Youth and Family Resource Center

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Serving Upstate, NY: Cayuga County

Youth and Family Resource Center

The Youth and Family Resource Center in Auburn serves youth from Cayuga and Onondaga Counties. The program provides short-term stays for youth to provide stabilization and respite for youth and families. Staff members work with youth to gain social and life skills and families are connected to community-based providers.

The house was inaugurated on August 1st, 2018. The regular capacity is 9, with the option to increase capacity to 12 upon demand.

Services Provided

→   Offer respite services to youth ages 10-18 and short-term Group Home placement to youth ages 10-21

→   Provide a safe and therapeutic Group Home, expediting unification with the family or placement into a family-like setting

→   Provide time-limited, therapeutic interventions, supporting existing treatment goals

→   Identify additional service needs for both youth and families, supporting goal development

→   Assist with supporting existing educational plans

→   Offer safe and fun recreation and leisure activities 

→   Ensure that youth and families are able to spend time together and stay connected throughout their stay, as appropriate

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