THE INN

9001 SE 73rd

Portland, OR 97206

Phone: 503-777-6317 Fax: 503-774-2003

Website: www.theinnhome.com

Tom Mitchell, Executive Director

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

A local Lutheran Church organized the Inn in 1969, to assist boys, 12 to 16 years of age, in a home-like setting. Services and skill training are also provided to youth 16 to 18 years of age through The Inn’s Homeless Youth Program and Independent Living Program. The Inn is a non-profit agency operating with a community volunteer Board of Directors, who determine policy, and a trained staff that implements the program. The Inn's mission is to expand opportunities for youth and their families. This is accomplished through teaching skills that will help them make good decisions and assist them to gain mastery in their lives.

Founded: 1969

The Inn offers the following programs:

· Home Safe Teen Parent Program

· Independent Living Program

· Powerhouse Mentoring Program

· Residential Treatment Program

· Springwater Transitional Living Program

CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS

ü 24-Hour Residential Care

Adoption

Alcohol and Drug Assessments

Alcohol and Drug Counseling

Alcohol and Drug Education

Alcohol and Drug Treatment (CIRT Approved)

ü Basic Self Help Training

Behavioral Evaluations

ü Career Guidance/Education

Career Training/Work Experience

Crisis Counseling

Day Treatment

Diagnostic Evaluation And Treatment

Supervised By Mental Health Specialist

ü Emancipation Skills/Independent Living

Preparation

Emergency Placement Services

ü Family Counseling

Foster Care

Gang Intervention/Prevention

GED Preparation

ü Group Counseling

ü Independent Living Opportunities

ü Individual Counseling

Infant Mother Program
On-Campus School

Other Alternative Education Opportunities

Parent Support Group

Parent Training/Education

Play Therapy

Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment

Prenatal Services

Proctor Care

Psychiatric/Psychological Evaluations

Psychotherapy

Restitution Payment Program

Sex Education

Sex Offender Assessments

Sexual Abuse Treatment for Offenders

Sexual Abuse Treatment for Victims

Shelter Care

ü Social Services

Teen Parent Services

Therapeutic Foster Care

Therapeutic Recreation

ü Transitional Services

Vocational Services

Work Program (Summer)

ü Other

Case Management

HOME SAFE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM

9001 SE 73^rd Street

Portland, OR 97206

Phone: 503-772-5018 x13 Fax: 503-774-2003

REFERRALS: Nancy Dickison

Program Description

Home Safe Teen Parent Program takes in females ages 16 to 19. The program provides referral and advocacy services for pregnant and parenting teens, who are homeless or living in temporary shelter care. The program serves a minimum of 25 young women, annually, who demonstrate willingness to take positive steps to stabilize their lives through the strengthening of independent living skills and socialization through either work or school programs.

	home safe teen parent program
Gender	Female
Age	16 – 19
Capacity	6
Contract Agency	HUD

INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

123 NE 3rd, Suite 340

Portland, OR 97232

Phone: 503-234-8757 x17 Fax: 503-234-8758

REFERRALS: Ron Babcock

Program Description

Independent Living Program supports and teaches skills to older adolescents who are currently in foster care. Through individual and group work, case managers show youth how to accomplish a variety of activities that will assist them in their future endeavors. The youth in this program participate in a variety of activities, including finishing high school or its equivalent, working, applying for college, developing social skills, playing sports, participating in the Youth Advisory Board, learning how to interview for employment, or raising a child. The staff recognizes major life passages through special celebrations. For example, every year youth who complete their educational program have a graduation ceremony with their families, speakers, and a formal dinner. Programs in Multnomah and Douglas Counties. The Inn and Parrott Creek jointly operate the Clackamas Independent Living Program.

	independent living program
Gender	Male & Female
Age	16 – 21
Capacity	160
Contract Agency	DHS

POWERHOUSE MENTORING PROGRAM

123 NE 3rd

Portland, OR 97232

Phone: 503-234-2734 Fax: 503-234-8758

REFERRALS: Beth Bollinger

Program Description

The goal of the Powerhouse Mentoring Program is to provide resiliency in foster youth through supportive one-on-one relationships with caring mentors to enable youth to complete high school and move successfully into independent living after leaving foster care. volunteer mentors spend ten hours a month for at least one year with their youth. You and mentors meet face-to-face twice a month for shared activities based on the interests of both the youth and mentor. Mentors receive approximately six hours of initial training and orientation and then meet quarterly for additional training. The professional staff of Powerhouse have strong backgrounds in counseling and human development and provide on-going support for the mentors as they meet with their youth.

	powerhouse mentoring program
Gender	Male & Female
Age	13-21
Capacity	40
Contract Agency	DHS

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM

9001 SE 73rd

Portland, OR 97206

Phone: 503-777-6317 x12 Fax: 503-774-2003

REFERRALS: Regan Eberhart

Program Description

Residential Treatment Program takes in boys, ages 12 to 16, from the Portland metro area, but will consider boys from other parts of the state as well. Youth entering the program generally have extreme difficulty in school and are having problems at home and in the community. Success is determined as: 1) improved individual school performance, 2) ability to live with their family or foster family, and 3) increased sense of personal responsibility. The average length of stay in this program is nine months to a year. The boys attend local public or alternative schools. Staff plans a variety of activities and interventions designed to foster growth in the boys, allowing them to see or experience new ways of living, while gaining the skills necessary to become positive, functioning members of their community.

	residential treatment program
Gender	Male
Age	12 – 16
Capacity	9
Contract Agency	DHS

SPRINGWATER TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

8910 SE 73^rd Street

Portland, OR 97206

Phone: 503-772-5018 Fax: 503-774-2003

REFERRALS: CADY PROGRAM – 503-772-5018 x10

Program Description

Springwater Transitional Living Program takes in males and females ages 16 to 20. The program provides life skills trainers to teach necessary skills, in order for youth to transition back to the community successfully. The Springwater Program utilizes a group home and scattered site community apartments to provide independent living opportunities. Residents focus on completing their secondary education, employment, saving money, and moving into stable housing.

	Springwater transitonal living program
Gender	Male & Female
Age	16 – 20
Capacity	9
Contract Agency	HUD, County