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Causes: Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Protection Against Abuse
Mission: The mission of Everyday Blessings, Inc. is to provide high quality care for sibling groups through a live-in caregiver model. We will partner with community agencies and the children's families to transition each child into a safe, stable and permanent home. This work will be done while treating each child with the love, dignity and respect that they deserve. With two locations, our original program in Hillsborough County and our new location in Sarasota, Everyday Blessings provides sibling groups the opportunity to remain together. Live-in, 24/7 caregivers provide ongoing emotional and social support, transportation and child advocacy. Additionally, the agency's support staff provides counseling, medical oversight, crisis intervention, case management, tutoring and developmental daycare. Through the generosity of volunteers, educational, social, spiritual and leisure activities are also part of the daily activities.
Target demographics: The children in our program range in age from newborn through 17 years old. They come from all economic backgrounds and ethnic groups and have been removed from their previous home due to abuse, neglect or abandonment.
Geographic areas served: Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties
Programs: To provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of the state child welfare agency until the children are returned home safely;placed with adoptive families, or placed in other planned arrangements for permanency. Federal block grant funds may be used to provide services directed toward one of the following five goals specified in the law:(1)to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency;(2)to achieve or maintain self-sufficiency; (3)to prevent neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults; (4) to prevent or reduce inappropriate institutional care; and (5) to secure admission or referral for referral for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate.
to comply with all federal ,state, and local laws and rules including but not limited to those related to investigations of child abuse/neglect, case/treatment planning and plans of care, placing clients in substitute care risk assessments, safety planning for clients, administrative reviews, supportive services, residential treatmet, foster care, adoption srvices, mental health services, mental retardation/development disabilities servioces, alcohol/drug addiction services, and juvenile court rulesof procedure. Administration and delivery of protective services supervision and social services to children and families who are referred to ymca. Everyday blessings, network provider, is in the business of delivering quality child welfare services.
the program offers residential group care for children ages 0-17 who are under protective supervision. The primary services everyday blessings, inc. Provides is a safe and stable environment,access to medical and dental treatment, daiy living care, education access and services and clinical counseling for the children placed in their care.