Child Inc

Emergency housing for children/youth provides temporary housing for children and youth in the custody of the division of family services due to abuse, neglect, and dependency issues. During 2024, 76 youth were sheltered. In addition, 76 youth were provided counseling services by an on-site psychotherapist.

Family support and parenting education services provides statewide parenting education classes and workshops and community/agency based family support programming. Programming includes case management, counseling and the operation of family resource centers. During 2024, 7,028 individuals (not unduplicated) were served under this program.

Specialized foster care provides foster family placement for youth who cannot reside in their own homes due to recent or past abuse and/or neglect at the hands of their parents, guardians, or caregivers. During 2024, the program served 18 youth, for a total of 2,622 days of care in 6 foster homes.

Runaway and homeless youth (rhy) project operates a 24-hour runaway hotline that serves as a vital link between runaways, their families, and child, inc. Counseling services. The project offers short-term emergency shelter care for runaways or homeless youth, provides follow-up counseling and supportive services, offers anger management for youth and conducts outreach through the community and local schools. During 2024, 12,542 youth and families were served through this program, and 74 callers were served through the runaway hotline.