All Faiths

TRUSTED ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TRAUMA.

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ALL FAITHS SEES CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS SUCH AS ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND OFFERS THEM A WIDE RANGE OF THERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP SETTINGS, IN ADDITION TO REFERRALS TO PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MEET THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH OUR UNIQUELY BRANDED FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAM, WHICH INVITES THE PARENTS INTO THE PROCESS OF IMPROVEMENT ALONG WITH THE CHILDREN SEEKING HEALING AND SUPPORT. ALL FAITHS USES A HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED, FAMILY CENTERED, STRENGTHS BASED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT APPROACH TO FAMILY TREATMENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ALL FAITHS PROVIDED THERAPY TO OVER 956 THERAPY CLIENTS. APPROXIMATELY 92% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WHO ARE LOW INCOME OR LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.

COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 623 COMMUNITY CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, CASE COORDINATION, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, - IN-HOME ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY SUPPORT TO BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS WITH THE GOAL TO EDUCATE AND AIDE IN CREATING HEALTHY FAMILY SYSTEMS. THE AGENCY OFFERS HIGH-FIDELITY WRAPAROUND AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES. IN THIS PROGRAM CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN INSTITUTIONALIZED AND HAVE NO FAMILY SUPPORTS AND NOWHERE TO GO ARE PROVIDED AN ALL FAITHS FACILITATOR WHO ASSISTS IN FINDING NATURAL SUPPORTS AND CREATES A COMMUNITY AROUND THE CHILD TO HEAL AND BECOME A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY. APPROXIMATELY 98% OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE LOW INCOME OR LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) & FORENSIC SUPPORT SERVICES - DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, OVER 1,098 SAFEHOUSE CLIENTS RECEIVED INTERVIEWS AND/OR VICTIM ADVOCACY THROUGH THE AGENCY'S FORENSIC PROGRAM. THE CAC SUPPORTS VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY OFFERING FORENSICALLY SOUND, AGE APPROPRIATE INTERVIEWS BY THE AGENCY'S HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF. THESE CLIENTS ARE REFERRED BY ONE OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT (CYFD) AND OTHERS WHO ARE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. CHILDREN SEEN FOR FORENSIC INTERVIEWS DISCLOSE WHAT THEY HAVE ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED OR HAVE WITNESSED AND THE INTERVIEW IS RECORDED SO THAT INVESTIGATING BODIES WILL USE IT AS EVIDENCE, RATHER THAN ASKING THE CHILD TO REPEATEDLY TALK ABOUT THEIR TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. INTERVIEWS ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AGES 2 - 21, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED ADULTS WHO RESIDE IN BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, VALENCIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. CASE COORDINATION SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY ADVOCATES TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, REFERRALS OFFERED, AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING ARE AVAILABLE. THERAPY SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO THE ALLEGED VICTIMS AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS, WHICH HELPS EDUCATE GUARDIANS TO LEARN TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY RECOVER FROM TRAUMA, WHILE ADDRESSING ANY FAMILIAL ISSUES THAT MIGHT CREATE AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT FURTHER TRAUMA WILL BE AVOIDED.

TRAINING INSTITUTE: THE TRAINING INSTITUTE PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT COME INTO REGULAR CONTACT WITH CHILDREN. THEY ARE TRAINED TO LOOK AT BEHAVIOR THROUGH A TRAUMA SENSITIVE LENS SO THAT CHILD VICTIMS CAN GET THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED INSTEAD OF BEING MISLABELED AS "PROBLEM CHILDREN". IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO PARENTS AND OTHER ADULT CHILD CARE GIVERS ON NURTURING PARENTING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNS OF ABUSE. EXPENSES: 108,282 REVENUES: 0 PLACEMENT SERVICES: PLACEMENT SERVICES INCLUDES ALL FAITHS ADOPTION SERVICES, HOME STUDY SERVICES, AND THE NEW MEXICO FIESTA PROJECT. ALL FAITHS ADOPTION SERVICES WORKS TO HELP CHILDREN FIND PERMANENT, LOVING, AND SAFE HOMES WITHIN A FAMILY. WE WORK WITH BIRTH FAMILIES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING AND WITH PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES TO FACILITATE ADOPTIONS WITHIN NEW MEXICO AND BETWEEN STATES. HOME STUDY SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE NEW MEXICO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT (CYFD) TO PROVIDE DETAILED ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LICENSURE FOR BOTH PROSPECTIVE FOSTER FAMILIES, KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP, AND CYFD ADOPTIVE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ALL FAITHS MANAGES THE NEW MEXICO FIESTA PROJECT THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH NEW MEXICO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT (CYFD). THE NEW MEXICO FIESTA PROJECT FOCUSES ON CREATING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY PROVIDING NETWORKING EVENTS, TRAININGS, AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES. EXPENSES: 906,351 REVENUES: 166,627