Child Welfare

Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs

Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs

Mission: Youth development programs Programs: Youth development programs to promote self-esteem, provide after school tutoring, drug prevention awareness, gang awareness and prevention, and other smart moves programs

Mission: To ensure that all children and youth, especially those who need us most, are offered opportunities to realize their full potential as responsible, caring and productive citizens of a richly diverse world. Programs: Structured educational and recreational programs located in alamosa, colorado. Programs under guidance and format prescribed by the boys and girls clubs of america. Programs serve approximately 1500 youth ages 6 to 18

Mission: To strengthen community in the san luis valley by bridging conflict and restoring relationships. Programs: Wraparound facilitation: wraparound work staff work with youth and their families that are engaged with multiple and complex systems to bring all of the systems the family is involved in to a common table. Facilitators work with all involved systems and the family to create one common plan for accomplishing family defined goals. restorative justice diversion for youth: victim-offender dialogue and restorative dialogue circle conferences are utilized to divert juveniles out of the juvenile justice system. restorative practices in schools: provide training for staff and intervention for students in restorative approaches to discipline. Work to find ways to procatively address issues of truancy and behavior in school settings.

Mission: The gingerbread house is dedicated to the concept that "learning is fun" by enabling children to expand their imaginations, their abilities, and their horizons through creative teaching. The goal of the center is to instill good attitudes in children about learning, thereby helping them to move on to other educational opportunities with courage and excitement. Programs: The organization is a state licensed childcare facility which serves approximately 105 children five days a week all year around. We are dedicated to providing low cost, high quality childcare and preschool services to the community. The organization is dedicated to the concept that "learning is fun" by enabling children to expand their imaginations, their abilities, and their horizons through creative teaching. The goal of the center is to instill good attitudes in children about learning, thereby helping them to move on to other educational opportunities with courage and excitement. The organization added a early head start program in the summer of 2016. The program consists of 2 classrooms, both of the classrooms hold 8 children. One is for infants ages 6wks to 18 months. The other classroom is for children ages 18 months to 36 months. The program runs from 7:30 - 5:30 monday through friday.

Mission: We work to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect, supporting children as they find their voice and helping children and families heal and thrive. Results: For the past 24 years, ABC House has provided a continuum of comprehensive services to over 9,000 children and their families. To date, we are the only agency providing child abuse assessment and support services for Benton and Linn counties. Target demographics: ABC House is a non-profit Child Abuse Intervention Center working with children, youth, and their families to overcome the crisis of abuse and neglect. Direct beneficiaries per year: ABC House provides services to over 4,500 people annually, including abuse assessments and medical consultation services to over 600 children each year. Geographic areas served: Benton & Linn Counties, Oregon Programs: ABC House provides comprehensive child abuse assessment and support services to children and their non-offending family members including medical examinations, forensic interviews, family support, trauma counseling, and community education.

Mission: Provide a safe, affordable, and quality child care environment for elementary age children during the before and after school hours and to increase opportunities for children to benefit from constructive activities supervised by responsible adults. Programs: Operation of a before and after school, summer, and vacation child care program for children ages 5 to 11.

Mission: The Albany Girls Club is a nonprofit organization which has been providing services to girls and youth in Albany and Rensselaer Counties for nearly 40 years. Founded in 1961, our mission is to provide a safe, positive environment to enhance the growth and personal development of youth, primarily girls. Through our educational and recreational programs, we seek to provide opportunities that encourage the development of life skills, self-esteem and positive attitudes and help them become responsible citizens of our community.