Residential Services
Casa Kids, prenatal through 18 years old, who have been traumatized by severe child abuse or neglect, stay at the Casa Kids Campus, a safe and nurturing setting on 11.4 acres of land in San Marcos, California.
Each Casa Kid receives comprehensive trauma-informed care tailored to their individual physical, social, emotional, developmental, and educational needs, while also ensuring they have as many healthy childhood experiences as possible.
Residential Services is licensed to serve pregnant and parenting youth, non-ambulatory youth, and youth with special healthcare needs. It is the only licensed residential treatment center in San Diego County serving pregnant and/or parenting youth in foster care.
Services
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Licensed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)
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24/7 care, crisis intervention, and support
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Therapeutic rehabilitation and recreation programs
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Individual and group counseling
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Psychiatric evaluation and medication management
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Full time and on-call nursing services
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Education evaluation and school placement
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Healthy leisure and cultural trips
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Supervised visits with supportive family members
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Life, social, nutrition, and career guidance
Program and Facility
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Casa Kids are housed in four cozy, home-like cottages with kitchens, common living areas, patios, and laundry facilities
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Outdoor play areas, basketball court, walking trails, gardens, library, and activities room
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Housing for 32 Casa Kids, including up to 16 pregnant and parenting residents and their babies
Eligibility
Residents are referred by a Child Welfare Social Services worker or probation officer from San Diego County, or other counties that Casa de Amparo has contracts with. Clients do not pay fees for the program.
Casa de Amparo cottages
Casa de Amparo cottages
Casa de Amparo grounds
Casa de Amparo cottages
Transition Preparation Program (TPP)
Casa de Amparo continues to remain responsive to the unique needs of youth in foster care by providing the Transition Preparation Program (TPP) within our Residential Services program. The TPP serves older youth in foster care, including youth who are pregnant or parenting. These residents have demonstrated that they are prepared to practice independent living in a supervised setting. The TPP maintains all aspects of supervision provided in Residential Services while preparing teens to live independently by simulating apartment-style living. TPP apartments include a shared living space, kitchen, laundry room, and each resident has a bedroom and bathroom.