prevention.

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campus respite.

Weekend residential care. Offers primary caregivers and foster parents a planned and therapeutic weekend break from care-giving for their children by providing a safe, structured environment, supervised by trained staff.

funding partner: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

2010 outcomes:

• Residents are safe from abuse/neglect while in care. Goal 98% Actual 100%
• Children whose original discharge plans were to remain with their family, live with a family member at discharge. Goal 80% Actual 71%

crisis intervention counseling.

Provides crisis intervention and family preservation counseling services to children, ages 0 to 17, and their families. Services are provided in the home, at school, or at various office locations for up to 90 days.

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funding partner: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

2010 outcomes:

• Youth who had a presenting problem at intake of running away had not run away. Goal 80% Actual 99%
• Youth who presented at intake being truant from school reported not being truant. Goal 80% Actual 98%
• Youth who presented with delinquent offenses had no more known offenses. Goal 95% Actual 96%

in-home respite.

Professional supervision of challenging children with behavioral health diagnoses. Provides temporary relief to parents/guardians of children, ages 0-17, with mental health or behavioral disorders through professional supervision in the family's home.

funding partner: MHMR of Tarrant County

2010 outcomes:

• Respite visits generate no serious incident reports related to the safety of the children in care. Goal 98% Actual 100%
• Respite requests made with at least five days of notice were completed. Goal 90% Actual 96%

little ones.

After-school safety services for elementary school-aged students of the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD). School principals and counselors or FWISD Police personnel transport children to ACH from their school campuses at the end of the school day, when no parent or guardian has picked up the child and the school has been unable to reach a family member. ACH staff search for family members and assess the child's safety prior to releasing the student into their custody.

funding partner: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

safe place.

Locally-administered national program designed to provide access to immediate help and safety to young people in trouble. Safe Place sites are developed in partnership with business and community locations that are easily accessible to youth. Locally, this critical community safety net makes it possible for youth to get help fast at locations displaying the distinctive yellow and black Safe Place sign. Provides response to youth at Safe Place location and transportation, if needed, to ACH's Emergency Youth Shelter.

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funding partner: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

2010 outcomes:

• Youth seeking services receive effective response. Goal 100% Actual 94%
• Awareness of program as safety option is increased by 5,000 Tarrant County middle and high school youth. Goal 100% Actual 110%

skill builders.

Services for at-risk youth and their parents. Offers First Offenders Program and Youth Social Leadership skills-based groups. Offers groups in the following Evidence Based or Promising Practice Program curriculums: WhyTry, Too Good for Drugs & Violence, Safe Dates, Life Skills Training, Raising Resilient Youth, and Parenting Wisely.

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funding partner: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

2010 outcomes:

• Youth who had a presenting problem at intake of running away had not run away. Goal 80% Actual 95%
• Youth who presented at intake being truant reported not being truant. Goal 80% Actual 96%
• Youth who presented with delinquent offenses had no more known offenses. Goal 95% Actual 99%

street outreach program.

Outreach, education, support and referral services for homeless youth. Designed to improve safety and expand options available for homeless or runaway youth, ages 10-21.

funding partner: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

2010 outcomes:

• Youth who participated in Youth Advance are housed in a safe environment. Goal 80% Actual 86%
• Youth who participated in Youth Advance obtained stable, secure, long-term housing. Goal 80% Actual 86%
• Youth in Youth Advance report a reduction in risky behaviors. Goal 80% Actual 94%

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