Programs

  • Unaccompanied Children's Program

    THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDRENS' PROGRAM IS OPERATED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR). THE PROGRAM OPERATES UP TO 1,100 TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE BEDS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FEDERAL CUSTODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022. TYPICALLY, YOUTH ARE IN THIS PROGRAM FOR 14 TO 60 DAYS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY RECEIVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS AND CARE, TUTORING, AND SKILLS TRAINING. IN ADDITION, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARRANGE FOR THE CHILDREN TO BE RELEASED TO SPONSORS BY FINDING AND QUALIFYING SPONSORS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A 35 BED LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE THROUGH THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDRENS' PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. FIXED COSTS (E.G. RENTS), WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPROVED BUDGET, ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR. STAFFING COSTS WHICH ARE RATIO BASED ON CONTRACTED CAPACITY ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR. CENSUS BASED COSTS (FOSTER PARENT PAYMENTS, CLOTHING, AND FOOD) WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPROVED BUDGET, ARE FULLY FUNDED BY ORR. THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED A THIRD FEDERAL CONTRACT CALLED HOME STUDIES AND POST RELEASE SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN DECEMBER OF 2020. THE PROGRAM HAS SIX OFFICES ACROSS THE NATION SERVING AND PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SERVICES TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES VIA IN PERSON HOME VISITS AS WELL AS VIRTUAL HOME VISITS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE THE LONG TERM SAFETY, SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN (UC) PRIOR, DURING AND AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) TO PARENTS OR SPONSORS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $75.2M

  • Treatment Foster Care Program

    THE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE (TFFC) PROGRAM PLACES AT-RISK YOUTH INTO HOMES WITH HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED FOSTER FAMILIES. THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO GROUP OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, INCARCERATION OR HOSPITALIZATION. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGED BY A GROUP SETTING. PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS BASED IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ACCEPTS YOUTH PLACED BY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THE OTHER IS IN THE BRONX AND ACCEPTS YOUTH PLACED BY NEW YORK CITY'S ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES. BOTH THESE PROGRAMS ARE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. IN APRIL 2015, THE ORGANIZATION HIRED STAFF TO OPEN A TFFC PROGRAM IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA - UNDER CONTRACT WITH CHILDNET, THE COUNTY CHILD WELFARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY. IN JANUARY 2016, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED A TFFC PROGRAM IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $14.3M

  • Community-Based Interventions

    COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS CONSIST OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR COUNTIES TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PLACE THEM IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE. CBI CORE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: FAMILY RESILIENCY-THE FAMILY RESILIENCY PROGRAMS ARE FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS WITH A SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF HELPING FAMILIES REMAIN INTACT. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER A VARIETY OF HOMEBASED AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS IN CAYUGA COUNTY UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT)-THE FFT PROGRAM OFFERS HOME-BASED FAMILY THERAPY SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH AT-RISK CHILDREN AGES 11-18 YEARS OF AGE. IT IS A THREE PHASE, OUTCOME DRIVEN, PREVENTION/INTERVENTION MODEL FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE ENTIRE RANGE OF MALADAPTIVE ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR AND/OR RELATED SYNDROMES. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES IN CAYUGA, ALBANY, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTIES DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN MONROE COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH OCFS. AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM. MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY (MST)-THE MST PROGRAM ASSISTS YOUTH AT IMMINENT RISK OF OUT OF HOME PLACEMENT TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. BY CLOSELY EXAMINING THE SITUATION FROM ALL ANGLES, THE THERAPIST THEN HELPS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THOSE WITH THE MOST DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE YOUTH (FAMILY, PEERS, SCHOOL, ETC.) WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE YOUTH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER PROBLEM BEHAVIORS. THIS PROGRAM IS OPERATING IN CAYUGA, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTIES DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN ONEIDA COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH OCFS. AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $6.7M