Youth Homes

Youth Homes operates two, 6-bed, state-licensed Short Term Residential Therapeutic Programs for youth, ages 7-18, in various cities in Central Contra Costa County. All four of these programs provide intensive 24/7 care, enrichment activities such as garden program, or photography class and including a wide variety of mental health services including psychiatric assessment, individual and group therapy. The youth served in these programs have experienced significant trauma and are working on significant behavioral challenges which are barriers to them living in a family environment. Youth Homes residential programs supported approximately 27 youth this last year.

Transition Age Youth Programs: Youth Homes has three programs for young adults. First, the Aftercare Program which provides mental health services for foster youth and former foster youth ages 17-21. Second, the Transition Age Youth Full Service Partnership which provides intensive case-management and mental health services for youth 16-26 with severe mental health issues. Lastly, Stepping Stones and the Resource Center which provides job coaching, employment placement, life skills workshops and education support for the young adults in all of our programs.

Family Pathways: This Youth Homes program provides intensive care coordination, therapy, and home based mental health services for foster youth with mental health challenges. This program works intensively with the child, or youth and their family, in a team-based approach with a focus on assuring adequate services and supports are available and provided in a coordinated basis, to allow foster youth to return to their family or live in a family setting.Therapeutic Behavioral Services: Youth Homes provides very intensive individual, family based skill coaching, to alleviate severe behavioral challenges that would otherwise lead to children, and youth, being hospitalized or placed in residential treatment facilities. A highly trained specialized team of behavioral coaches work with children, and youth ages 3-21 years old, in their natural environments, home, school and community settings, to reduce debilitating behaviors. Approximately 250 youth are served annually in this program.

Youth Homes operates a fully-functional Thrift Shop with one paid employee and approximately 45 volunteers. Revenue generated from this program is used to support our programs and services. Future plans include utilizing the Thrift Shop as a training and workforce development enhancement for our transition-age youth program.