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Causes: Human Services, Residential Care & Adult Day Programs
Mission: The mission of the children's home is to enhance the safety, stability and well-being of our children, families and their communities. We do this by providing the comprehensive professional services that include residential, educational, preventive and therapeutic care.
Programs: Child care and support - provided 75,774 care days to 585 emotionally disturbed children. Services included individual and group counseling, recreational therapy, providing clothing and nutritional meals in a nationally accredited high quality caring environment.
education - provided 19,361 education days to 291 emotionally disturbed and/or physchiatrically-diagnosed children. Educational services include all regular and special classroom courses as well as counseling and psychiatric support services as necessary. Services are provided to children living in out-of-home residential units as well as to children still living at home who have been referred by their school district's committee on special education.
medical and clinical - provided 68,117 days of medical and clinical services to 463 emotionally disturbed children. Services include in-house psychiatric, psychological and medical services as well as diagnosis, monitoring and transporting to outside providers working within a wide spectrum of medical specialties.