Residents attend public schools. The program is designed to make intervention with status offenders, runaways and other children in crisis, in order to keep them with their families and in the community. It is available to accept referrals 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Residents are accepted into the program by parental permission or court order. Program residents continue to attend school and receive individual, group and family counseling.
Children remain in the custody of their parents.
There is no fee for Roanoke City residents. There is a group for parents of Sanctuary residents and a sibling group for brothers and sisters of residents. The FOGH Program is designed to extend services up to 18 months, with the option to lengthen the stay if necessary. The goal of Sanctuary FOGH is to place children that are in need of extended intervention with families or guardians and to provide placement for these children in a home which reflects a family environment. Family and individual counseling will be provided for these children and their families as part of this intervention.