Clark County Youth Shelter And Family Services Inc

Programs: Residential emergency and long-term residential services are provided to youth that are referred by are department of child services (due to unsafe home situations) and probation departments (due to status offenses). Referrals may also be from parents (due to family conflicts and problems) and by youth (who are runaways, homeless, or facing family conflicts and problems). Youth referred for residential care may be from any indiana county. Youths in residential care must be between the ages of 10 and 18. Residential services include a place to stay, food, clothing, 24 hour supervision, medical and dental care, tutoring, counseling, and recreation.

safe place: safe place is a crisis intervention program operating in clark and floyd counties. It allows youth that are in unsafe situations a means to obtain help quickly. Business sites throughout the counties serve as outreach locations, volunteers are dispatched to the business sites to provide transportation services to the shelter. Crisis intervention is provided by a social worker.

family education and support: the program is both a primary and secondary child abuse and neglect prevention program. Support groups are facilitated for families desiring input and assistance with child rearing questions and situations. Family education workshops are conducted by a social worker regarding topics of concern for families. Case management services are offered to families identified to be at risk for child abuse and/or neglect. This 14-week class is offered tuesdays and wednesdays at the clark county youth shelter from 6-7:30pm.

aftercareaftercare services are available to youth that leave our residential program. The aftercare group meets weekly for 1. 5 hours. Sessions include education issues, therapeutic exercises, recreational activities, and community service projects. Aftercare also includes follow up calls to former residents at one week and one month after release. Anger management for teensbased on the options to anger evidence-based curriculum, this six-week class offers youth ages 10-18 an opportunity to develop better choices in anger management and communication skills. This class meets from 6-7:30 p. M. Tuesdays in the clark county youth shelter. Referrals are accepted from all areas - probation, schools, parents, self, etc. Betting against drugsbetting against drugs (b. A. D. ) is an alcohol and substance abuse prevention program. Participants are current and past residents of our residential program. The participants in b. A. D. Receive educational information designed to prevent the use of alcohol and other drugs. They also participate in an incentive program designed to recognize and reward those who are drug-free. Community education and outreachduring community outreach the shelter staff meets with youth groups to discuss areas of concern, problems facing youth, or to explain services available through the shelter. During community education the shelter staff meets with adult groups to disseminate information on problems facing youth and services available at the shelter. Counselingindividual, group, and family counseling are available on grounds by a master's-level certified counselor. Individual counseling is offered on a daily basis, group one time per week, and family counseling by appointment. Crisis interventioncrisis intervention is provided in person at the shelter or by telephone 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Contacts or calls may be from youth or adults concerned about a youth. Shoplifting preventionthis three week course focuses on learning the feelings and emotions that lead to instances of shoplifting. Based on the curriculum provided by the national association of shoplifting prevention, the free class meets from 6-7:30 p. M. Thursdays in the shelter.