Organization: BAUER FAMILY RESOURCES INC
Mission: CREATING BRIGHTER TOMORROWS BY STRENGTHENING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TODAY.
Activities: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT OFFER PRE-SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE SERVICES TO FAMILIES LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; LIVING IN FOSTER CARE, HOMELESS, OR RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGERS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES BE SUCCESSFUL. SERVICES INCLUDE PREGNANT WOMEN'S PROGRAM, HOMEBASED EARLY HEAD START SERVICES, CENTER BASED EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS AND HEAD START PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS. IN 2019, EARLY HEAD START SERVICED 247 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND HOME BASED FAMILIES). THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM SERVED 493 FAMILIES AND THE CARROLL, CLINTON, AND WHITE COUNTY PROGRAM SERVED 287 FAMILIES. OF THESE, 7.9% WERE FOSTER CHILDREN, 19.96% WERE HOMELESS, AND 0.29% WERE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 776,282 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN 2109.
FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FUNDED BY STATE CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. IN BAUER'S COUNSELING DIVISION, MASTER'S LEVEL THERAPIST AND BACHELORS LEVEL CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. SERVICES, PROVIDED IN0HOME, INCLUDING COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISED VISITATION, AND SUPPORT FOR FATHERS. IN 2019, 102 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNSELING DIVISION. OF THESE, 99% OF CHILDREN WERE REUNITED WITH OR REMAINED IN THE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. HOMEBUILDERS, A SHORT- TERM, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILD WELFARE OR JUVENILE PROBATION, PROVIDED SERVICES TO 138 FAMILIES IN 2109. OF THESE, 96.67% OF FAMILIES WERE REUNITED OR HAD CHILDREN THAT REMAINED IN THE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. IN ADDITIONAL TO CASE MANAGEMENT, THE PROGRAM CAN MEET CONCRETE NEEDS OF FAMILIES. IN 2109, MORE THAN 2,629 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVICES. THE PROGRAM PAID MORE THAN 124,001 FOR CONCRETE NEEDS (UTILITIES, BUYING BEDS, ETC) AND COUNSELING FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS.
YOUTH SERVICES INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND IN 2109 INCLUDED YOU DEVELOPMENT, TEEN COURT, AND SCHOOL COURT. DURING 2019, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BOTH AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING. THERE WERE 308 YOUTH WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. MEALS AND SNACKS WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS DURING PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE HOMWORK HELP, STEM AND ART ACTIVITIES, AND RECREATION. A READING PROGRAM AND BASKETBALL PROGRAM ALSO IS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS. THE SUMMER INCLUDES WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition