Bauer Family Resources Inc

CREATING BRIGHTER TOMORROWS BY STRENGTHENING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TODAY.

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT OFFER PRE-SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE SERVICES TO FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; LIVING IN FOSTER CARE, HOMELESS, OR RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGERS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES BE SUCCESSFUL. SERVICES INCLUDES PREGNANT WOMEN'S PROGRAM, HOMEBASED EARLY HEAD START SERVICES, CENTER BASED EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS AND HEAD START PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS. IN 2021, EARLY HEAD START SERVICED 115 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND HOME BASED FAMILIES). THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM SERVED 239 FAMILIES AND THE CARROLL, CLINTON, AND WHITE COUNTY PROGRAM SERVED 155 FAMILIES. OF THESE, 8.84% WERE FOSTER CHILDREN, 20.04% WERE HOMELESS, AND 1.57% WERE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 635,426 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN 2021.

FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FUNDED BY STATE CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. IN BAUER'S COUNSELING DIVISION, MASTER'S LEVEL THERAPIST AND BACHELOR'S LEVEL CASE MANAGERS PROVIDES SERVICES TO FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. SERVICES, PROVIDED IN-HOME, INCLUDING COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SUPPORT FOR FATHERS. IN 2021, 92 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNSELING DIVISION. OF THESE, 21.11% OF CHILDREN WERE REUNITED WITH OR REMAINED IN THE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. HOMEBUILDERS, A SHORT- TERM, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILD WELFARE OR JUVENILE PROBATION, PROVIDED SERVICES TO 6 FAMILIES IN 2021. OF THESE, 66.67% OF FAMILIES WERE REUNITED OR HAD CHILDREN THAT REMAINED IN THE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES ARE DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE A SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT, BUT THAT DCS BELIEVES THAT COULD SAFELY CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN N THEIR OWN HOME WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES. IN 2021, 20 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES. OF THESE, 95% OF THE FAMILIES REMAINED INTACT. COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO CASE MANAGEMENT, THE PROGRAM CAN MEET CONCRETE NEEDS OF FAMILIES. IN 2021, 1,757 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVICES. THE PROGRAM PAID MORE THAN 120,000 FOR CONCRETE NEEDS (UTILITIES, BUYING BEDS, ETC) AND COUNSELING FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS.

YOUTH SERVICES INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND IN 2021 INCLUDED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL COURT. DURING 2021, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BOTH AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING. THERE WERE 48 YOUTH WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. MEALS AND SNACKS WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS DURING PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, STEM AND ART ACTIVITIES, AND RECREATION. A READING PROGRAM AND BASKETBALL PROGRAM ALSO IS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS. THE SUMMER INCLUDES WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS.