Program areas at A New Leaf
Youth services - A New Leaf provides intensive services for vulnerable and at-risk children/youth and their families, targeting low-income families and those referred by the department of child safety (dcs), ahcccs, and u.s. immigration & customs enforcement, serving approximately 1,700 individuals annually. Programs include, family connections, nurturing parenting, supervised visitation program, traditional, therapeutic, kinship foster care licensing, and youth refugee shelter & foster care.
Shelter & housing services - A New Leaf offers emergency shelter and housing support services to address homelessness and housing instability in maricopa and pinal counties, targeting families, single men, women (single and with children), domestic violence survivors, and individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and with special on-going needs, serving approximately 3,030 individuals annually. Programs include six emergency shelters, A bridge-housing program for men in transition from shelter to stable housing, temporary emergency shelter for adults and children experiencing homelessness due to domestic violence or human trafficking, supportive housing services provided at three affordable and supportive housing sites, rapid re-housing services, and tenant based rental assistance support services. Wrap-around support services are provided for all shelter and housing clients to address social determinants of health. Services include the provision of basic needs, individualized assessments, case management, employment assistance, financial coaching, life skills development, transportation assistance, children's programming, access to behavioral, physical, and dental healthcare, public benefits enrollment, housing navigation, access to computers, and resources and referrals to community service partners.
Behavioral health services - A New Leaf provides outpatient mental health counseling, therapeutic after school programming, in-home/school rehabilitative behavioral coaching, case management, and medication management for approximately 4,500 adults, youth, and children annually, targeting low-income households in the phoenix metro area. Services assist clients experiencing challenges, such as adhd, depression, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, relationship issues, and trauma-related issues, including abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. Outpatient mental health counseling for adults, youth, children, and families at three integrated primary and behavioral health clinics, through telehealth, and onsite at public schools, serving approximately 3,425 individuals each year. Treatment specialties include cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt), dialectical behavior therapy (dbt), solution-focused therapy, play therapy, and trauma-informed approaches to care. Therapeutic after school programming for children and youth at the east valley after school program site in mesa along with three mesa elementary schools and virtually for children who have transportation challenges, serving approximately 500 children annually. Behavioral coaching for children and youth in families' homes, classrooms, or community-based settings through the parents & children teaming together (pacct) program, serving approximately 125 children annually and their parents/caregivers.
Sexual & domestic violence programs - A New Leaf offers A continuum of services to respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, from immediate crisis stabilization to the support needed to ultimately break free from an abusive relationship, impacting approximately 8,600 individuals annually. Services include three shelter programs providing up to 120 days of safety and support, an overflow shelter program providing safety inhotels when all shelters are full, court advocacy services, advocacy for victims of sexual assault for forensic exams and reporting to law enforcement, trauma informed art therapy workshops, parenting workshops, and rapid re-housing services.phoenix day early childhood education center - phoenix day is A nationally accredited, 4-star quality first!, early childhood education program in south-central phoenix. Phoenix day helps close the opportunity gap, ensuring 120 low-income children annually develop the cognitive, language, social, physical, self-help, and behavioral skills needed to succeed in school and life. Children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old, participate in evidence-based daily curriculum which aligns with az department of education early learning standards and infant and toddler developmental guidelines. Classrooms are bilingual, exposing children to spanish and english in their formative years of language development, and ensuring english language learners are proficient prior to entering kindergarten. Children receive A healthy breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily. Parents receive resources to promote positive and supportive parenting. Phoenix day maintains A food pantry and A backpack food program, providing provisions for food-insecure households. Families are also referred to workforce development services, financial literacy workshops, behavioral health counseling, and other services provided by A New Leaf.