Sierra Vista Child & Family Services

SVCFS operates a non-public school that accepts children diagnosed as severely disturbed who qualify for this level of educational placement. The program provides full academic assessment, specialized curriculum for learning disabilities, vocational education, crisis intervention, an activity program, and family counseling. There is no cost to the families of children in this program. The school district and the Special Education Local Planning Area in which the student resides fund placements in Sierra Vista's Non-Public Schools. The average enrollment during the year was 68 students.

SVCFS operates two Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Group Homes for children ages six to fourteen that struggle in regular foster care or in-home placements. The homes are located in clean, safe and family oriented neighborhoods in Modesto, California and are staffed with caring, nurturing and highly trained staff that ensure these children receive the most current, therapeutic and behavioral interventions. The goal of these homes is to assist the client in developing skills that promote socially appropriate functioning in the family, community, and academic setting, and to transition them to a lower level of care as soon as possible.

SVCFS ICS team provides services based on the Stanislaus County Core Treatment Model (CTM). Services incorporate community collaboration, cultural competence, client/family driven services, a focus on wellness, and integrated services. Services provided by the Intensive Community Support Program approximated 8,409 hours. ICS levels of service include the core treatment services and are provided in outpatient settings. Clients at this level of care require intensive treatment services weekly.

SVCFS offers a number of other services. These include First Step Perinatal, Family Reunification, Child Abuse & Domestic Violence Prevention programs, Foster Family Treatment, an Intensive Care Foster Family program, and adoption services as well as various other counseling programs. Sierra Vista has Family Resource Centers operating at 5 locations in Stanislaus County. Funding for the above programs is provided by Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Community Services Agency, Children's and Families Commission, participant fees, fundraising and donated dollars.