Youth for Change

“The Finance Committee reviews the Form 990 and at the board meeting the board votes to acknowledge acceptance & review of the Form 990 and authorizes the Executive Director or designee to submit all necessary forms as needed prior to filing.”

“Annually, each member of the Board of Directors is required to sign a Conflict of Interest Policy. They have read the Conflict of Interest Policy and have disclosed all known possible conflicts.”

“Annually, there is a compensation review of the Executive Director by the Board of Directors. In addition, comparability data is used to review the salaries of the ED, COO, and CFO.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The Wrap Adoptions program is made available to families with adoptive children in Northern California. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wrap Adoptions builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future. YFC is committed to providing Wrap Adoptions services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2021-2022, the Wrap Adoptions program provided family care and treatment to 24 families, resulting in avoiding approximately 187 months of placement in a facility outside their home. Strong Starts programs serves ages 0-12 who have emotional and behavioral needs. The therapeutic treatment includes various modalities: Infant mental health, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to increase healthy attachment and bonding between toddlers and their caregivers, as well as strategies to deal with acting out behaviors such as aggression, tantrums and defiance; individual and family therapy; play therapy, art, Theraplay activities, and much more. Treatment is generally done in the office but may be done in the home or school, and usually involves a parent or primary caregiver, as well. Approximately 6,332 hours of service were provided to children and families for the time frame of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) provide one-on-one contact with children in their homes, the community or foster homes. Services were provided to clients from Butte and Glenn Counties. This intensive treatment allows children to maintain placement and/or move to a lower level of care. Approximately 1,095 client hours were provided in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The SB163/FOCUS Wraparound program provides extensive Mental Health Services to the families it serves. The following services are provided: Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) Plan Development Sessions Facilitating assessment, care planning and coordination of services, including urgent services for children/youth who meet the Katie A. subclass criteria. Plan Development Sessions - Facilitating assessment, care planning and coordination of services, including urgent services for children/youth who do not meet the Katie A. subclass criteria. Intensive Home-Based Services (IHBS) Individualized, strength-based mental health treatment interventions designed to ameliorate mental health conditions that interfere with a child's functioning. Rehab Services - Services with a client which address functional impairments: improve, maintain, or restore a functional skill, daily living skill, social and leisure skills, grooming and personal hygiene skills and/or medication education. Clinical Services Development of individualized, strength-based mental health treatment plans. Individual and family therapy. Brokerage/Linkage - Services to coordinate and provide linkage to needed medical, educational, social, prevocational, vocational, rehabilitative, or other community services. Collateral Services - Services to one or more significant support persons in the life of the client for the purpose of improving or maintaining the mental health of the client. Crisis Intervention Unplanned services that require a more timely response than a regularly scheduled visit. 24 Hour Crisis Pager Service provided to respond to families' crisis 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The YFC Foster Family Agency (FFA) certifies Foster Care homes and provides training and therapeutic services for foster parents and children placed in the foster care system. For fiscal year 2021-2022, YFC FFA served 31 children resulting in a total of 7,062 bed nights of care during the period covered. The LINK program, or 6th Street Center for Youth, addresses the immediate and long-range needs of homeless and runaway youth in Butte County. We provide basic needs: showers, laundry services, nutritious food, warm clothing, computer access and a safe haven to give them respite from violence and e”

“6th St (LINK) Mental Health includes access to the resources available under tier one plus mental health services including; assessment and evaluation, individual and group therapy, rehabilitation, individualized plan development and case management. Outcome measures include FIT scores, CANS and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. For fiscal year 2021-2022 approximately 830 client hours were provided. The Transition Age Youth (TAY) Transitional Housing Program provides temporary supportive housing for consumers of 6th Street Center and/or Butte County Behavioral Health TAY services. Eligible consumers are low-income TAY between 16-24 years of age who have severe emotional disorders or serious mental illness and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Participants may remain in the Transitional Housing Program for 6-12 months. Support services focused on development of independent living skills needed to maintain safe and stable housing are provided throughout the program. Outcome measures include length of stay in housing, status at exit and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. The Master Lease Program is a way to expand housing options for unserved or underserved transition age youth who are consumers of 6th Street or Butte County Behavioral Health. In keeping with the recovery model philosophy of "whatever it takes" to help consumers on their path to recovery, having housing units available is a first step towards assisting consumers achieve self-sufficiency. The Master Lease Housing Program provides permanent supportive housing for consumers of 6th Street Center and/or Butte County Behavioral Health TAY services. Eligible consumers are low-income TAY between 16-24 years of age who have severe emotional disorders or serious mental illness and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Support services focused on development of independent living skills needed to maintain safe and stable housing are provided throughout the program. Outcome measures include length of stay in housing, status at exit and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) is an evidence-based, behavior modification program for youth age 12-18 that works with youth who have emotional and behavioral issues that prevent placement stability. When placed in ITFC, youth are immersed in an environment that is consistent and reinforcing of pro-social behaviors. Youth are mentored to develop academic and life skills, and their daily lives are structured with clear and consistent expectations and limits. Discipline in the ITFC Model involves specified consequences, which is delivered through a teaching approach. What makes ITFC unique is that it not only provides treatment to the youth, but also simultaneously works with their parents, relatives or other Aftercare Resource to teach and practice effective parenting. This combination allows the positive changes made while the youth is in treatment to be maintained when they return home. For fiscal year 2021-2022 there were no ITFC clients. Foster care mental health services provided needed mental health support to foster care youth. These mental health supports include individual and family therapy, rehab, psychiatric evaluations, and other mental health services as identified. All mental health services are conducted by a licensed-track professional and other para-professionals as dictated by California EPSDT regulations. In fiscal year 2021-2022, the foster care mental health program provided approximately 639 hours of service to foster care clients. The In-Home Parenting Program is an in home parenting education program offered to Butte County families that have a child in treatment with a clinician. The program is voluntary and facilitated by YFC in collaboration with the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and its contracting agencies. The program utilizes many curricul”

“Yuba County CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (CalWORKs HVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Yuba County families having young children ages 0-24 months and enrolled in the Yuba County CalWORKs program. The CalWORKs HVP activities count toward CalWORKs requirements, are fun, increase parent confidence and satisfaction, help babies reach developmental milestones, and provide navigation support to parents to access community resources. Many other smaller programs supported the mission of YFC throughout the 2021-2022 fiscal year.”