JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS

BUCKMAN HOUSE

2445 SE Hawthorne

Portland, OR

503-236-9185

REFERRALS: Art Viloria

Program Description

Buckman House serves young men on probation or parole who demonstrate a readiness to remain in or return to the community from a close custody placement. Buckman House is dedicated to providing independent living and mental health aftercare services for male parole clients. Services include comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, individual and group counseling, educational and vocational training, job development, career counseling, and recreation activities.

Buckman House Goals:

· Assure every young man has the knowledge and skills to find and hold a job;

· To provide long term treatment to young men so he is able to gain control over the problems that brought him into the juvenile justice system;

· To provide learning opportunities that will help him successfully interact in the community;

· To provide support and alternatives to remain clean and sober;

· To assist in the healing and strengthening of family ties or to create new support networks;

· To create a learning environment where young men can leave the program capable of living productively and responsibly in the community;

· To require young men to address injuries caused to his victims, and the community whether property or personal;

· To ensure that the safety of the community is never compromised; and

· To emphasize accountability and taking responsibility for one's actions in all our interventions.

	buckman house
Gender	Male
Age	17 - 21
Capacity	11
Contract Agency	OYA *Special contract options available

CLACKAMAS HOUSE

Mail/Fax a referral packet to:

Janus Youth Programs, Inc.

Attention: William Nickelby

707 NE Couch

Portland, OR 97232

Office: 503-233-6090 x. 4653

FAX: 503-233-6093

Referral packet should include at minimum the following:

DHS forms CF85A, CF97 and CF147A and B.

Psychological Evaluations and Treatment/Program Evaluations.

Program Description

Clackamas House has been providing unique and innovative community-based treatment for adolescent females since 1977. Typically, these young women are having difficulty adjusting to their community due to a variety of personal, family and environmental difficulties. The services are designed to provide these young women and their families with the necessary skills to step back into the community from more restrictive institutional settings and, in some cases, to provide an alternative to initial placement in such settings. Whatever the case, these services are intended for young women who are currently unable to remain in the community without comprehensive treatment services.

These young women are dealing with severe personal stresses, significant losses, delayed emotional development, underdeveloped socialization skills, and may experience a variety of additional psychological problems such as disorganized thinking, poor impulse control, severe withdrawal and suicidal ideation. Examples of the disorders/problems served include: post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders, and major depression. Often they have experienced major family dysfunction including rejection, abandonment, physical, mental and sexual abuse, and family disintegration/conflict.

Clackamas House is a relationship based, strength-building program. This means we develop an individualized treatment program for each young woman emphasizing personal responsibility and individualized strengths. Youth can earn increasingly more freedom and privileges dependent upon demonstrated responsibility.

The ten young women live in a home in the Portland area, staffed by residential counselors that receive consultation from clinical professionals.. The safe therapeutic environment provides the opportunity for each young woman to build on their strengths so they can gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities to function in a responsible, socially acceptable, and self-satisfying manner in the community. To facilitate this process, we work with each young woman to help her more fully develop her own internal resources and, at the same time, teach her to effectively use community resources. This process is largely completed through active participation in the therapeutic program, school, work, and social activities within the program and community at large.

Clackamas also works closely with the natural family and/or post-placement resource throughout the treatment process to ensure a supportive transition at the time of graduation from the program.

	CLACKAMAS HOUSE
Gender	Female
Age	13 - 18
Capacity	10
Contract Agency	DHS

CLINTON SCHOOL

3400 SE 26^th Avenue, Room 120

Portland, OR 97202

(503) 916-5133

REFERRALS: Gad Alon

Program Description

Clinton School is a transition school that provides educational services to youth in and under the care of Janus Youth Programs who demonstrate a lack of ability to function in a mainstream public school environment and require highly individualized attention.

Thirty-two students are enrolled at Clinton School; twenty-four spend their day at Clinton; and eight are off-site. The students range in age from 12 to 20 years old, and most are residents of Janus Youth Programs. Referrals to the school come through the Special Education Office of Portland Public Schools and from programs similar to Clinton School throughout the district. The student body population consists of boys and girls who are emotionally handicapped, learning disabled, disruptive or have attendance difficulties.

Students participate in a wide range of academic classes provided by Clinton School, as well as mainstream classes provided by Cleveland High School. A physical education program, vocational studies, GED studies and various electives are also offered.

With a continuing demand for Janus clients to attain jobs and become independent upon graduation, Clinton and Janus staff have developed an accommodating schedule for students who fit this program. Students are able to earn credits toward graduation by attending school on a part-time basis while holding a job at the same time.

A flexible half-day program was developed in which students study life skills and vocational skills in preparation for independent living. Topics such as values, behaviors on the job, dealing with difficult people and self-respect are covered as well as learning to budget and organize a household. Students who are close to graduating from high school are able to accelerate earning credits by committing to work on independent projects. These projects are supervised by school staff and monitored by staff from Janus’ residential facilities.

	CLINTON SCHOOL
Gender	Male & Female
Age	12 – 20
Capacity	24
Contract Agency	Portland Public Schools

CORDERO HOUSE

707 NE Couch Street

Portland, OR 97232

503-244-2068

REFERRALS: Trina Strand

Program Description

Cordero House is a residential program for adolescent males who have been adjudicated and are in need of treatment for sexual offending. The program provides 24 hour sight and sound supervision in a highly structured and supportive environment. Cordero clients receive BRS approved counseling and skill building on a daily basis as determined by their service plan. In addition Cordero has a contract with Washington County Mental Health to provide medically approved mental health services. These services include individual, family and group therapy. Cordero places a strong emphasis on family participation in its therapeutic process offering such services as family education and support groups as well as an intensive clarification process. Cordero clients receive education services at the programs on campus school. This school is operated in partnership with the Tigard School District and provides one on one educational support from two experienced teachers and a class room assistant.

	cordero House
Gender	Male
Age	13 – 18
Capacity	12
Contract Agency	Oregon Youth Authority contracts for 11 placements. *One placement is available special contract.

HARRY'S MOTHER

128 NE 8th

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 233-8111

REFERRALS: Case Management Staff (24/7)

Program Description

Harry's Mother's primary goal is to reunite youth with their families and provides a wide range of services including community outreach, information and referral, intake and needs assessment, crisis intervention, individual and family counseling, family mediation, case management, shelter and linkage to a variety of other specialized follow-up services. Harry's Mother operates a 24-hour crisis line and fields over 200 calls monthly.

Garfield Shelter is an emergency shelter facility, professionally staffed with 11 beds. There is 24-hour availability for any youth in crisis with crisis counseling/mediation to maximize the likelihood of returning home or creation of a safe alternative. Length of stay is limited to 14 days.

	garfield shelter
Gender	Male & Female
Age	9-17
Capacity	11
Contract Agency	Federal Youth Services Bureau; Multnomah County Office of School Community Partnerships; Multnomah Co. Juvenile Justice; United Way

IMANI HOUSE

707 NE Couch

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 286-1015

REFERRALS: Liz Ring

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Trina Strand

Program Description

Imani House provides 24 hour stabilization and evaluation services for adolescent boy’s in a residential shelter facility. The program contracts with the Department of Human Services for 10 clients placements and has 4 placements available for special contract. The shelter is designed for a 90-day placement during which time; the youth is stabilized and then evaluated to assess their therapeutic and behavioral needs. The program staff works closely with DHS, the youth and their family and any community providers to determine the most desirable post placement. The program provides BRS approved services which address skill development in communication, living and educational areas. Youth at Imani attend the programs contained classroom at Hosford Middle school or Roosevelt High school. The classrooms provide youth with a highly structured and supportive educational experience.

	imani house
Gender	Male
Age	12 – 17
Capacity	14
Contract Agency	DHS for 10 beds 4 beds special contract

KOJO

A Janus Youth Program, Inc.

707 NE Couch Street

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 232-7644

REFERRALS: Ms. Janice Willis, case manager, (503) 265-9487

Program Description

Kojo is a residential program charged to support African American young men who are in day treatment for alcohol and/or drug-related issues and African American young men who are in need of short-term residential support as they complete a transition through Juvenile Court.

Kojo will function as a safe and healthy recovery house. The program within the House community will revolve around practicing the following:

· Daily life skills such as caring for their own clothes and their own living space, and relationship skills such as giving and receiving respectful feedback

· Assisting in menu planning and preparation of meals

· Recreational activities both in the house and in the community

· Nurturing their understanding of the traditional and contemporary strengths offered within the African and African American culture

· Translating the Alcoholics Anonymous model of recovery to fit their contemporary culture in language and practice

Kojo partners with the Leo Ni Leo program of Tualatin Valley Mental Health, Multnomah County Juvenile Courts, and the Success Center of Janus Youth Programs, Inc. Kojo is strongly supported by several African American community organizations and other community organizations that agreed with the intentions of Kojo. We are grateful for these partnerships. Kojo openly welcomes and encourages healing connections for the young men with their families and spiritual communities.

	kojo
Gender	Male
Age	13 – 17
Capacity	10
Contract Agency	Multnomah County, LifeWorks NW

LENTS EDUCATION CENTER

4905 SE Woodstock

Portland, OR 97206

503-771-7508

REFERRALS: Sue Mowry

Program Description

Lents Education Center provides structured and individualized alternative education to middle and early high school students who have been unsuccessful in public school because of problems with poor academic or social skills, inappropriate behaviors and/or attendance. Lents Education Center is registered with the Oregon Department of Education as a private alternative school and is approved for Learning Disabled and Emotionally Disabled students. The co-ed student body of 38 regular and special education students come from public schools all over the Portland metropolitan area, with tuition paid by the referring school. The intelligence and academic levels of the students range from very low to very high.

Lents Education Center is a transitional program designed to support public schools, not compete with them. Instead of keeping students through graduation, Lents Education Center works with them during those difficult early to mid-teen years, preparing them to eventually transition as far back into the mainstream as is realistically appropriate. By taking this approach, students are enabled to utilize wider opportunities as well as allowing the center to offer greater cost effectiveness to both the school district and the community.

During the school day crisis intervention help is always available to students or teachers. Although Lents Education Center works with emotionally and behaviorally difficult populations, they are an alternative school, not a day treatment program.

	LENTS EDUCATION CENTER
Gender	Male & Female
Age	6^th Grade through 10^th Grade
Capacity	38-40
Contract Agency	School Districts

MY HOUSE

360-694-1333

REFERRALS: Kristy Verbeck

Program Description

MY (Motivated Youth) House is a Responsible Living Skills Program (RLSP) for state dependent youth between the ages of 16-21. It is a long term residential facility operated under a level system where youth learn the skills to become responsible, independent adults. Residents are expected to learn responsibility and accountability for their behaviors and develop strategies that work best in their lives. Case Management is provided; completing education is a priority, and employment is encouraged.

	my house
Gender	Male & Female
Age	16-21
Capacity	8
Contract Agency	Washington State DSHS

OAK BRIDGE

360-891-2634 or 1-888-979-4357

REFERRALS: Candace Lowe

Program Description

Oak Bridge Oak Bridge provides 24 hour crisis intervention services and emergency shelter to youth in crisis, in Vancouver and throughout SW Washington. Youth are provided shelter in a 10 bed coed, professionally staffed shelter. Youth can self refer or be referred by the community, police, or DSHS.

The program provides a variety of services including emergency shelter; 24 hour crisis response for youth and their families; information and referral; case management; assessment and evaluation; and family reconciliation services.

Oak Bridge is also a Hope Center which are 30 day beds intended as assessment and evaluation placements that work with the youth to deal with any presenting issues, including placement after leaving the Hope program. Referrals are made for mental health, physical, drug/alcohol and educational assessments and beginning the process of addressing any challenges that are revealed.

Oak Bridge has developed a county wide crisis response system while working closely with a variety of agencies in Vancouver and SW Washington to deliver a continuum of services to youth. The Vancouver Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Department, ESD 112 and DSHS are valuable partners in this endeavor.

	oak bridge youth shelter
Gender	Male & Female
Age	9-17
Capacity	10
Contract Agency	DSHS, Vancouver Housing Authority, Clark County, Council for Homeless

OAK GROVE YOUTH SHELTER

360-735-0047

REFERRALS: Shelley Arneson

Program Description

Oak Grove is a 6 bed secure shelter for boys and girls who are deemed at risk by law enforcement or who are active runaways. The goal of the shelter is family reunification and supporting a stable living environment for youth once they leave the program. While the maximum length of stay is 5 days, through collaborations with local community based social service agencies the program predicts that the average length of stay will not exceed 72 hours.

The program has been created through a unique community partnership effort between Janus Youth Programs; the State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services; the regional Division of Family Services, and Clark County Department of Community Services.

	oak GROVE
Gender	Male & Female
Age	12 – 17
Capacity	6
Contract Agency	Washington State and Clark County

ST. JOHNS WOODS GARDEN PROJECT

707 NE Couch

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 233-6090

REFERRALS: Tera Couchman

Program Description

The St. Johns Woods Garden Project is a grassroots effort aimed at reducing hunger and expanding economic opportunities through gardening with the low-income community of St. Johns Woods. Launched by Janus Youth Programs in September 2001, the SJWGP seeks to work collaboratively with over 124 ethnically and culturally diverse families at St. Johns Woods. Together, residents and staff design, plant and nurture three 2500-square-foot gardens on St. Johns Woods/Housing Authority of Portland property as well as four 400-square-foot plots at Pier Park Community Gardens.

Activities open to St. Johns Woods residents through SJWGP include:

· Summer Youth Empowerment Project

Paid Work Experience and school credit for 16-18 year olds

Children’s 4H Gardening Club

· Intergenerational and multicultural mentoring opportunities

· AmeriCorps Education Award Program for high school graduates.

· Monthly hands-on workshops on organic gardening, healthy cooking, food preservation, and food access.

· Resident Advisory Council

The long-term vision of the St. Johns Woods Garden Project is for the gardens at SJW to become self-sufficient and owned by the residents. To facilitate this, the SJWGP is assisting SJW residents in developing a system of labor and food distribution that by September 2003 will be overseen and managed by a resident group.

SJWGP’s collaborative partners include: 4H/OSU Extension, Growing Gardens, Housing Authority of Portland, James John Elementary SUN School, Oregon Food Bank, Portland Parks and Recreation Community Gardens, Portland Public Schools, POWER (People Oregon-izing with Empowered Residents), United States Department of Agriculture, Work Systems, Inc.

	st. johns woods garden project
Gender	Male & Female
Age	16-18
Capacity	N/A
Contract Agency	See list of collaborative partners above

TAYLOR HOUSE

Mail/Fax a referral packet to:

Janus Youth Programs, Inc.

Attention: William Nickelby

707 NE Couch Street

Portland, Oregon 97232

Office: 503-233-6090 x 4653

FAX: 503-233-6093

Referral packet should include at minimum the following:

DHS forms CF85A, CF97 and CF147 A and B.

Psychological Evaluations and Treatment/Program Evaluations.

Program Description

Taylor House provides an alternative to more institution setting for emotionally disturbed and abused boys at high risk for placement in a more restrictive program. The program also serves as a step-down program for children and youth leaving higher level of care facilities yet still needing structured and supervised programming. A variety of supportive services are offered including assessment and treatment planning, individual and group skill building, individual and group counseling, daily living skills training, proactive recreational activities, gender specific programming, basic social skills, cultural awareness skill building, educational and vocational training. The program does not use token economies or physical restraints as interventions. Instead, logical consequences, a modified level system, activity based programming, asset based competencies and solution focused relationship based services are used as behavior management strategies which enhance the individual behavioral rehabilitative plan for each youth.

The facility is designed to utilize the local communities for educational, cultural, employment, leisure skills and recreational supports. The program is designed to help all residents achieve their optimal functioning and the highest degree of independence given their age and developmental stage. Staff is trained to assist the residents as they learn to break the cycles of abuse and victimization that entrap them in behavioral dysfunction. In addition, staff works towards instilling values necessary to help each youth stay away from trouble with the law, accept responsibility for their own behaviors, and increase their independent functioning within society.

The ultimate goal is to prepare youth for a return to family, foster home placement or independent living. The program is recognized as a leading resource in the area of juvenile services and has been highly successful in motivation youth toward establishing a stable, productive lifestyle.

	taylor house
Gender	Male
Age	14 – 18
Capacity	10
Contract Agency	DHS

WILLAMETTE BRIDGE PROGRAMS

324 SW 9^th Street

Portland, OR

(503) 222-2662

REFERRALS: Shamus Roller (Yellow Brick Road) (503) 222-2662

Griff Ocker (Access and Assessment) (503) 223-2050

Ric Berrong (Porch Light) (503) 222-5933

Ric Berrong (Street Light) (503) 224-5988

Donald Murry (Bridge House/Changes) (503) 238-1702

Program Description

Willamette Bridge began as a demonstration project designed to create a new model for a transitional living program for street youth. Now a national and international model, Willamette Bridge has expanded from a single program into six distinct services creating a true "bridge" off the streets for homeless youth. The services offered are:

Yellow Brick Road provides resources and referral information for youth in downtown Portland. Volunteers are on the streets seven nights per week from 6 to 10 p.m. Volunteers carry first-aid supplies as well as referral information on over 170 agencies that provide services such as clothing and shelter, medical treatment, job training, and placement services, transitional housing programs, etc. Yellow Brick road volunteers work from 5 to 11 p.m. and work in pairs of threes always, so that no one is ever on the streets alone. All new volunteers are trained in street culture as well as safety and are always paired with an experienced volunteer.

The Access and Assessment Center serves as the first point of entry into Portland’s Downtown Homeless Youth Services Continuum, and ensures that young people have access to the resources that can best meet their individual needs.

Designed as a 24-hour drop-in facility, the Center provides short-term relief from danger for youth unable to return to their families. Upon arrival to the Center youth are screened to ensure that they meet the requirements for services in the homeless youth continuum. If it is determined that a youth is homeless, s/he becomes eligible for the Center’s basic needs support service including 3 meals daily, hygiene supplies, shower, laundry, access to activities and information, and crisis shelter through Janus’ Porch Light Crisis Shelter, or the overnight drop-in services of the Center. A professionally staffed Assessment Team provides youth with a needs assessment that determines exactly what each individual youth needs to successfully transition out of street life, and where in the Continuum, or elsewhere in city services, these needs can best be met. The Assessment Team works with each young person individually to ensure that referrals are completed, and that the youth is able to receive the services they require.

After assessment, the Center continues to be a supportive resource in each youth’s transition plan. While they may be receiving primary services at one of the two transition agencies, the Center is available 24 hours a day to fill the gaps when those agencies are closed. Many youth who are awaiting an opening in a long-term housing program will spend the nights in safety off the streets at one of the two Janus shelter programs (Street Light and Porch Light), located upstairs from the Center, or in the overnight drop-in services of the Center.

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Porch Light Crisis Shelter provides overnight shelter to 25 homeless and street-dependent youth, who are waiting to get in to case management or are not yet ready to make the necessary changes in their lives to get off the streets, but still need a safe place to stay. The Crisis Shelter operates year round on a first come, first serve basis. The service population is youths aged 13 - 20.

Street Light Youth Shelter provides emergency, overnight shelter for youth ages 13 to 21. Street Light provides a light evening meal, breakfast in the morning, showers and laundry facilities. Volunteers at Street Light work from 8:30 to 11 p.m. helping prepare and serve the evening meal, helping guests to bed linens and storage lockers, and taking guests into the clothing room. Volunteers help to ensure guest’s needs are met and aid in the general functioning of the shelter. Youths who are receiving case management from an agency may be sheltered at Street Light indefinitely.

Bridge House provides transitional living services to males and females including pregnant or parenting teens ages 16 to 20. These youth may be housed for up to 18 months while preparing for independence.

Changes provides follow-up and case management services for all programs, and operates an independent living apartment program for young people at all stages of their transition from street life. This program serves as a "touch stone" for many youths who have transitioned off the street and into the community. Our apartment program includes an additional 4 spaces for Youth Investment referrals for non-pregnant or non-parenting teens.

	yellow brick road	access & assessment center	Porch light crisis shelter
Gender	Male & Female	Male & Female	Male & Female
Age	13 - 20	14 - 20	13 - 20
Capacity	N/A	N/A	25
Contract Agency	Multnomah County	Multnomah County	Multnomah County

	street light youth shelter	bridge house	changes
Gender	Male & Female	Male & Female	Male & Female
Age	under 21	16 - 20	16 – 20
Capacity	30	3 male; 4 female	4
Contract Agency	DHHS	3 DHHS	4 DHHS

A Social Skills Program

from Janus Youth Program, Inc.

Housed in Young’s Bay Detention

707 NE Couch St. Portland, OR 97232

CONTACT: Dr. Tillie MakePeace, Program Director,

(503) 708-2074

REFERRALS: Ms. Georgia Gates, Director,

Clatsop Co. Juvenile Department, Astoria, Oregon.

(503) 338-3648

Program Description

The Young’s Bay Social Skills Program is housed inside the Young’s Bay Detention (YBD) facility operated by Clatsop County Juvenile Department. The joint effort brings together the realities of keeping youth safe and secure as court ordered consequence for inappropriate behaviors and also providing skills in a respectful, accountable, non-judgmental learning environment. Many of the youth served at YBD live in the local area and are well known by the local juvenile officers. Basic social skills, easily used by most youth, are difficult for these youth. They struggle to do well in school, to successfully interact with peers and adults in public and to contribute to the well being of their families. YBD used the somewhat sterile environment of detention to focus on a list of Basic Social Skills which are role modeled for them by staff, discussed and understood in learning groups, practiced and corrected during the day by common staff/youth interaction.

It is the intention of this staff to assist the youth in learning, understanding and practicing a list of specific basic skills.

	Youngs Bay Social Skills
Gender	Male and female
Age	12 – 17
Capacity	16
Contract Agency	Clatsop Co

Website: www.jyp.org

CLINTON SCHOOL