Epworth Children & Family Services Inc

Programs: Residential treatmentepworth's residential treatment program serves youth ages 11 to 18, commonly in the custody of children's division, who are facing moderate to severe behavioral and mental health issues. Many have suffered extensive physical, psychological or sexual abuse and/or neglect. Youth receive 24 hour structured supervision; weekly individual, group and family therapy; psychiatric support; recreation therapy daily; 24 hour crisis support; educational services; life skills training and medical care. Served 85 youth in 2017.

foster careepworth began offering private, foster care case management services in 2005 as part of a three-agency partnership (children's permanency partnership). One primary aim of the program is to match foster children with permanent loving homes, whether by reunifying families through focused support, matching children with caring foster homes, or adoption. Among many other services, epworth provides training and assessment for individuals, couples and families who have room in their homes, lives, and hearts for a child in need. Approximately 314 youth were served in 2017.

community servicesepworth's transitional living programs serve ages 16-21, in a highly-structured supportive housing program which includes an epworth-owned apartment building as well as scattered site apartments in the community. In the transitional living program, 11 young adults, who need more intensive structure and staff support, reside in our university city apartment building. Clients live in their own apartments with 24 hour staff support, receiving almost daily case management services to achieve educational, vocational and health related goals, as well as support from a life skills trainer that provides weekly life skills education and daily hands on instruction. (see sch o)in the independent living program, clients have their own apartments in the community. Case managers meet with clients regularly 1-3 times a week, and assist them with life skills instruction, household management, healthy meals, financial management, employment, and daily life skills. Parenting clients also receive parents as teachers instruction. Served 164 direct youth in 2017.