Part III, Line 4A: Statement of Program Service Accomplishments |
Family Counseling: Parents and youth ages 6-17 can receive counseling services designed to improve relationships so that they are more confident and satisfied with their lives. Family counselors are licensed or master level clinicians to ensure that individuals and families are receiving the highest quality of service. Counseling services are confidential and are provided in a welcoming office environment. The immediate goal of family crisis intervention is to address the issues that have precipitated the crisis. The family counselor works with the family to identify possible resolutions to the problem and reduce the degree of stress between family members. Kinship Care: Kinship Care provides an array of services to relatives caring for the child of a family member through direct counseling and case management services offered in the home as well as additional resources in the community. The primary purpose of the kinship care program is to provide stability and well-being for children in the care of relatives as a result of abuse, neglect, abandonment, incarceration, death or sever illness of their parents. The level of intervention for each family will be determined by caregiver and child's needs. The program assists with accessing needed mainstream supports, legal assistance, family counseling, financial benefits, child care, respite, mental health or substance abuse services, transportation, housing and ongoing community based support groups. Teen Outreach Program (TOP): Teen Outreach Program TOP clubs are proven effective in increasing academic success and reducing teen pregnancy for middle and high school students. Family resources is a certified replication site. Safe Place - Where Kids Get Help - Fast!: Safe Place is a runaway prevention, outreach and education program that provides immediate help to youth in crisis. The purpose is to provide young people with emergency access to intervention and prevention services. Whether youth have run away from home, are at risk of abuse or neglect, or are in need of respite from out-of-control family relationships, they can request assistance and be served at any of over 250 safe place sites in both Pinellas and Manatee counties. Youth presenting themselves at a safe place location requesting assistance will be provided with transportation to a shelter if desired. If issues of abuse or neglect are present, a referral to the Florida Department of Children and Families will be made. For shelter services, youth will be screened for shelter eligibility and generally will be admitted to a shelter if they are not currently adjudicated as delinquent with the Department of Juvenile Justice. Safeplace2B: Our short-term youth shelters are open to troubled or at-risk youth between the ages of 10 and 17. They include youth who have family problems and conflict, who have run away from home or are homeless, who are having school related problems, experiencing truancy or any youth who is in crisis for any reason and needs respite care. Length of respite care is determined on a client by client basis. To ensure the safety of youth and staff, youth who are combative, intoxicated, suicidal or show signs of more serious mental health problems are referred for more appropriate services. While in the residence, youth are provided with individual and group counseling, life-skills education and recreational activities. Family counseling is available while a youth is in safeplace2b and can be continued through the family counseling office after leaving the residence. Streetsafe (Survival-Aid-Facts-Education): Streetsafe is an outreach program designed to identify and assist youth who are living on the streets of St. Petersburg. The goals of Streetsafe are to reduce the incidence of sexual abuse of runaway, homeless and street youth; increase support services for youth; increase awareness of the presence and needs of street youth; and educate youth at-risk of the dangers of street life. Streetsafe provides someone to listen, free and confidential referrals, food, hygiene items, clothing, and shelter services. Teen Living Program (TLP): The agency has two TLP residences for community youth and those who are in the foster care system, where group home living is most appropriate and the youth can benefit from training in independent living skills. TLP provides safe shelter, food and clothing, with educational opportunities, individual and group counseling as well as the training and education necessary to function independently. Services include life skills classes, assistance with finding employment, recreational activities, and volunteer and community advocacy experience. Youth must voluntarily apply to the program. The Clearwater TLP is for girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years old. The St. Petersburg TLP, PRISM, is for 16-17 year old lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender youth. Young people entering either of these programs must be free of untreated or uncontrolled substance abuse or mental health issues. Once accepted into the program, youth must attend school regularly or be working towards a GED. Youth who have completed school will be expected to enter the work force. Maternal Group Home: This program is for homeless pregnant and parenting young women and their child(ren) who are unable to live with their families and for whom there are no other safe alternatives. Services include shelter, food, clothing, baby supplies, counseling, case management, parenting and life skills education, assistance with finding employment, recreational activities, and volunteer and community advocacy experience. The goal of this program is to help these young women, between the ages of 16 and 21, make a successful transition to adulthood and independence, ultimately becoming productive, contributing members of our community and ensure their children a healthy start in life. Fountain View Apartments: Funded by the neighborhood stabilization program through the city of St. Petersburg and in partnership with Boley Centers and Catholic charities, Fountain View offers six apartments that can house 8 young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. Youth Arts Corps: The Youth Arts Corps is a licensed afterschool and summer camp program serving youth ages 9-14, providing quality programming in a safe and caring environment. With a focus on the use of the arts to inspire youth to realize their potential, youth arts corps provides an array of art classes taught by professional artists. The diver curriculum offers a variety of personal and academic enrichment. Child Care Food Program: The child care food program (CCFP) provides financial support to licensed family child care providers and reimburses them for serving nutritious meals and snacks to children in their care. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered in Florida by the Department of Health, Bureau of Childcare. Family Resolutions: Family Resolutions is a program for families who are having difficulties dealing with separation or divorce. The program provides individual, marital, group and family counseling. Counseling groups for elementary school age children are held at various elementary schools throughout the county based on need and request from the school guidance counselor. The program is supervised by a licensed mental health counselor. It serves approximately 100 families per yer. Referral sources include schools, community agencies and attorneys. |
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g |
Contract Services*: Program service expenses 1,009,188. Management and general expenses 17,690. Fundraising expenses 763. Total expenses 1,027,641. Professional Fees*: Program service expenses 7,563. Management and general expenses 39,536. Fundraising expenses 5,125. Total expenses 52,224. |