Family & Childrens Services Of Central Maryland Inc

Springboard community services (scs) provides comprehensive case management services in baltimore city and anne arundel, baltimore, carroll, harford and howard counties. Family violence project is the cornerstone of our work and is a comprehensive, holistic, regional array of services developed to move families impacted by crime and violence from crisis and vulnerability to safety and stability. Scs's approach is rooted in supporting families and offers a wide range of services including crisis intervention, case management, court accompaniment, temporary shelter, and counseling. Scs provides these services to victims of child abuse, domestic and/or family violence, elder abuse and neglect, aggravated assault, hate/bias crimes, sexual assault, bullying, sex trafficking and survivors of homicide victims among others. Scs created a sense of safety and empowerment to over 1,479 victims during the fiscal year.scs provides intensive case management and emergency sheltering to individuals and families fleeing domestic violence. Scs case managers work with clients to build a personalized safety plan to prevent future incidences of violence and an individualized service plan to address client needs that will promote self-sufficiency and stability. Scs provides diversion case management services to individuals interacting with the criminal justice system through the law enforcement assisted diversion program (lead) in harford county. In lieu of prosecution, eligible individuals are referred to trauma-informed case management with a wide range of support services, including housing assistance, substance use treatment, and behavioral health services. The lead program seeks to address the underlying health and human services needs that may manifest in individuals as low-level criminal activity. 13 clients were served through lead in fy24.as scs is the comprehensive domestic violence service provider in carroll county, scs offers violence prevention services to individuals perpetrating abuse with an overall goal of reducing incidents and escalation of domestic and family violence. These individuals are generally referred to services via court mandate. The abuser intervention program (aip) is a 26-week program designed to increase the safety of victims of intimate partner violence by teaching their perpetrators about the cycle of abuse and non-violent relationship skills. Within the aip, victims are also offered case management services to promote support, safety, and security. Anger management and parenting anger management programming is also available to self-referrals and individuals referred by the legal system. These services are offered at our carroll and howard county locations. In fy24, 124 clients received violence intervention services.the foster grandparents program is designed for the dual-purpose of engaging persons 55 and older, particularly those with limited incomes, in volunteer service to meet critical community need; and to provide a high quality experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. Our goal is to enable those persons to remain physically and mentally active and to enhance their self-esteem through continued participation in needed community services; enable children with exceptional or special needs to achieve improved physical, mental, emotional, and social development thereby helping them to reach social, behavioral, developmental, and educational goals. There were 63 active members serving in the program during this fiscal year. Prevention services: many individuals and families reach a crossroad in their lives during which they struggle with environmental pressures that create crises for them, e.g. Loss of a job, threatened utility turnoff, homelessness, serious illness that causes job loss. For these persons, scs case managers take a problem-solving approach, helping them understand their options and frequently directing them to resources that can help alleviate the current pressures. In fy24, scs provided emergency rental and utility assistance to 119 clients. Additionally, scs case managers process utility assistance requests in the county through the h2o program. These services are provided at the multiservice center in laurel, maryland. 112 clients were served at the multiservice center in fy24.in january 2022, scs started a youth resource center (yrc) in baltimore city. Many of the youth and young adults accessing yrc and its drop-in services are homeless/unstably housed or escaping abuse, neglect, violence, and sex or work trafficking. These young people are striving for the stability of a home, safety from the streets, and support in obtaining crucial connections to services that will move their lives forward. At the yrc, clients have access to computer labs, showers, laundry services as well as crisis intervention, counseling, case management, peer support, and workforce development. The yrc also serves as the only youth-specific housing navigation site in baltimore city. Individuals seeking navigation services are entered into the city's coordinated access system to be connected with and placed in secure housing options. Homeless youth are also eligible for diversion services that include case management, kinship assistance, placement in temporary housing options, and assistance with obtaining vital documents. The yrc has developed a calendar of weekly workshops and activities intended to teach youth life skills, job readiness skills, and coping skills for stress and other mental health challenges. 393 clients were served during the fiscal year.

Scs's housing arm includes a family violence safe house facility, eight efficiency units that support low income individuals in carroll county, and rapid rehousing services to clients experiencing homelessness in baltimore city and howard county. Scs operates a safe house that can house up to 22 victims of crime who are in immediate danger and need to leave their living situation to maintain safety from abuse and violence. The safe house is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Victims have access to daily case management services (safety planning), transportation to appointments in the community such as department of social services, health department, local doctor appointments and mental health care and also have assistance with access to food, toiletries, clothing and any other basic needs. In fy24, a total of 68 domestic violence victims were housed. Scs also provides rapid rehousing (rrh) and permanent supportive housing (psh) services to clients experiencing homelessness is baltimore city. These programs are designed to help homeless youth (ages 18-24) successfully transition to adulthood end the cycle of homelessness and live healthy, self-sufficient, productive lives. The program incorporates housing navigation and intensive case management services to quickly move youth from homeless to stability. The program focuses not only on ending episodes of homelessness, but also creating actionable plans for gaining employment and income to remain permanently housed. In fy24, 36 youth ages 18-24 received housing and case management services through these rehousing programs in baltimore city. In howard county, scs provided rrh services to 5 families where the client was fleeing intimate partner violence. The west end apartments are located in westminster, maryland and provide housing in eight barrier-free apartments, offering independent living to low and moderate income seniors in carroll county. The apartments housed 8 seniors in the fiscal year.