Sentences with phrase «risk youth in foster care»

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Those most at risk in our province are our youth aged 16 to 24 who have fled physical, emotional and / or sexual abuse; those who have been forced from their homes; and those who have aged out of foster care.

HandsOn Hearts: The mentoring program is to provide support services for children in foster care and other at risk youth.

[31] It is a bill that would address federal adoption incentives and would amend the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.

At - risk of homelessness is defined as: an individual who is in a doubled - up living arrangement where the individual's name is not on the lease, boarding house, eviction notice, halfway house, residential treatment program, rent or utilities in arrears, transitional housing, or youth transitioning out of foster care, or being discharged from an institution or correctional facility without a place to live.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Directed daily operations of multiple mental, emotional, and medical care facilities for at risk youth Recruited, trained, and supervised administrative, counseling, and development personnel Oversaw strategic planning, development of company goals, and implementation of action plan Designed and implemented staff development and recognition programs Built and strengthened relationships with industry figures, community leaders, and board members Managed marketing and fundraising activities enhancing community awareness and income Led individual and group therapy sessions resulting in significant personal development of participants Developed customized treatment plans for each patient ensuring the highest standard of care Responsible for patient charts, medication administration, overall health, and personal safety Established and executed daily living routine for residential therapy patients Provided transportation to school, medical appointments, and other activities as needed Built a therapeutic environment which fostered maximum growth and development of youth

These programs were designed to prevent negative outcomes for some of the highest risk children and adolescents in society, including children in foster care, youth in state mental institutions, and youth in the juvenile justice system.

Intensive Home - Based Services (IHBS) provides intervention in the home and school for foster children and youth at risk of foster care placement

In 2003, the Children's Bureau released a request for proposals (RFP) to build home - and community - based systems of care to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families at risk of child maltreatment, children and youth who have been identified as victims of maltreatment but have not been removed from their home, or children and youth in State custody (foster careIn 2003, the Children's Bureau released a request for proposals (RFP) to build home - and community - based systems of care to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families at risk of child maltreatment, children and youth who have been identified as victims of maltreatment but have not been removed from their home, or children and youth in State custody (foster carein State custody (foster care).

NCSL's quarterly child welfare newsletter with information about supporting older youth in foster care, 2017 enacted legislation, adverse childhood experiences, youth with child welfare involvement and their risk of homelessness and kinship care.

State policymakers now understand that children and youth in foster care face long - term risks from their exposure to violence, child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences and are anxious to identify and implement strategies that will minimize the long - term consequences for children and the costs to state budgets.

Dowdle and her husband founded The Shepherd's Watch Ministries, which offers summer camp to the community, as well as a year - round residential program for at - risk youths ages 13 - 18, in foster care, on their 60 - acre farm.