Program areas at Aviva Family and Children's Services
Intensive community based Services (icbs):a multidisciplinary approach to Family Services, icbs includes programs for the whole Family as well as individualized treatments for children/youth clients based on the level of care they need. Often the child of a Family may be facing removal from their Home. The goal of icbs is to keep families together whoever possible by providing appropriate care and support. Many include 24/7 crisis response. Program includes: - wrap around: Family centered, strength-based intensive services(continue on schedule o)- full-service partnership (fsp) intensive strength-based Services- intensive field-capable intensive Services (ifccs): intensive, individualized Services for children/youth who have had multiple foster placements due to behavioral health needs- multi-disciplinary assessment team (mat)this program served 169 clients in fy 22-23.
Foster and adoption Services (f&a): Aviva's foster and adoption Services programs include the following Services: - relative support Services (rss): assists relative caregivers and non-relative extended Family members (nrefm) with necessities to facilitate and help sustain placement of youth in their homes.- relative Home assessment Services (rhas): assists the county in the approval process of relative caregivers and nrefm for youth who otherwise would be placed in foster homes. (continue on schedule o)- therapeutic behavioral Services (tbs): an intensive, individualized one-to-one behavioral mental health Services available to children and youth with serious emotional challenges and their families. Clients are under 21 years old and have full scope medi-cal (free or low-cost health care for qualified residents of California). - adoptions: Aviva places children in permanent, loving families every year and assists families through the adoption process from start to finalization. F&a served 1381 clients in fy 22-23.
Mental health Services (mhs):designed to serve children and families through therapeutic mental health treatment. This service area incorporates a variety of programs that provide safe spaces, trained therapists, and evidence-based practices in areas of child abuse prevention and intervention and treatment, juvenile justice program and outpatient mental health Services. Mhs served 595 clients in fy22-23.
The wallis house program opened its doors in october 2019 and has been able to house 75 women and children through june 2023. Our residents are referred to us in partnership with another local nonprofit who would otherwise put these families up in motels. In addition to a safe and comfortable place to live, the program provides 3 prepared meals a day, clothing and daily living items and a variety of enrichment classes and activities for the residents. Holiday parties for the clients included a party in december where the clients and children were given holiday gifts and a party by generous Aviva donors. Virtual classes and seminars include resume building, self-care and beauty, creative writing and anger management. Residents stay an average of 11 months and 67% of those discharged have successfully moved to permanent supportive housing.