JUVENILE & CRIMINAL JUSTICE Kids Experiencing Young Successes Adolescent Mentoring Program Families Rising Kids Experiencing Young Successes Recognizing Emerging Adults & Creating Hope The Foundling’s Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) program works with families to prevent long-term placement of their adolescent children in foster care or in a criminal justice residential placement by providing them with evidence-based interventions that support improved behavior, family functioning, and stability. When an adolescent frequently skips school, associates with delinquent peers, uses drugs, and even runs away from home for long stretches of time, his or her parent may seek help. The parent’s outreach may result in their child being sentenced to probation or placed in a detention center, a group care facility, or in foster care. Open to families in Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Bronx, KEYS works to prevent this type of placement, and instead offers evidence-based therapy to help keep the young person at home with their families. Program participants are provided with one of three evidence-based models for in-home interventions: Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT), or Multisystemic Therapy – Substance Abuse (MST-SA). Download the Brochure Success Stories As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself… As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself facing a serious criminal accusation and possible jail time. His judge referred him to The Foundling's juvenile justice program, and the intensive counseling and support he and his family received from his therapist, Stephanie, helped him to avoid a criminal record and get back on the path to success. Full Story Our Continued Impact 18 evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas 2.1M youth under the age of 18 arrested in the United States every year Up to 80% of youth involved in the juvenile justice system are rearrested within 3 years DID YOU KNOW Haven Academy, The Foundling's public charter school, is the only one of its kind in the country, targeting children involved in the child welfare system RESOURCES To learn more or enroll in the Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) program, contact us at KEYS@NYFoundling.org. HISTORY 1982 A Home for People with Disabilities Contact us. Find us A list of our locations Get on the List Receive our emails Donate Multiple ways to donate 212 633 9300 Main Phone Number Employee Login © 2021 New York Foundling, Inc • 501(c)(3) • Tax ID #13-1624123 Terms of Use • Privacy Policy • Financials • Concern Line • Spanish • Website by Elefant