The Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, Vermont aims to inspire the community youth as making them realize their potential as healthy, responsible and productive citizens. They offer programs for children as well as troubled teens at their academy and their main clubhouse.

Similarly, the Boys & Girls Club of the White River Valley is an affiliate to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America with a primary mission to serve the growing youth. They render after-school programs, summer camps, counseling clinics, drop-in-center, etc.

The same affiliate in Vermont is also the Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County open to the youth aged between 6 to 18 years. They believe in helping youth explore their own potentials, promoting a sense of usefulness, competence, influence and belongingness. They aim to provide children with all the tools essential for a successful and brighter future and thus render services like life-enhancing programs, character developing experiences, etc.

The Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center is a non-profit organization aimed at ensuring mental health and wellness. They render child counseling, psychotherapy, parenting skills, reiki, yoga, meditation, etc and their practitioners are trained experts of the field.

The Vermont Center for Justice Research produces an annual report on the juvenile processing adjudication. All relevant information about the juvenile justice system in Vermont can be found here.

The Juvenile Justice Sourcebook gives an in-depth insight of the delinquency and criminal dispositions in Vermont including the justice system, statistical data, etc.

The Parenting Class Online offers a 3-in-1 class with parenting and co-parenting, family stabilization and divorce classes. There are several services also that they offer including co-parenting counseling, parenting co-ordination, parenting counseling, couple counseling, etc.

The Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center also offers brilliant parenting skills classes.

The Vermont Department of Health and its Agency of Human Services aims to help citizens of Vermont to prevent as well as eliminate problems caused by alcohol and drug abuse. It works in partnership with the states and national public & private organizations, supports and then evaluates a comprehensive system of services.

The Department of Education of the Government State of Vermont renders comprehensive system of educational services as well as educational-support-services. They aim at providing children with the additional assistance in order to succeed in general educational environment. These services include a range of support & remedial services, both instructional and behavioral interventions.

The Medicaid Vermont offers several programs for the elderly, children, adults, families, pregnant women in need of medical services. The website provides an insight on the eligibility criteria and related vital information to gain Medicaid.

The Boys’ Home offers child care program in three units: Intsake and Evaluation Program, Independent Living Skills Program and the Experiential Living Program. There is a procedure that is followed in the programs to ensure the overall child development. Through their wide variety of campus and community activities, residents are encouraged to take part in recreation, sports, scouting as well as church programs.

St. John’s Home for Children is a private, non-profit home for orphans that approaches an ecological approach to the treatment that recognizes a child’s problem as a manifestation of disturbed interactions in the family. They provide therapeutic settings that help reverse the earlier trauma and also facilitate the reunification of the child with his family.

The Pioneer Counseling Centers offers qualified and certified experienced psychologists to children, teenagers and adults. Their team of professionals is committed to helping individuals identify, adapt and deal effectively with difficult times. Their services include outpatient alcohol and drug addiction therapy, outpatient mental health therapy, etc.

The West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services is dedicated to providing effective and beneficial services to the youth in the Juvenile Justice System that promotes positive development as well as accountability. This is done while preserving the safety of community and sustaining a work environment that is predicated upon the principles of professionalism and dignity for all.

The Commonwealth Parenting aims at building a stronger community by teaching proactive parenting skills to parents and guardians through quality education, communication and support. Several groups and organizations have joined hands together to help parents learn how their children think, behave and also teach the effective discipline skills.

The Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment offers 63 treatment centers to help overcome addiction problems. They offer a mix of outpatient and inpatient facilities and they specialize in prescription drug abuse. Their services include treatments for youths and adults but all programs are designed for all age groups.

The West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services offers an extensive guide to Medicaid, the procurement notices, managed care organization, mountain health choices, Medicaid state plan, etc. The bureau is the designated single state agency responsible for the administration of the State’s Medicaid program.

The West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement offers extensive educational support services to children; they offer services that help to secure support from the parent of the child and that includes locating parents, establishing child support, establishing medical support and health insurance coverage, enforcing a court order, etc.

The Morning Star Boys’ Ranch is a residential group of boys and its pastoral setting provides boys the advantages of both urban and rural living. They provide trained child care and social services for the emotional, spiritual, psychological and social development of the children. Their programs include social services program, spiritual life program, responsible living skill programs, independent living skill-building program, therapeutic recreational program, etc.

The Boys Youth Lacrosse Washington aims at organizing, developing and promoting the youth by instilling the values of scholastic development, individual development and sportsmanship. They render safe and fun opportunities to children from grades 3 to 8 to develop respect for others as well as self-esteem.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington also aims to help boys and girls irrespective of their background who need confidence building, character development and acquisition of required skills to become productive and responsible adults.

The Pecosh Counseling & Consulting Washington extends professional help to children and adults. Their treatments and therapies specialize in parenting support, child counseling, anger management, conflict resolution, stress management, etc.

The Superior Court of DC takes under its wing the family court-court social services division of juvenile probation and offers extensive help to juveniles and families. The juvenile probation team accepts the families as interrelated systems and helps them understand their impact upon their family members who is under the court jurisdiction.

The Breakthrough Parenting has put in hours of development to create a fully comprehensive program to help parents understand the thinking patterns of their children, how they function at different ages as well as the effective disciplining patterns. Their services include parenting classes, help to divorcing parents, becoming a certified parenting instructor, etc.

Washington’s Narconon Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Solution offers drug and substance abuse treatment program. They specialize in open-ended, result-oriented drug treatment and alcohol rehabilitation programs for people who seek a permanent end to their addictions. The website also offers a range of information about the drugs and substance abuse over America.

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services renders extensive medical and mental health help along with other services such as adoption, child care, child support, foster parenting, medical insurances for kids, etc. The website provides a thorough insight into the procedures and forms and policies regarding the Medicaid help in the state.

The Washington State Department of Social & Health Services also extends effective child support services. They also aim at helping families in a way to avoid or break the poverty cycle and also aid taxpayers by enforcing parents’ financial responsibility for their children.

The Rawhide Boys Ranch helps hundreds of boys change their lives; it is a non-profit organization that offers residential treatments as well as counseling services dedicated to change the lives of youths at risk. Their programs and services extend to help the parents and professionals associated with the child to ensure that the child receive maximum help from his entire environment.

The Victory Academy for Boys partners with parents to help struggling teens. They focus on helping parents get back their influence in the lives of their teens, help them resolve conflicts, restore relationships and ultimately help their teen lead a responsible, productive and peaceful life.

The Orion Family Services extends help to troubled adolescents, both boys and girls by providing a caring and supporting environment within which they can address their treatment issues while simultaneously being accountable for their individual choice! They have an Adolescent Boys Group Home in Madison as well as Platteville of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service offers counseling and therapy services to children and their families. Their team consists of counselors, social workers and psychologists who follow a two-phase procedure of assessment first and then treatment therapies.

The Wisconsin Council on Children & Families raises voices to make every child count and gain fair justice under the juvenile justice system of Wisconsin. The WCCF concentrates on ensuring that the youth are treated under the juvenile court such that their developmental needs can be better accounted for throughout the court and rehabilitative processes.

The Parenting Network serves families in the state through its aim to strengthen parenting styles and hence prevent child abuse. They provide services at home, school and community; services at home include home visiting and case management services, at school the services include parenting education for the expectant and parenting teens as well as teen pregnancy prevention education.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services offers alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs. The website offers an in-depth insight into the various programs and processes involved in the treatment programs along with its required documents and procedures.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also caters to the medical needs of the elderly, adults and children in Wisconsin through its Forward Health Medicaid plans. Normal healthy persons can avail of the BadgerCare Plus Plan including the Family Planning Waiver and the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Plan.

The University of Pennsylvania- African Studies Center offers learning support services at Wisconsin. The website offers an insight into the various learning services and their eligibility criteria.

The Wisconsin Child Support Help for Men provides all the information regarding the Wisconsin child support laws that dictate how much child support will be paid to the custodial parents. It is a comprehensive website providing all the information concerned parents would inquire.

The Wyoming Boys’ School of the Wyoming Department of Family Services is a secure facility that provides adjudicated delinquent males between the age band of 12-21 years with all the possible opportunities to make their lives change. The team offers supportive services that focus on the psychological & emotional stability of the youth, their educational and physical development and mental health therapies.

The House of Barnabas is entirely dedicated to improving the lives of troubled youth in the state. They not only help the youth but also their parents and families to help them understand their child problems and learn to deal with them effectively. Their programs focus on learning submission and self control and also teaching the responsibility and accountability for one’s own actions.

The Behavioral Health Services of Wyoming Valley offer extensive community counseling services in the form of outpatient services, partial hospitalization for therapies, mobile crisis intervention, case management services, day development programs, mental health residential programs as well as professional & licensed counseling-rehabilitation programs.

The State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice belonging to the Wyoming Juvenile Justice provides all the necessary information concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency or the administration of juvenile justice. It aims at providing a vision, training and support for a model juvenile justice system in Wyoming. The website offers all the related information in depth.

The Cathedral Home for Children offers parenting classes that reinforce what parents already know and also teach new skills and discipline techniques. During their classes, they provides insight into the choices as well as the natural & logical consequence to preserve sanity. The Facilitators encourage participant interactions and support while teaching them effective parenting skills.

The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Division of the Wyoming Department of Health offers wide-ranging information and programs to substance and drug abuse victims in the state. Their services include advocacy services, children’s mental health waiver; court supervised treatment programs (of drug courts) as well as Medicaid. A lot of prevention and treatment programs are also offered.

The Wyoming Department of Health offers its Equality Care which is its Medicaid program. It is a joint federal and state government program that pays for the medical care for some low income and medically needy individuals and families. The websites answers all related queries.

The Wyoming Department of Education offers Wyoming System of Instructional Supports whose trainings promote a tiered approach to academics and behavioral instructions. Their basic concept is that everyone in educational field is responsible for student learning.

The West Texas Boys Ranch is one such Christian-based home that embraces all boys who need a safe environment to learn and grow. It is a home to young men and poses as a trusted friend to families that need help to raise their sons and become vulnerable resources to the community!

The Methodist Children’s Home is yet another home that offers residential group care to boys and young children and here, they are dedicated to help the youth grow physically, spiritually, emotionally as well as intellectually!

Yet another committed boys’ home in Texas is Texas Boys Ranch which works in creative collaboration to provide quality care to boys!

The Texas Youth Commission provides an in-depth insight into the juvenile justice system in Texas, informing about the difference between juvenile justice and penal system. Right from what juvenile justice is to how the system works is well explained.

The Theravive provides a network of Texas therapists who specialize in child counseling. They ensure that the psychologists are qualified, are caring and compassionate.

The Parenting Center recognizes the growing problem of child abuse and neglect in the state and are thus dedicated to providing good preventive services for parents and caregivers. They offer services like co-parenting, professional education, counseling, school programs, etc.

The Texas Department of State Health Services stands as a guardian of health, focusing their attention on alcohol and drug abuse. They provide related information of programs by health topics, information about mental health and substance abuse, news and releases, substance-abuse-related-rules, the Texas administrative code and the like. The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) is officially a part of the Department of State Health Services. 

The Texas Health And Human Services Commission has now launched the Texas Medicaid Wellness Program which is a new care management program and is aimed to promote enhanced health outcomes by sustaining and supporting provider-patient relationship. 

The Texas Education Agency takes a step ahead to promote educational programs to boys and girls in Texas. It aims to provide leadership, resources and guidance to help the Texas schools meet the educational demand of all students.

The ‘Prevent Child Abuse Texas’ is a state-wide organization that works to prevent child abuse and neglect in all forms throughout Texas. It’s a non-profit organization and is led by a statewide board of directors representing different regions through community organizations and agencies dealing with social issues impacting children.

]]> http://boyshomes.com/texas.html/feed 0 http://boyshomes.com/virginia.html http://boyshomes.com/virginia.html#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:29:45 +0000 Brittany Wyndham http://boyshomes.com/?p=395 Children molded at a tender age can actually prove to be productive citizens of the society. Virginia offers several such institutions where troubled children can seek responsible solace.

The Virginia Home for Boys and Girls dedicates itself to serve the community by providing an environment of hope and strength to children and their families. Their services include residential services, treatment foster care, independent living services and alternative education. Plus, an on-site psychiatric help is always provided.

The Boys’ Home is yet another place that addresses the issues ranging from poverty to peer pressures that make it hard for boys to find their family life. They provide care for young boys and men who need a change in their environment and offer recreational services, on-campus school, vocational-technical opportunities and care. 

The Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia also addresses the most pressing issues faced by the youth as well as teaching them the skills they require to succeed in life. They serve children aged between 6-18 years.

The Life Enrichment Counseling Center Inc provide excellent therapy sessions for children as well as adults. Apart from facing and solving issues like child-parent conflicts, depression and anxiety, therapists also provide spiritual counseling.

The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice enlists the entire juvenile justice system to note the procedure that is followed and what should be taken care of. The entire process under the court is explained and what guardians are supposed to do as well.

The Fairfax County Virginia offers parenting skills program that includes Nurturing Parenting program, parent encouragement program, Arlington County Parent Education program, Stop Child Abuse Now of Northern Virginia program, Court Approved Parenting classes, becoming a love and logic parent program, etc.

In fact, the SCAN i.e. Stop Child Abuse Now of northern Virginia offers a series of classes under the Nurturing Parenting program that helps families learn how to care for the child, how to communicate the physical and emotional needs, effective discipline methods, handling stress, etc.

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a nationwide addiction and detox helpline. They offer information regarding substance abuse, books, blogs, articles, stories, images, newletters, etc. 

The Department of Medical Assistance Services of the Virginia Government administers Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in Virginia. It aims at providing a high quality and cost-effective health care services that qualify the needs and budgets of Virginians.

The Virginia Union University offers several student support services, fostering academic opportunities for students to get successful. It assists students who need the academic support and have low-incomes or students with ADA disabilities to meet personal as well as educational goals. They offer services like financial aid, co-advising, workshops, personal counseling, tutoring, educational support plans, etc.

]]> http://boyshomes.com/virginia.html/feed 0 http://boyshomes.com/utah.html http://boyshomes.com/utah.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:59:02 +0000 admin http://boyshomes.com/?p=391 Teenage is a tender age and troubled teens should be taken care of at once. Utah provides to the residents a number of boys’ homes to cater to this social need.

The West Ridge Academy, established in 1964 has been offering healing and hope to young men, women and families by providing quality education, clinical services, personal accountability, spiritual awareness and change of heart! Troubled boys and young men suffering various problems such as substance abuse, low self-esteem, bi-polar, anxiety disorders, habitual lying, identity issues, peer problems, bereavement, personality disorders, etc are embraced with care and affection here.

The Utah Group Home for Struggling Teens is yet another avenue for troubled teens in Utah. They employ description, cognitive and behavioral therapy methods to inspire young ones. They aim to foster growth of healthy independence and better integration into teenager families.

The Utah Youth Village runs five group homes i.e. 3 for teenage boys, 1 for latency-aged boys and 1 for latency aged girls; they concentrate on teaching children to live in a normal, healthy family environment.

The ‘Lost Boys’ is yet another organization in Utah that helps homeless teens. They provide education, housing and other services to all the homeless boys along with helping them recover the loneliness.

The Aspen Counseling Services specializes working with children, adolescents as well as families on the whole. Focusing significantly on the play therapy, counselors ensure that children develop the necessary coping skills to deal with and overcome with issues on hand.

The Utah Department of Human Services includes juvenile justice services with an aim to divert the youth from serious offenses. The website provides extensive information about the juvenile justice services programs and facilities as well as contact information.

The Utah Department of Human Services also includes the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health which holds itself responsible for ensuring the prevention and treatment services for substance abuse as well as mental health throughout the state. Additionally, the Cirque Lodge offers a unique and private drug rehab center and this center is considered as one of nation’s finest drug treatment centers providing services for substance and alcohol abuse.

The Family Support & Treatment Center is dedicated to improving the community by providing treatments to children, adults and families affected by neglect or abuse. They also provide parenting programs teaching parents new techniques in raising strong, happy and healthy children.

The ‘Just For Youth’ provides all the information required for young boys and girls to receive Medicaid and where are the places that Medicaid is accepted. 

The ‘After School’ program offers safe and stable environment where students learn to formulate new, positive skills and also study sans any distraction. There are two after school programs currently being run by the youth services in West Valley City and Kearns. There are also on-site programs held on campus in every school. 

]]> http://boyshomes.com/utah.html/feed 0 http://boyshomes.com/south-dakota.html http://boyshomes.com/south-dakota.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:45:37 +0000 Brittany Wyndham http://boyshomes.com/?p=387 The needs, demands and unresolved conflicts of youth in the state have paved the path towards several boys homes being established.

The McCrossan Boys Ranch is one such private, non-profit organization that extends its services to troubled boys. They work on values, education, skills and goals to prepare boys to live a balanced life outside the ranch. Changing lives of many boys, the establishment offers one-to-one counseling and specialized educational services in order to foster their growth.

The Boys and Girls Home and Family Services Inc, is yet another institution that offers comprehensive services including education, healthcare, childcare and outreach programs. Troubled teens, children (and adult) victims of abuse, maladjusted adolescents, parents wanting to improve parenting skills and the like are dealt under efficient conditions here.

The South Dakota Voices for Children has developed a guidebook that offers assistance in advocating children in juvenile justice system of South Dakota. Since the legal system is complex and confusing to both parents and children, they have put forth this guidebook that provides information about the juvenile justice system in South Dakota.

Theravive is one place where a good child psychologist can be contacted; all of them specialize in helping troubled children of various age groups. www.theravive.com/therapy/child-psychologist-grand-forks-sd. The Behavior Management is yet another organization focused to develop self-reliance and positive life skills to cope with stress amongst children. They specialize in the Divorce for Children Therapy which is a group therapy for children who are coping with parental separation (divorce).

The DSS offers the Common Sense Parenting program as a step-by-step guide to raise responsible children and building strong, happy families. Enriching parent-child relationship, reducing problem behavior, increasing child confidence, etc are included in the program.

The Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse is driven by the mission to decrease the occurrence of substance abuse disorders with the help of prevention and treatment services. Programs and treatments offered include correctional substance abuse programs, Day Treatment programs, etc.

The DSS addresses several healthcare issues in South Dakota by promoting healthy families and safe communities. It ensures quality, cost-effective and comprehensive services to adults and children.

The Medicaid is a program that offers health coverage to low-income South Dakota families with children, pregnant women, elderly and disabled persons. The site provides a comprehensive insight into how to receive and apply for Medicaid.

The South Dakota Department of Education believes in offering the best to students of South Dakota and their website offers a complete vision into their educational support services and facilities. www.doe.sd.gov/. There is also the Junior Achievement program that concentrates on providing the basic ideas on economics and education as well as their relevance at workplace.

]]> http://boyshomes.com/south-dakota.html/feed 0 http://boyshomes.com/south-carolina.html http://boyshomes.com/south-carolina.html#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:17:02 +0000 Brittany Wyndham http://boyshomes.com/?p=379 Several dedicated boys homes in South Carolina are committed to reach out to help youths and families in need, posing as a beacon of hope amidst their despair and darkness.

The Boys Home of the South established in 1958, begin the healing the wounded spirits of every boy the moment he enters the institution. To enrich young boys and men towards living a healthy life, this institute provides several programs, recreational opportunities, counseling, sports, gymnasium, case management, spiritual enrichment, family reunification and much more.

Billie Hardee Home for Boys is yet another devoted center for boys in South Carolina offering counseling, residential programs, school-based-programs, etc to troubled boys.

The DJJ South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice protects the public and reclaims juveniles through prevention, education, community programs, etc. It is a state cabinet agency and by law is a treatment & rehabilitative agency for the juveniles of the state.

Crossroads Counseling Center is a professional when it comes to handling troubled teens and adults. They begin with intense initial assessment with the guidance of a certified and trained psychiatrist as well as counselor. Several child and adult related issues like anxiety; ADHD, depression, etc are dealt efficiently.

Parenting Partners in South Carolina are an affiliate of Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina and has been offering excellent parenting education services since 30 years. In the year 2007, over 850 cases of abuse were reported in the Midlands Area involving over 1,100 children and hence, Parenting Partners is dedicated to prevent child abuse and neglect as well as strengthen families through education, intervention and advocacy.

The South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) is a cabinet-level agency committed to ensure the provision of quality services to help prevent or reduce the negative consequences of substance use and addictions.

The South Carolina Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors constantly generate awareness and provide addiction counseling programs in South Carolina. They are dedicated to provide public education concerning addictive illnesses, treatment and prevention of such illnesses.

The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services provides aid programs by which the state and federal governments share the costs of providing medical healthcare needs.

The South Carolina State Department of Education offers extensive educational support services such as dropout prevention, exceptional children/ special education, single-gender initiatives, etc. The department is sensitive to the growing needs and adjustment problems of students in the state and hence, they extend support in every possible way.