1. What is the mission statement of the agency?
According to the Safe Place website, their mission statement is “We’re committed to making our community stronger by providing help, hope and healing to teens and families in crisis. Our mission is to accept, affirm and advocate for youth by empowering them to reach their full potential in spirit, mind and body.”
2. What is the agency’s history?
The Safe Place first opened the doors to teenagers in 1974 as in increase of parents cutting off their children at a young age and those who runaway due to domestic violence, abuse or neglect. The demand of additional programs to facilitate family’s intervention and youth outreach forced the agency to expend their services such as mentoring, street outreach, truancy prevention and outgoing services. In 1996 the Y-Now was founded to provide youth at court risk a proper adult model and guidance to cope better with everyday situations. To …show more content…
What are the agency’s goals and objectives?
The Safe Place goals include strengthen of the community, increase of positive relationship among young adults and their families, and to ensure the safety of the children who benefit from this agency. This in the long run will decrease violence, improve social skills, promote self-sufficient, and improve of school performance.
When working with teenagers, the main goal is to help them find out who they are, where they want to go in life, and to encourage them to make the right decision and to rich their highest potential.
4. What types of problems, concerns, or needs bring people to the agency, or cause them to be brought to the attention of the agency?
This is not part of the foster home system, but it can be used as a temporary shelter for children awaiting placement. Majority of the cases are due to domestic violence, runaway children, and family intervention during crisis. School social workers tend to refer children to this agency when students show clear behavior of alcohol and drug
According to the Safe Place website, their mission statement is “We’re committed to making our community stronger by providing help, hope and healing to teens and families in crisis. Our mission is to accept, affirm and advocate for youth by empowering them to reach their full potential in spirit, mind and body.”
2. What is the agency’s history?
The Safe Place first opened the doors to teenagers in 1974 as in increase of parents cutting off their children at a young age and those who runaway due to domestic violence, abuse or neglect. The demand of additional programs to facilitate family’s intervention and youth outreach forced the agency to expend their services such as mentoring, street outreach, truancy prevention and outgoing services. In 1996 the Y-Now was founded to provide youth at court risk a proper adult model and guidance to cope better with everyday situations. To …show more content…
What are the agency’s goals and objectives?
The Safe Place goals include strengthen of the community, increase of positive relationship among young adults and their families, and to ensure the safety of the children who benefit from this agency. This in the long run will decrease violence, improve social skills, promote self-sufficient, and improve of school performance.
When working with teenagers, the main goal is to help them find out who they are, where they want to go in life, and to encourage them to make the right decision and to rich their highest potential.
4. What types of problems, concerns, or needs bring people to the agency, or cause them to be brought to the attention of the agency?
This is not part of the foster home system, but it can be used as a temporary shelter for children awaiting placement. Majority of the cases are due to domestic violence, runaway children, and family intervention during crisis. School social workers tend to refer children to this agency when students show clear behavior of alcohol and drug