Organization: NORTHWEST FAMILY SERVICES
Mission: EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME IN SUPPORT OF FAMILY STBILITY AND CHILD WELL-BEING.
Activities: SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, TRUANCY, SUBSTANCE USE, HUMAN TRAFFICING AWARENESS, MENTORING OF CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, CASE MANGEMENT, AND AFTER-SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS USE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES. OUTPATIENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT IS OFFERED IN COMMUNITY-BASED AND SCHOOL-SETTINGS. APPROXIMATELY 14,000 YOUTH WERE SERVED. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
FAMILY STABILITY SUPPORT INCLUDES A WIDE-RANGE OF PARENTING CLASSES WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT OR PARENTS WITH A CHILD AFFECTED BY THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE MEDICAID AND OTHER INSURANCE MARKET. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REFERRED FROM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OR CHILD WELFARE RECEIVE THE INTENSIVE PARENTING INSIDE OUT CLASSES AND SUPPORT SO THEY CAN CREATE A STABLE FAMILY. THESE SERVICES REDUCE THE CYCLE OF CRIMINALITY. JOB READINESS, WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT, AS WELL AS PLACEMENT SERVICES, ARE OFFERED PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE BARRIERS. A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE NAVIGATION SUPPORTING FAMILY STABILITY ARE OFFERED PRIMARILY INCORPORATING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. VARIOUS HEALTH FAIRS WERE OFFERED. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ABOUT 20,000 PARTICIPANTS.
OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR THE GENERAL COMMUNITY WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS RETURNING VETERANS. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE CLASSES ON FERTILITY EDUCATION AND MARRIAGE PREPARATION, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH SUCH AS RETREATS, WORKSHOPS, AND CHILD-PARENT SEMINARS. APPROXIMATELY 1,750 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention