Program areas at Mullen-Polk Foundation
Qualified residential treatment program: during 2023, Mullen-Polk Foundation continued operating the qualified residential treatment program, "our next generation," a private facility, to accomodate the needs of young people who have been recognized as moderate to high risk for behavioral and emotional health issues, including mental health disturbnce and developmental disabilities. Services offered by our next generation included: therapeutic, group and individual counseling, crisis intervention, educational programming, choices (anger management) and chemical dependency awareness, and if applicable; narcotics anonymous and/or alcoholics anonymous. Our next generation staff residential home served 11 youth ages 12-17 during 2023.
Family resource center: during 2023, the Mullen-Polk Foundation's family resource center supported families and individuals in the community with assistance obtaining hygiene supplies, housing and transportation, connecting individuals with food banks, snap & tanf, health services, mental health services, and other immediate needs. During 2023, the family resource center provided support to approximately 100 individuals and 200 families, of which about 80 families received assistance with housing.
Child placing agency: during 2023, the Mullen-Polk Foundation continued to provide our licensed foster and adoptive families with the training, tools, and compassionate support needed, to give each child in their care every chance to succeed. Mullen-Polk Foundation is licensed by the state of Washington as a child placing agency for family foster care, therapeutic foster care, and adoptions. During 2023, the mullen polk Foundation provided recruitment, training, licensing, placement, case management and adoption services for 12 foster youth.