Many of these girls come to Franklin House after experiencing difficulties in their communities, schools or with their families. Franklin House had identified specific needs of young adolescent females and is able to help them become healthy and productive members of their community. Franklin House staff members are able to identify and provide the much needed nurturing that today's young females seem to miss. All activities, group sessions and counseling sessions have a strong therapeutic base.
Residents are highly supervised and follow structured schedule daily.
Franklin House staff members are highly skilled in behavior management, therapeutic intervention, counseling, case management, crisis intervening, emergency procedures and child development. Franklin House has available a weekly group therapy session for all residents facilitated by MTP consulting therapist along with a co-facilitator. Franklin House Primary Counselors are involved. These sessions are very intense and bring out many therapeutic issues. We believe that we cannot change a child's past, but we can do some cognitive restructuring to allow that child to trust others and love themselves.