Waymakers

Youth development & wraparound programs: waymakers' youth development programs provide individualized and comprehensive treatment, support and prevention services with the goal to strengthen family, peer, school and community relations for children and youth experiencing behavioral and emotional impasses. Waymakers youth development programs focus on youth involved with, or at high risk for involvement with child welfare, juvenile justice, probation, and children' mental health systems. Services include family counseling, parent education, youth enrichment and alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention education. The waymakers' wraparound programs provided services to youth with complex needs and emotional, mental health or behavioral issues and include 1) in-home and community based case management, 2) counseling, mental health rehabilitation services, 3) housing assistance, and 4) career readiness skills to promote greater independence, increase self-reliance and improve social competence. The program served 7,773 clients throughout the year.

Crisis residential services and huntington beach youth shelter: provided short-term crisis intervention program in laguna beach and tustin for youth ages 13-17 to stabilize the youth and facilitate family reunification. Provided emergency, temporary residential services in huntington beach for runaway, abused and troubled teens in crisis providing an alternative to hospitalization after a suicide attempt or threat. Waymakers' shelter services are tailored to individual needs, but all receive food and other basic needs and 24-hour on-site supervision. Each youth participates in a daily program of developmentally appropriate activities. They are taught problem solving techniques which the youth can utilize in response to challenges they face. Waymakers also offers individual, group, and family counseling, academic tutoring, safety education, life skills training, independent living and healthy relationship skills. The programs served 1,402 clients throughout the year.

Dispute resolution services: provided mediation for interpersonal and community conflicts. Trained community volunteers to become certified mediators. Offering impartial and supportive expertise, mediators assisted disputing parties to resolve their conflicts. This program serviced 6,752 clients throughout the year.