Meet Rashaud, an 8th grade student. He is a proud member of the Youth FORCE program at Gulfstream Middle School. Youth FORCE, which is funded by the Children's Services Council of Broward County and managed by Memorial Healthcare System at Gulfstream, has enabled Rashaud to succeed by teaching him skills to be a better student, and he's also taken advantage of participating in programs like the Boy Scouts, swimming, theater and community service.
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In-home parenting education provided once per week by Bachelor’s or Master’s level staff using the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) curriculum and/or the Circle of Security Model to serve families at risk of abuse and neglect.
Primary POC: Shaquoia Richardson | srichardson@childrensharbor.org | 954-252-3072 ext. 151
In-home therapy program provided 1-2 times per week by Master’s level staff using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to serve families at risk of abuse and neglect. Case management and parenting education also provided using the NPP curriculum.
Primary POC: Lisa Sciandra | intercoastal.referrals@chsfl.org
General Population | Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services
954-252-6413
In-home counseling, case management and parenting curriculum provided an average of two times per week by Master’s level clinicians using the Family Skill Builders model to serve families at risk of abuse and neglect.
Primary POC: Nadia Balram | nadia.balram@gcjfcs.org
Intensive, in-home therapeutic program provided for up to 10 hours per week by highly-trained Multi-Systemic Therapy Master’s level clinicians to serve families with youth at risk of delinquency or youth with a history of delinquent behavior.
Primary POC: Farah Lavasseur | flavasseur@hendersonbh.org | 954-735-4530 ext. 141
Intensive, in-home therapeutic program provided for up to 10 hours per week by highly-trained Multi-Systemic Therapy Master’s level clinicians to serve families with youth at risk of delinquency or youth with a history of delinquent behavior.
Primary POC: Trahern LaFavor | trahern@jafco.org
In-home therapy provided weekly by Master’s level clinicians using Solutions Focused Brief Therapy and/or the Circle of Security parenting model. Services include case management, life skills training, parenting groups and father-focused groups to families with youth ages 0-18 years old.
Primary POCs:
Maryssa St. Fort | mstfort@mhs.net | 954-276-0867
Gretchen Haddad | ghaddad@mhs.net | 954-276-0831
HandsOn Broward | Children's Services Council of Broward County
954-233-1295
The Children’s Services Council supports HandsOn Broward as a critical component in Broward’s human services system of care and infrastructure. HandsOn Broward provides year-round volunteer recruitment that bridges individuals and groups to meaningful service opportunities at over 600 nonprofit organizations throughout our community. As a CSC agency capacity building partner, HandsOn supports nonprofit agencies in the search and recruitment of volunteers to enhance service provision.
Primary POC: Dale Mandell |dale@handsonbroward.org