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2019-2020 Annual Report

PROgRAms
cAsA dE AmPARO’s

REsidENTiAL sERvicEs
homes due to abuse and neglect. The program includes licensed residential 2,395
Residential Services is a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program
(STRTP) that provides licensed residential care and intensive treatment
services to foster youth ages 12-18 who have been removed from their

care and intensive treatment services for pregnant and parenting female
adolescents, ages 12-18, and their children. Since 1978, Residential cOUNsELiNg hOURs
Services has improved the quality of care for children and teens in the foster iN REsidENTiAL
care system through the combined efforts of our health care staff, clinical
therapists, and residential counselors who carry out individualized treatment sERvicEs
plans to enhance each resident’s recovery and provide them the necessary
resources to become successful, healthy young adults. Specialized care
skills to these young mothers for the health of their family unit and to 1,550
includes services for children with special health care needs and residents
experiencing extreme emotional and behavioral challenges. Care and
services are provided for pregnant and parenting residents utilizing the
evidence-based treatment model Nurturing Parenting to provide parenting

prevent generational cycles of abuse. Pregnant and parenting residents are
also provided prenatal care and guidance on healthcare decisions for their fAmiLy visiTs &
children to assist in their transition to becoming a young mother. TRANsPORTs

NEw diREcTiONs
resources to successfully transition to self-sufficiency. Subsidized rent, 525
New Directions provides transitional housing and intensive case
management for young adults, ages 18 to 25, and their families as they
transition from foster care to sustainable independent living. With Casa de
Amparo’s assistance, youth are equipped with the necessary skills and
fully furnished apartment homes, educational guidance, parent education,
job skills training, financial literacy, and mental and physical healthcare cLiENTs sERvEd
are provided. The goal of New Directions is to stop the cycle of abuse by
helping youth currently in or emancipated from foster care develop healthy,
productive lifestyles.
fAmiLy visiTATiON 12,945
Family Visitation Services provides a neutral, supervised setting for foster
children, birth to 17 years of age, and their biological families from whom
they have been separated to interact in a safe environment. The goal is to
allow families to work alongside Casa de Amparo’s Visitation Aides and BEd NighTs PROvidEd
County social workers as they progress toward reunification, if appropriate.
Visitation Aides provide input to social workers regarding court ordered
family reunification plans, increasing the successful reunification of foster
children with their biological families.

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