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"Together breaking the cycle of substance Abuse for High
Risk Families"
PURPOSE:
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To
assist high risk families to break the cycle of substance
abuse.
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To
provide a fun, user-friendly atmosphere for families (adults
and children) to express themselves, be affirmed, develop
positive alternatives, and make healthy choices.
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To
improve communication skills within the family
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To
provide a safe and supportive forum for families to develop
new skills and strengthen family values
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To
support each family, as a whole, by meeting individual and
family needs.
PROGRAM
COMPONENTS:
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Assessment
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Creative Arts
Program
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Art |
| Music |
| Painting |
| Sculpturing |
| Murals |
| Cartooning |
| Drama |
| Poetry and
Creative Writing |
| Clowning |
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PROGRAM DESIGN:
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Participants,
referral services, volunteers, and LINK staff work as a
collaborative team to identify individual and family strengths
and needs, resources and concerns, and coordinate services to
meet gamily goals.
SERVICES
OFFERED:
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Review
family concerns, support network, resources, positive
changes, interests, and strengths |
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Determine
family goals |
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c. |
Plan
ways to meet goals utilizing:
- Family/Youth Program
- LINK Services
- Other referrals
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- Multifamily
support groups
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- Creative
Arts activities offered after school, evenings, and
weekends
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- Community
Outreach Programs
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- "One-on-One"
time with trained youth staff/mentor
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- Information,
Education, Training, Consultation, Mentoring to address
parent/caregiver needs and concerns
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- Life
Skills Training for
more information, click here
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TARGET
POPULATION:
OUR GOAL:
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To assist families
with the support, resources, and opportunities need to decrease
the impact of substance abuse and continued family crisis and poverty,
by providing a holistic prevention program, a continuum of
services for families ,and a Creative Arts Program for Youth.
FUNDING PROVIDED
BY:
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Virginia
Enterprises, Inc
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Riverside Health
Care Foundation
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Hampton
Roads/Newport News Community Services Board
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The Junior League
of Hampton Roads
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Beneficial Finance
Company
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In conjunction
with ReachOut Mentoring Program funded by the Bernardine
Franciscan Sisters Foundation, INc.
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