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Causes: Group Homes, Human Services
Mission: To help children, families and individuals to grow independent, healthy, and as productive citizens through quality counseling, residential and support services.
Programs: The unaccompanied childrens' (uc) program is operated under federal contract with the federal office of refugee resettlement (orr). The program operates up to 300 short-term foster care beds for unaccompanied children who are in federal custody. Typically, youth are in this program for about 21 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 program is based in new york city. Fixed cost (e. G. Rents), which are ratio based on contracted capacity are fully funded by the orr. Census based costs (foster parent payments, clothing, food) which are contained in the approved budget, are fully funded by orr. The unaccompanied childrens' program has served approximately 400 clients between july 2014 and june of 2015.
the residental treatment program serves youth placed by the family court system. The residental treatment center, located in auburn, ny, includes 53 "hard-to-place" beds in four living units licensed by new york state's office of children and family services (ocfs). Three of the units are located at the residential treatment center campus. Two cottages - located on campus - can serve 15 youth each. Both can be single gender or co-ed. The third unit located on campus is a specialized 10 bed "enchanced girls unit". The fourth unit is a group residence - located a mile from campus - which can serve 13 youth and is co-ed. The "enchanced girls unit" only accept high need female adolescents who are remanded to ocfs. The other three of the units accept youth placed by county departments of social services or by new york state. The organization also has an on-ground school operated in partnership with the auburn enlarged city school district. This program is licensed by new york state's office of children and family serives. The residential treatment program has served 119 clients between july 2014 through june 2015.
the services for people with developmental disabilities (spwdd) program provides quality individualized, person-centered services in the areas of medicaid service coordination, day habilitation, at home residental rehabilitation, weekend respite and family reimbursement. These programs are licensed by new york state's office for people with developmental disabilities, which also cater to the personal goals and needs of individuals with developmental disabilities to help them achieve a better quality of life. The services for people with developmental disabilities has served 876 of clients since july of 2014 through june of 2015.
room, board, care and supervision for children placed in the facility by various social service departments.