Services in our Community
Foster Family Homes
Offers more than 100 children the opportunity to live with families in Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties. Offices in Utica and Watertown, New York, coordinate regular, specialized, therapeutic, and emergency levels of foster care. Additional services include individual, family, and group counseling; case management; psychiatric and psychological consultation; and physical health screenings and services.
Respite Foster Care is also offered to foster parents at The House as well as other child service agencies. This service provides children and families with a brief break to help relieve parenting stress.
Families Foremost (Prevention Program in Oneida County)
Supports children and families from Oneida County with intensive, preventive services in their own home, school, and community, in order to avoid removing children from their homes. Services include individual and family counseling, respite services, mentoring, community supervision, recreation, school/community advocacy, psychiatric and psychological services, and linkage to other community support programs.
Families Forward (Prevention Program-Jefferson County)
An intensive, home-based program designed to reduce the risk of out of home placement for the most “at-risk” youth and families in Jefferson County.
It offers a combination of home and community based services which include individual, group, and family counseling; respite services; mentoring; community supervision; recreation; school and community advocacy; psychiatric and psychological services; 24-hour on-call emergency services; and linkage to other community supports and programs.
PINS Diversion Program (Jefferson County)
This program is based out of our Watertown Office. It works with youth designated as PINS (Person In Need of Supervision) to provide them with case management services that prevent them from further entering the juvenile justice system.
Multiple contacts made weekly with the child/young adult in the home and/or school setting. Individual, family and group therapy is provided as necessary.
Non-Secure Detention Diversion (Oneida County)
Works in partnership with the Oneida County Family Court system. It provides alternative options for a child and family based on the child’s needs. Rather than being placed in Non-Secure Detention, the program allows children to remain at home while awaiting further Family Court action.
Non-Secure Detention (NSD)
Provides boys and girls, ages 12 to 18 waiting to appear in Family Court, with short-term residence, schooling, and support services.
Respite Care
Respite care services are contracted to a variety of agencies in Oneida and Jefferson Counties.
Quality Improvement & Training
Enhances programs and prepares staff with the training, assessment capability, and identified standards to continuously improve the quality of care for children and families.
