Youth and Family Services Division Update Youth and Family Services September 1, 2015

Presentation Outline  Organization Chart  Budget  Great Oaks Village Contract Update  Great Oaks Village Overview  Wittenstein Cottage Expansion  CINS/FINS Growth  Juvenile Assessment Center  Summary

Organization Chart

2015/16 YFS Total Budget  Youth/Family Services – $3,125,000  Foster Care Services - $4,635,000  Mandated Cost - $6,225,000  Administration - $1,139,000  Total - $15,124,000

Great Oaks Village Contract Update

Great Oaks Village  Residential Group Care for youth years old  5 Cottages age and gender specific  Welcome Center accepts youth 0-21 years old for up to 23 hours  Based on the Forefront recommendations the model of care changed; therefore, more complex youth are being served to include Human Trafficking victims  Trauma Informed Care Model  New pavilion

Wittenstein Cottage  Serve youth years old who are working and/ or in school  Department of Children and Family has expressed the need for this type of program  In addition to space we will provide independent living skills  Opens an additional cottage for placement flexibility

Children In Need of Services/ Family In Need of Services (CINS/FINS) Youth Shelter  Florida Network is the funder throughout the state for CINS/FINS  Last year both programs won Program of the Year through the Florida Network  This year a shelter employee won Caseworker of the year with the Florida Network  Added Domestic Violence and Probation Respite programs  Suggested by the Network to pilot the medication cart

CINS/FINS Family Counseling  Providing services to youth years old  Working with youth that have some delinquent charges  Program success rates are high  Suggested by the Florida Network and Department of Juvenile Justice to pilot Stop Now And Plan (SNAP)  Due to the Forefront recommendation the program was moved on campus for the synergy in programs

Juvenile Assessment Center  Contract with Department of Juvenile Justice  New opportunity that started April 2015  Manage the daily operations of the building  Provided us a better opportunity to be a key participant in the Juvenile Justice Programs  Allows us an opportunity to provide diversion programs  Connects the programs in Youth and Family Services by providing referrals to one another

Summary  The carve out dollars have been drawn down for the first time in history  Created housing options for young adults years old  CINS/FINS have been commended the past two years by the Florida Network  The Juvenile Assessment Center will continue to provide us an opportunity to provide diversion programs

Youth and Family Services Division Update Youth and Family Services September 1, 2015