David & Margaret Youth & Family Svcs

Unaccompanied Children - The Unaccompanied Children (UC) program is assigned the specific task of caring for children who are under 18 years old, have no legal lawful immigration status in the United States, and have no parent or legal guardian in the United States available to provide care and physical custody. The youth are placed in shelter care (generally 20-30 days) pending a disposition of their case. Some are in residential shelter care and some are placed in long-term foster care. During the year covered, 356 clients were served.

Foster Family Agency and Adoption Agency offers parent training and foster home approval for resource families; Foster-adoption program for resource families who want to move toward adoption; Treatment foster care, providing specialized training for resource families for clients requiring a higher level of care, 6,567 days of care were provided. The Foster Care program served 55 clients.

Transitional Living Programs - Aims to reduce the homelessness among current and foster youth by providing access to safe, affordable, and supportive housing for youth transitioning out of the foster care system. The program provides job training, educational support, case management and counseling. The Transitional Housing programs served 82 clients.

Mental Health Program - Provides individual and family therapy, psychological testing, medication evaluation and follow-up, therapeutic behavioral services, and case management linkage to community resources. During the year covered, 132 clients were served.The Mental Health Program was closed as of June 2022 and transferred to the parent company, Haynes Family of Programs.