| CORE
PROGRAMS
In
order to meet the ever increasing needs of the community,
Project IMPACT
offers a comprehensive Juvenile Diversion program providing
"at-risk" youth positive alternatives
to drugs, gangs and other elements that destroy young lives. |
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Naomi Sherfield
Director of Programs |
Youth
are diverted from juvenile court and/or incarceration through
guidance counseling, personal development workshops and
referral assistance.
Youth referred into the program are
assigned a counselor who develop personalized case plans
with specific treatment goals and strategies to be achieved
while a part of the program.
The assigned counselor meets with the client to evaluate treatment
needs, set goals and provide additional support to see that
each person into the program is able to achieve their stated
goals.
A
wide range of treatment services are available to each program
participant to further assure their success and development. Programs and support services are designed to encourage delinquent youth to remain in school.
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These program interfaces with the schools' "At-Risk" program, school counselors and the Child Welfare
Attendance Office. |
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Program
and support services
include:
- Drop-out
prevention workshops
- Guidance
counseling
- Career
workshops
- Networking
with other support agencies
- Tutoring
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| Job
Training and Placement |
This program is
designed to assist pre-juveniles and juvenile delinquent
youth in areas of :
- Career
planning
- Job
preparation
- Pre-employment
testing
- On-
the-job training
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Job placement
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Follow-up
Youth
utilize the Computer LAB which is linked to the Internet to visit
Job Sites, individual companies and other career resources.
On-line applications are submitted with current resumes. |
Brandon Watties
Program Coordinator |
| Parent
Education |
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Freida Jordan
Director
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This program is designed to
assess high risk parenting and child rearing attitudes among
adults, with the hopes of assisting the parent
to better cope with the growing stages of their child.
The
program focuses on four (4) basic types of dysfunctional parent/child
interactions:
- Inappropriate
developmental expectations of children
- Lack
of empathic awareness of children's needs
- Attitudes
concerning the use of corporal punishment
- Reversing
parent/child family roles
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Mentor
Follow-up Program |
| All program participants
shall be assigned a follow-up mentor to assist the participant
in sustaining their "Contract Goals and Objectives".
These are the activities that move the participant from
areas of "need" to "solution".
Program
and support services include:
- Drop-out
prevention workshops,
- guidance
counseling,
- family
forum,
- career
workshops,
- networking
with other support agencies,
- relocation
assistance,
- advocacy
- and
tutoring.
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