Crisis Center Inc

The foster care program provided services to 28 children and young adults with 6,673 days of care who were in need of short or long-term care in a family setting. Listening ear crisis center is licensed by the state of michigan department of human services bureau of children and adult licensing as a child placing agency. Our program focuses on youth who are struggling with issues of sexual or physical abuse, delinquency, mental illness or emotional impairment and developmental disabilities. Foster care consumers receive an individual care plan, concurrent and permanency planning, crisis intervention, and access to specialized services. The care plan is developed with input from the consumer, their family, the foster care provider, and the referring agencies. Our foster care workers coordinate all services and meet frequently with all parties to keep communication open and excellent services and care are provided.

Rental operations program provides 144 family housing units to individuals in isabella and antrim counties who are low-income individuals and families. The housing units experienced a 97% occupancy rate while serving 387 individuals.

Program service expenses: 83,077, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 0 child sexual abuse treatment program - this program served 23 consumers which include children who have been sexually abused and members of their families. Services included individual and group counseling and support groups. Program service expenses: 288,391, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 109,608 crisis center - service people in surrounding counties by providing 24,632 people crisis intervention, information and referral, and after-hour backup for area community mental health services. Program service expenses: 154,759, grants and allocations: 3,516, revenue: 0 runaway youth services provided services to 68 youth who are residents of clare, gladwin, and isabella counties, 19 youth opened for more intensive services, with 7 placed in temporary living arrangements and 12 received prevention services. Services included counseling, support groups, 24-hour crisis line and temporary foster care. Program service expenses: 260,598, grants and allocations: 12,937, revenue: 0 transitional living program offers youth ages 16-21 in the clare/isabella county and saginaw chippewa tribal area the opportunity to achieve independence and develop self-reliance. Older homeless youth can receive guidance and support while living independently in an apartment setting for up to eighteen months while finishing school, gaining work experience and establishing a bank account. This program provided services to 61 young adults, 22 youth opened for more intensive services,5 resided in temporary shelter and 17 were in other suppportive housing. Program service expenses: 42,790, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 46,512 applied behavioral analysis(aba)served 5 youth and their families. Aba technicians applied behavior analysis to improve social skills by using interventions that are based on principles of learning theory. Aba therapy helps children on the autism spectrum by increasing their social abilities like completing tasks, communicating, and learning new skills. Program service expenses: 737,026, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 643,147 in home help offers support to people with disabilities who are living with their families or in their own homes. In home help consumers decide what, where, who, and how support they need will be provided. 27 consumers were served in their homes or their communities in 4 counties with supports ranging from assistance with housework to personal care to helping consumers get out into the community.