St Vincents Services Inc

Programs: See schedule oboarding home includes the following programs:1) foster boarding home & adoption services: heartshare st. Vincent's services' (hsvs) foster care and adoption services ensures that children in foster care experience a seamless transition to a safe, stable and loving home, whether that means their reunification with biological parents or an adoption. As a part of the hsvs team, foster parents work to ensure the well-being of the child. Many times, the foster parents develop such a bond with the child that they become adoptive parents. 2) prepare youth for adulthood: heartshare st. Vincent's services' (hsvs) office of youth development is responsible for the development, coordination and delivery of innovative strategies to provide youth in foster care with the skills they need to become successful adults. Hsvs serves approximately 230 youth ages 14-21 who are placed in family or residential foster care settings. Additionally, hsvs provides services to youth who have previously aged out of foster care and continue to need support. 3) group home: hsvs has four youth residences that serve foster care youth in queens and staten island. Each home provides support for gaining independent living skills, which include learning financial literacy, pursuing an education, obtaining gainful employment, utilizing health resources and securing housing. The young men and women in our residences benefit greatly from living in safe, stable homes, where they receive caring attention and work to overcome their challenges. In this environment, our young people attend school, participate in community activities, and are part of a family, including several housemates who have also experienced foster care and dedicated staff that offer personal, academic and career counseling.

see schedule oprevention program consists of preventive services and youth community programspreventive services - heartshare st. Vincent's services' family service centers provide free community-based services to help families in crisis and to ensure their children remain safe in their homes. In addition to individual, family and group counseling, staff members provide guidance to families on where to find essential help and resources. Hsvs places a great importance on helping families stay together and work through the issues confronting them. Hsvs offers a helping hand to resolve conflict or crisis by supporting and strengthening the family. Youth community programs - heartshare st. Vincent's services' after-school, evening and summer camp programs offer children, youth and adults engaging learning opportunities, enriching intergenerational relationships and connectedness to the larger new york community.

integrated health services program provides skills-based therapy and healthcare management to empower individuals to achieve wellness. The program guides its clients as they work to strengthen their family and social relationships, achieve personal goals and more meaningfully contribute to their communities.

heartshare st. Vincent's services' children's community residences (ccr) in laurelton, springfield and st. Alban's, queens,and brownsville brooklyn provide short-term residential care and targeted intervention for youth ages 13-18 whose behavioral and/or emotional needs prevent them from safely and productively residing at home. Our clinicians and trained residential staff work with our youth and families to identify attainable goals, focusing on areas of highest need, such as behavioral management or skill building focused on coping. Staff then work with the youth to achieve these goals and to build the skills necessary to support a safe and stable transition home, or to a home-like setting. The program is licensed by the nys office of mental health and all applications must first be screened by children's single point of access (cspoa).