Volunteers Of America Inc

Programs: Encouraging positive development - within the impact area of encouraging positive development, voa provides services to promote healthy development of children through various programs for children and youth. These include:court care - a free, drop in, supervised child care service at the multnomah county courthouse. The service is for children of families involved in court proceedings. The service eliminates disruptions during court proceeding and protects children from witnessing unpleasant situations. Family relief nursery - a prevention and early intervention program designed to strengthen families at serious risk of abusing or neglecting their children or of permanently losing custody of their children. The nursery offers a holistic, positive intervention with both children and parents. It provides therapeutic preschool and respite care services, intensive parent training, home visits and additional family support services. Family connection - offers nurturing and developmentally appropriate child rearing methods to parents referred by the criminal justice system. The program is designed to improve the capabilities of parents to provide safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environments for their children. Alcohol and drug outreach services - educates families and children about the dangers of substance abuse. Adelante - in partnership with portland public schools, this family engagement program offers an array of culturally-specific mentoring and wrap-around support services to latino youth and their families. Services are structured to encourage families and students to make positive, healthy connections with the school district and staff members. My little waiting room - this program provides free, professional, and safe licensed drop-in childcare for families who are receiving services at providence st. Vincent hospital and at providence portland medical center. Gateway - this program provides special services of drop in childcare for the children of domestic violence victims.

fostering independence: within the area of fostering independence, voa provides the following services:marie smith center and lambert house east - voa provides a full continuum of adult day care (community based) for the elderly and disabled population and their caregivers at marie smith center and lambert house east. Voa is registered and certified under oregon administrative rules with the department of human services, seniors and people with disabilities division. The adult day care centers provide supervised daytime, therapeutic social and health services for older adults, especially those with dementia and individuals with disabilities. Family caregivers receive respite care, support, training and critical daily care for their loved ones. Whispering pines senior village - this 62-unit subsidized senior apartment community in estacada, oregon, includes independent living units and community activities and amenities. Inact gambling treatment services - gambling treatment services are provided at no cost to problem gamblers and their family members. Sundowners innovative project - this pilot program offers therapies used effectively among persons with dementia who exhibit the late-stage "sundowning" symptoms in a highly cost effective community based program. Services take place in later afternoon/evenings at lambert house and are evaluated by a third party.

promoting self-sufficiency: within the impact area of promoting self-sufficiency, voa provides the following services:catering for a cause - a program that is working with women who are participating in voa's women's residential drug treatment center program. This program provides over 400 meals per day to internal and external clients. The women learn food preparation skills and the value of work, which assists them in rebuilding their lives. Community partners reinvestment - a program which offers comprehensive transitional services and outpatient substance abuse treatment for young men ages 18 to 25 who are reintegrating into the community after a period of incarceration. Drug free housing - offers safe housing alternative to individuals in recovery. Men's and women's residential centers - residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities for men and women referred by the criminal justice system. Recovery houses include the men's mason street house and the women's linn street house. Residents live independently with shared support in clean and sober environments with nominal rent to transition into the community. Home free - a comprehensive domestic violence intervention program with a 24-hour crisis line. Home free assists women and children with temporary and permanent housing plus on-going support groups. Couch street housing - this provides a temporary place for women in recovery and their children to live as they learn how to maintain sobriety and become more self-sufficient. Justice reinvestment program (also known as "moving forward") - in multnomah county, oregon, some individuals who have been arrested are presented with a unique opportunity to positively shift the direction of their lives. Instead of serving years in prison, some people may qualify and opt for sentencing in the justice reinvestment program (jrp) - a second chance to stay in our community. To help people with a jrp sentence get back on track and overcome the enormous obstacles in their lives, moving forward coordinates a supportive team with a comprehensive menu of housing, mentors, employment, family, and treatment services provided in concert with parole and probation services. Surrounding people with healthy connections promotes better decision-making, resulting in drug and crime-free lives. Moving forward increases public safety locally and cost effectively, and reduces statewide prison use, the most expensive option for our wallets, our families, and our future. Al forthan scholarship - established to honor mr. Al forthan. The scholarships are awarded to portland public high school seniors based on essays from the applicant to explore how addiction has impacted our community, and to think about solutions to this complex problem. Portland partners reentry initiative - serves adults who have been incarcerated and are making the transition from prison to the community by providing life skills and support to reduce recidivism. Inact - a comprehensive outpatient services program providing substance abuse, gambling, mental health and wellness treatment for men and women. Treatment is customized to meet individual needs. Services are available in english and spanish and include individual and group counseling, alcohol and drug assessment and treatment, mental health evaluation and treatment, aftercare services, problem gambling treatment, duii counseling and naturopathic health care. Residential support program - a 12-bed clean and sober program for men who are struggling with substance abuse and homelessness, who have been identified by the portland police bureau as high priority. The program is designed to link participants with addictions treatment, employment services, long-term housing support, and a variety of other recovery-oriented services. Family recovery support (frs) - a voluntary program that was created to meet the needs of parents with child welfare involvement who have completed chemical dependency treatment. Frs is staffed by a family therapist who works with individuals, couples, and children to support them in meeting the challenges of parenting and relationships in early recovery. Frs also offers the services of a resource specialist who is available to help families access various resources throughout the community, such as housing, employment support, clothing, and childcare. Frs also operates a drop-in center located at volunteers of america woman's residential center, where families can stop by for a free meal and attend a self-help meeting (such as parents anonymous or narcotics anonymous), and meet with staff. Free bus tickets and childcare are provided. Inact reentry program - the reentry enhancement coordination (rec) team project is a partnership with the oregon department of corrections, multnomah county department of community justice, and a network of community-based organizations including inact. The collaboration provides outpatient addictions treatment, alcohol and drug free transitional housing, recovery peer mentors, and employment and job development services for adult men and women who are transitioning out of correctional institutions back into the community. Start drug court treatment - this program provides comprehensive addictions and mental health treatment services and support for adult men and women referred through the start property offender court. Low-intensity residential treatment program - in partnership with a local housing provider, this program provides low-intensity residential treatment services for adult men. Participants live in a substance-free, safe environment while receiving intensive outpatient addictions and mental health treatment services, recovery mentoring, and wrap-around support services. Rockwood clinic - this is a partnership with the multnomah county health department to bring substance abuse and behavioral health services to the rockwood community. This program integrates an on-site addictions counselor into medical home teams at the rockwood community health center to support improvements in individual health outcomes and quality of care for patients with a substance disorder. Community monitoring program - (cmp) permits some at-risk youth who would otherwise be placed into detention to remain in the community under the supervision of voa's youth monitors. Cmp is a central component of multnomah countys detention reform initiative.