN AFRI-CENTRIC, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS APPROACH. KUAMKA COMMUNITY HEALING ARTS: KUAMKA MEANS TO AWAKEN IN SWAHILI, AND THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND SUPPORTS BLACK ARTISTS AND THERAPISTS IN AWAKENING A NEW HEALING, BOTH WITHIN THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY, THEREBY EMPOWERING THEM TO THEN FACILITATE OVER 50 HEALING ARTS GROUPS OVER THE YEAR THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO.BRIGHTER FUTURES: THE BRIGHTER FUTURES PROGRAM ENSURES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ARE ACCESSIBLE REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE, ABILITY TO PAY, OR FAMILIARITY WITH A MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM THAT OFTEN ALIENATES AND PATHOLOGIZES THEM. THE COMMUNITY THERAPIST IN THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CONSULTATIONS, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, GROUPS, HEALING CIRCLES, AND INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY.