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| Prudie
Wray (317) 535-3326 |
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| ACT
is truly a collaboration among caring people and agencies
in Johnson County. We strive to blend services and funding
to foster and provide supportive and flexible environments
in which individuals, families and the community can
focus on strengths, and in doing so, build opportunities
for success. While acknowledging the need and benefit
of categorical services, ACT looks to blend existing
services with non-categorical services to create family-child
specific support. |
| Judy
Bannister (317) 545-5281 |
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| Children's
Bureau specializes in the adoption of children with
"special needs." Our goal is to connect a
family with children who are typically of school age
and often possess physical, mental or behavioral and
emotional problems. The Homes for Black Children (HBC)
Initiative is a special outreach effort to recruit African-American
families to adopt. |
| Child
Care Development Fund |
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| Lisa
Plewa (317) 545-5281 |
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| CCDF
is a federal program that assists low-income families
with a priority of serving Impact (a welfare to work
program) and those individuals who are transitioning
from public assistance, to obtain child care so that
they can work or attend training/education. |
| Debbie
Kirk (317) 634-5050 |
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| Children's
Shelter serves children newborn to 17 years old. The
shelter never closes. Services are offered on a sliding
fee scale. |
| Family
Group Conferencing |
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| Theresa
Carney (317)
545-5281 X269 |
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| A
Family Group Conference or FGC provides the opportunity
for some families involved with child protective services
to participate in a solution that assures the safety
of children and other members of the family.
A
family may be asked to participate in Family Group Conferencing
by their local Office of Family and Children Family
Case Manager. It is also possible that a Judge may recommend
or order a family to try this process. |
| Foster,
Adoption and Kinship Training |
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| Lisa
Peck (317) 545-5284 x226 |
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| The
Foster, Adoption, Kinship Training (FAKT) program is
designed to assist families interested in foster care,
adoption or kinship care with their training needs.
Training is provided for residents of Marion and surrounding
counties, private agencies or self-referrals. |
| Linda
Peaches (317) 634-5050 |
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| Foster
Care Day Care is designed as a temporary means
to help Foster Parents who are working for an employer
until they can transition to other means of child
care. Only Foster Parents referred to the Day Care
by the Department of Child Services (DCS) or Youth
Emergency Services (YES) will be able to use the Foster
Care Day Care services. |
| L.E.A.P.
(Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement and Progress) |
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Shane Rice (317) 545-5281 X246 |
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| LEAP,
which stands for Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement,
and Progress, is an intensive, home-based counseling
program designed to assist youth and their families
with the transition of the youth back into their homes
and communities from juvenile correctional facilities.
LEAP is a partnership with the Marion County Juvenile
Community Transition Program. |
| Neighborhood
Alliance for Child Safety |
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Lisa Harvey (317) 686-0161 |
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| NACS,
is community partnering to ensure that every child grows
up in a safe and well-functioning home, free from abuse
and neglect. The mission of NACS is to assure the well
being of children and their families by connecting them
with appropriate local resources and services. |
| Lisa
Plewa
(317) 545-5281 |
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| Parenting
Assessment services evaluate parents' ability to provide
a safe, stable, nurturing environment for their children.
Assessments are completed in a home-based setting within
34 days and take into consideration safety issues, family
dynamics, and knowledge of parenting. Referrals for
this program come from the Marion County offices of
Family and Children and the Probation Department. Private
referrals are also accepted. |
| Debbie
Kirk
(317) 634-5050 |
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| Project
Safe Place provides 24 hour, 7 days a week help for
children up to 18 years of age in Marion County who
are in crisis or potentially dangerous situations and
who may require counseling or emergency shelter care.
Children can seek assistance at more than 250 Project
Safe Place sites throughout the community or may call
the 634-KIDS crisis line. Locations are identified by
yellow and black diamond-shaped Project Safe Place signs. |
| Jon
Bennett
(317) 808-3330 |
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| Secure
Residential Care - Retreat is a locked secure residential
program for 12 co-ed youth ages 6 to 21. Youth accepted
have a history of multiple unsuccessful placements and
require a locked treatment environment to stabilize
their at-risk behaviors. Terre
Haute Youth Intervention Center is a program located
in Terre Haute that works with 12 Vigo County male youth
ages 6 to 21. This program works with youth who are
experiencing delinquency, family problems and/or school
challenges |
| Transition
to Independent Living |
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| Jon
Bennett
(317) 808-3330 |
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| Group
Home Living (Garrard House and Evans House), Pro-100,
Aftercare/Independent Living, Project Horizons and Scattered
Sites Apartment Living are all under the Transition
to Independent Living umbrella. |
| Alene
Wood (317) 634-5050 |
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| Supervised
Visitation is a program provides supervised visits between
parents and their children who are in out-of-home placements.
Referrals
are through Marion County Office of Family and Children
only. |
| Vivian
Smith Teen Parenting |
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| Judy
Bannister (317) 545-5281 |
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| Vivian
Smith House is a teen parenting program continuing through
a unique partnership with Children's Bureau, Inc., and
the Board of Director's of Vivian Smith. |
| Wendy
Johnson (317) 634-5050 |
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| Children's
Bureau volunteers are dedicated to improving the quality
of life for children in our community. Some volunteers
help with child care in the Children's Shelter, while
others serve as mentors or tutors. Some help with parties,
arts and crafts projects, special activites/events,
Project Safe Place, or fundraising, while others assist
with clerical tasks or other miscellaneous chores.
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| Julie
Stewart
(317) 545-5281 |
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| The
objectives of the Working for Independence, Self-Sufficiency
and Empowerment (W.I.S.E.) Program are to improve the
client's support network, form linkages to community
services, improve family functioning, and encourage
positive parenting techniques. In addition, WISE works
with children and youth with anger management, stress
management, and life skills improvement. Clients who
are served in the WISE Program receive home-based or
school-based counseling, case management, crisis intervention,
and concrete services. |
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