Florence Crittenton Services Inc

FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES (FCS) WILL PROMOTE HEALTH AND HOPE FOR TOMORROW'S CHILDREN BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR SINGLE PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS, WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THE MATERNITY PROGRAM IS A 20-BED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WHICH IS HOME TO PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO NEED A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT DURING PREGNANCY THROUGH DELIVERY OF THEIR BABY. CLIENTS ARE HIGH-RISK, SINGLE YOUNG WOMEN AND ADOLESCENTS 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WHO OFTEN ARE LIVING IN CRISIS. THEY MAY BE HOMELESS, VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND/OR PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT OR MAY BE SUBSTANCE ABUSERS DESPERATE TO DELIVER A DRUG-FREE INFANT. RESIDENTS RECEIVE COUNSELING, COORDINATION OF MEDICAL CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERVENTION/TREATMENT PROGRAMMING, EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL SERVICES, SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PARENTING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION, ADOPTION SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW UP SERVICES. THIRTY-SEVEN (37) PREGNANT CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2021/22 FOR 2,332 DAYS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE, AND TWENTY-ONE (21) YOUNG FAMILIES WERE SERVED IN THE AFTERCARE COMPONENT.OUTCOMES MEASURED FOR FY 2021/22 SHOW:100% OF ALL ADMISSIONS INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS REPORTED THEY WERE PROVIDED WITH SATISFACTORY ACCOMMODATIONS AND PERSONAL PROVISIONS AND HAVING THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS MET.BABIES WERE BORN WITH AN AVERAGE BIRTH WEIGHT OF 6 LBS. + 5 OZ.80% OF BABIES WERE BORN WITH BIRTH WEIGHTS 5.5 LBS 100% OF BABIES HAD APGAR SCORES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 7 AT 5 MINUTES AFTER BIRTHCRITTENTON BABIES WERE BORN WITH AN AVERAGE APGAR SCORES OF 8 AT BIRTH AND 9 FIVE MINUTES FROM BIRTH.90% OF BABIES BORN TO FCS RESIDENTS WERE DRUG FREE AT BIRTH.93% OF AFTERCARE PARTICIPANTS AVOIDED UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES - DOESN'T SPECIFY IF IT WAS WITHIN 1 YEAR100% OF CHILDREN ACHIEVED MILESTONES ACCORDING TO AGES & STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE.100% OF PARENTS SCORED ADEQUATE OR ABOVE ON BOTH AND DEMONSTRATION OF PARENTING COMPETENCY SKILLS AND VISITATION OBSERVATION CHECKLIST.100% OF CHILDREN HAVE NO SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT

THE PURPOSE OF SARAHS HOUSE MOTHER-CHILD PROGRAM IS TO ASSURE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TEEN MOTHERS IN FOSTER CARE CAN ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE PARENTS AND LEARN LIFE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SARAHS HOUSE PROVIDES A 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR SIX ADOLESCENT MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO NEED PLACEMENT TOGETHER. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVICED 8 FOSTER CARE TEEN MOTHERS AND 8 CHILDREN FOR 1,940 DAYS OF SERVICE.

LEGACY HALL PREPARATION FOR ADULT LIVING SKILLS THIS INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PREVENTION AND IS DESIGNED TO AID NON-PREGNANT AT-RISK FEMALES AGES 16-21 IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, CHILD ABUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT THAT ARE BARRIERS TO HEALTHY ADULT LIVING. THE PROGRAM SERVES FEMALES IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVICED 23 YOUNG WOMEN FOR 3,334 DAYS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE.