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Ocfs residential services - empower - a safe harbour programempower is a community-oriented program certified by the new york state office of children and family services. It provides high-quality residential care to youth eligible for foster care placement who are at risk of, or have experienced, sex trafficking and exploitation. The program serves youth ages 11-21. Common factors among participants include mental health challenges, a history of abuse or neglect, instances of absconding from home or placement, unhealthy relationships with peers and adults, unsafe online behaviors, and experiences with teen dating violence. The empower program is trauma-responsive, focusing on the treatment, recovery, and healing of each youthyouth served: 19admissions: 9discharges: 8transfers out to silp: 0 average age: 16.3 years old

Federally funded programs - long term foster care (ltfc)the ltfc program serves unaccompanied children who have been victims of trafficking, abuse or persecution, and remain in care due to the inability to identify a family member or viable sponsor within the united states. This program focuses on the development of independent living skills and acculturation to life in the united states. Youth are enrolled in the local public school and receive medical services, life skills classes, individual and group counseling and case management, while they work towards securing legal status in the united states.youth served: 41admissions: 19discharges: 32average age: 16.65 years oldaverage length of stay: 170.81 days

29-i corein fiscal year 2024, there were 19 individual youth served in residential programs licensed by the office of children and family services (ocfs), 860 youth families served in community based services and 912 children served in our federally funded programs.

Ocfs residential services - supervised independent living (silp)helping our youth move from a place of trauma to finding healing and hope is the number one priority at the children's home. In addition, efforts are made to help older youth develop independent living skills. The silp program supports youth who live on their own in the community and provides a transitional experience for youth for whom the plan of care is to discharge to their own responsibility. Youth in this program are between 18 and 21 years of age, have received their high school diploma or ged, and are attending college and/or working in the community. Each apartment is fully equipped so that youth learn meal preparation, housekeeping, financial management, and other skills needed for living independently. Youth served: 3admissions/transfers in from empower: 0 admissions / 1 transfer from empowerdischarges: 1average age: 19 years old

Ocfs residential services - qrtp - agency boarding homes the goal of the qualified residential treatment program (qrtp) is to provide each youth with an opportunity to strengthen their ability for close interpersonal relationships within a home setting and a neighborhood; to develop skills for independent living and to survive the adolescent identity crisis with people who can provide more intensive help when it is needed. Each off-campus home has direct care staff who provide daily guidance and supervision. Staff regularly interact with school personnel, transport youth to family visits, and teach independent living skills. Youth in these homes receive counseling and training to develop the skills needed for independent living or to return home.youth served: 15admissions: 3discharges: 10average age: 11.6 years old

Health home care management servicesthe children's home provided care management services as part of the nys health home care management program. Medicaid-eligible children from birth to age 21 received assistance from a care manager to help manage their chronic and complex medical or behavioral health conditions. The goals of these services were to coordinate care, ensuring that youth had everything necessary to stay healthy, promote wellness, and decrease hospital utilization. The care manager provided a family-centered plan that supported continuity of care and helped families arrange new services when necessary. This program closed on may 1, 2024.families served: 115referrals: 31counties served: dutchess, ulster, orange, sullivanaverage age: 13 years old

Children and family treatment and support services {cftss)children and family treatment and support services, available through nys children's medicaid, empower children (under age 21) and their families to improve their health, well-being, and overall quality of life. These mental health services include individual, family, and group therapy to strengthen families and help them make informed decisions about their care. Additionally, the program offers targeted interventions and skill-based supports designed to prevent the need for emergency room visits, hospital stays, or out-of-home placements, such as group homes or campus-based care. Services are delivered in the least restrictive environment for the child or family.families served: 324referrals: 166counties served: dutchess, ulster, orange, putnamaverage age: 13 years oldaverage age: 13 years old

Wendy's wonderful kids programthrough a grant from the dave thomas foundation for adoption, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children waiting in foster care move one step closer to being adopted into safe, loving, and permanent homes, the wendy's wonderful kids (wwk) program is making a difference. The foundation's grants fund child-focused adoption recruiters at the children's home, who work as part of wwk, a signature initiative. These recruiters are actively serving children in dutchess, ulster, and sullivan counties in new york.families served: 31referrals: 4counties served: dutchess, ulster, sullivanaverage age: 14 years oldmatches: 7adoptions: 2

Home and community based services (hcbs)home and community based services was a strengths-based program that offered services such as respite, caregiver family support, and prevocational skills to youth. Hcbs was certified through the new york state department of health and was available to youth enrolled in health home care management. This program provided services and support to families to prevent out-of-home placement for their child. This program closed on june 7, 2024.families served: 208referrals: 44counties served: dutchess, ulster, orange, putnamaverage age: 13 years old

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