Florence Crittenton

The maternity program is a 20-bed residential program which is home to pregnant adolescents and young women who need a safe and healthy environment during pregnancy through deliver of their baby. Clients are high-risk, single young women and adolescents 10 years of age and older who often are living in crisis. They may be homeless, victims of sexual and/or physical abuse and neglect or may be substance abusers desperate to deliver a drug-free infant. Residents receive counseling, coordination of medical care, substance abuse intervention/treatment programming, educational/vocational services, spiritual enrichment opportunities, parenting support and education, adoption support, case management and follow up services. 49 pregnant clients were serviced in this fiscal year for 4,248 days of residential care and twenty one (21) young families were serviced in the aftercare component.

Legacy hall preparation for adult living skills - this independent living program focuses on prevention and is designed to aid non-pregnant at-risk females ages 16-21 in breaking the cycle of adolescent pregnancy, child abuse, substance abuse and neglect that are barriers to healthy adult living. The program serves females in a residential setting who are aging out of the foster care system. In this fiscal year the program serviced 16 young women for 3,147 days of residential care.

The purpose of sarah's house mother-child program is to assure a safe, supportive environment in which teen mothers in foster care can acquire the knowledge and skills to become effective parents and learn life skills that promote self-sufficiency. Sarah's house provides a 24-hour residential program for six adolescent mothers and their children who need placement together. In this fiscal year, the program serviced 11 foster care teen mothers and 11 children for 4,218 days of service.