St Vincents Services Inc

TO PROVIDE FOSTER HOME SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, GROUP HOMES, AND INTERMEDIATE CARE SERVICES.

RESIDENT PROGRAM: 1) HSVS CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY RESIDENCES (CCR) IN LAURELTON, SPRINGFIELD AND ST. ALBANS, QUEENS AND BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN PROVIDE SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE AND TARGETED INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH AGES 13-18 WHO'S BEHAVIORAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL NEEDS PREVENT THEM FROM SAFELY AND PRODUCTIVELY RESIDING AT HOME. OUR CLINICIANS AND TRAINED RESIDENTIAL STAFF WORK WITH OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY ATTAINABLE GOALS, FOCUSING ON AREAS OF HIGHEST NEED, SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT OR SKILL BUILDING FOCUSED ON COPING. STAFF THEN WORK WITH THE YOUTHS TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND TO BUILD THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A SAFE AND STABLE TRANSITION HOME, OR TO A HOME-LIKE SETTING. THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ALL APPLICATIONS MUST FIRST BE SCREENED BY CHILDREN'S SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS (CPSOA). 2) JOURNEY FAMILY PROGRAM - SCATTERED SITE HOUSING FOR 30 YOUNG ADULTS (18-25 YEARS OLD) IN NEW YORK CITY WHO ARE PREGNANT OR THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WITH HIGH SERVICE UTILIZATION, HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS. HSVS PROVIDES STABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT COACHING, WELLNESS SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR YOUNG ADULT FAMILIES JOURNEY SINGLE PROGRAM. 3) SCATTERED SITE HOUSING FOR 60 YOUNG ADULTS (18-25 YEARS OLD) IN NEW YORK CITY WITH HIGH SERVICE UTILIZATION WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. HSVS PROVIDES STABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT COACHING, WELLNESS SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS. 4) GROUP HOME -HSVS HAS FOUR YOUTH RESIDENCES AND ONE YOUTH RECEPTION CENTER THAT SERVE FOSTER CARE YOUTH IN QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND. EACH HOME PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR GAINING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, WHICH INCLUDE LEARNING FINANCIAL LITERACY, PURSUING AN EDUCATION, OBTAINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, UTILIZING HEALTH RESOURCES AND SECURING HOUSING. THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR RESIDENCES BENEFIT GREATLY FROM LIVING IN SAFE, STABLE HOMES, WHERE THEY RECEIVE CARING ATTENTION AND WORK TO OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND SCHOOL, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND ARE PART OF A FAMILY, INCLUDING SEVERAL HOUSEMATES WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE AND DEDICATED STAFF THAT OFFER PERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND CAREER COUNSELING. SERVICES PROVIDE STABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT COACHING, WELLNESS SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS.

BOARDING HOME INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 1)FOSTER BOARDING HOME AND ADOPTION SERVICES: HSVS FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES ENSURES THAT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO A SAFE, STABLE AND LOVING HOME, WHETHER THAT MEANS THEIR REUNIFICATION WITH BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OR AN ADOPTION. AS A PART OF THE HSVS TEAM, FOSTER PARENTS WORK TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD. MANY TIMES, THE FOSTER PARENTS DEVELOP SUCH A BOND WITH THE CHILD THAT THEY BECOME ADOPTIVE PARENTS. 2) PREPARE YOUTH FOR ADULTHOOD: HSVS' OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION AND DELIVERY OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. HSVS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 230 YOUTH AGES 14-21 WHO ARE PLACED IN FAMILY OR RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE SETTINGS. ADDITIONALLY, HSVS PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE AND CONTINUE TO NEED SUPPORT.

PREVENTION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND YOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. PREVENTIVE SERVICES: HSVS' FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS PROVIDE FREE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN REMAIN SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP COUNSELING, STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES ON WHERE TO FIND ESSENTIAL HELP AND RESOURCES. HSVS PLACES A GREAT IMPORTANCE ON HELPING FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER AND WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES CONFRONTING THEM. HSVS OFFERS A HELPING HAND TO RESOLVE CONFLICT OR CRISIS BY SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY. YOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: HSVS' AFTERSCHOOL, EVENING AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS OFFER CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS ENGAGING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ENRICHING INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTEDNESS TO THE LARGER NEW YORK COMMUNITY.