Program areas at Listening Ear Crisis Center
Group homes provided residential care for 90 developmentally disabled and emotionally impaired consumers. Services included housing, meals, personal care and activities.
Rental operations program provides 144 family housing units to individuals in isabella and antrim counties who are low-income individuals and families. Rental operations program was expanded from 143 to 144 family housing units and the housing units experienced a 97% occupancy rate while serving 387 individuals.
Foster care program - this program services youth 0-17 years of age, struggling with issues of sexual or physical abuse, delinquency, mental illness or emotional impairment and developmental disabilities. This program provided services to 24 youths with 5,520 total days of care. This also includes dhs foster care which provides temporary emergency or respite care to children ages 0-18 with developmental disabilities, physical or medical challenges, and/or behavioral, family or emotional challenges.
Program service expenses: 87,888, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: (7,528) child sexual abuse treatment program - this program served 17 consumers which include children who have been sexually abused and members of their families. Services included individual and group counseling and support groups. Program service expenses: 338,588, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 188,188 Crisis Center - service people in surrounding counties by providing 32,376 people Crisis intervention, information and referral, and after-hour backup for area community mental health services. Program service expenses: 204,027, grants and allocations: 1,626, revenue: 207,032 runaway youth services provided services to 95 youth who are residents of clare, gladwin, and isabella counties with 10 placed in temporary living arrangements. Services included counseling, support groups, 24-hour Crisis line and temporary foster care. Program service expenses: 302,530, grants and allocations: 6,724, revenue: 307,166 transitional living program offers youth ages 16-21 in the clare/isabella county and saginaw chippewa tribal area the opportunity to achieve independence and develop self-reliance. Older homeless youth can receive guidance and support while living independently in an apartment setting for up to eighteen months while finishing school, gaining work experience and establishing a bank account. This program provided services to 89 consumers and recruited 10 homes for temporary shelter. Program service expenses: 699,001, grants and allocations: 0, revenue: 630,468 in home help offers support to people with disabilities who are living with their families or in their own homes. In home help consumers decide what, where, who, and how support they need will be provided. 25 consumers were served in 4 counties with supports ranging from assistance with housework to personal care to helping consumers get out into the community.