Family & Children Services of Silicon VA

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“Annually, each member of the board of directors receives the conflict of interest policy and affirms agreement to comply with the policy. Senior management and finance monitor all agency transactions daily and take immediate action whenever needed.”

“Directors receive no compensation or benefits from the agency; they serve solely as volunteers. The ceo's compensation and benefits are reviewed annually by the board of directors. The agency conducts a periodic review of staff compensation and benefits, utilizing a regional nonprofit salary survey.”

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

“The mission of family & children services (fcs) is to build strong, safe, and self-sufficient individuals, families, and communities. Fcs has been changing lives in our community through emotional and mental health services since 1948. We counsel teens at risk of suicide, prepare foster youth for success in life, assist veterans and their families, and help families heal from violence, abuse, and addiction. Each year, more than 11,000 individuals living throughout silicon valley participated in fcs's program services to increase access to care, fcs brings services to dozens of community locations convenient to where people in need live, work, or attend school. Our host locations include k-12 schools, foster youth group homes, family resource centers, reentry centers, and client homes. To ensure culturally-competent support for our diverse community, our services are provided by staff members who are fluent in the culture and language of multiple communities. Services are available in more than five languages, including english, spanish, vietnamese, and american sign language (asl). Highly collaborative, fcs partners with a host of service providers, community organizations, government agencies, and schools in order to strengthen the network of support for local individuals and families and to improve the health and wellness of our neighborhoods.”

“Mental health fcs's mental health programs address the needs of children, teens, and adults with high severity behavioral health needs, such as bipolar disorder, severe depression, schizophrenia, suicidal feelings, or trauma. We also have expertise providing clinical counseling for individuals with a dual diagnosis of both substance use disorder and mental illness. Psychiatric care is available. Our mental health programs include specialized services for under-served populations including: - children and adults who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and their family members; - adults with severe mental illness who are monolingual in vietnamese; - adults with open cases in the mental health court; - current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who have a diagnosis of mental illness; and - youth and young adults (13 to 25 years old) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (lgbtq). In addition to providing mental health care, the lgbtq youth space provides a drop-in center, speakers bureau, social activities, peer support groups, and community outreach and education services. During the summer of 2012, the lgbtq youth space moved to a new location in downtown san jose. The new location facilitated the expansion of drop-in center programming.”

“School services fcs's school-based services program fosters the healthy social and emotional development of children, youth, and transition age youth. Services particularly address emotional, social, mental health, and behavioral issues which affect students' ability to access learning. Programs are delivered in academic settings throughout silicon valley at no cost to students and their families. Fcs has partnered with schools for more than 20 years. Students served through our on-campus counseling services are typically referred to or seek counseling due to self-harming behavior, depression, stress, anxiety, gang or other peer issues, suicidal feelings, or family and peer relationship concerns. Our specialized services for students include: - individual and family counseling: short- and long-term clinical counseling services for students coping with emotional and mental health needs, including grief, loss, depression, anxiety, stress, and home life situations. - on-site mental health care and case management for k-12 students in special day programs: students typically have attention deficit disorder (add), attention hyper-activity disorder (adhd), an assessment on the autistic spectrum, or other emotional health conditions which affect learning and classroom behavior. - teen families and schools together (fast) program: our family-focused program reaches high-risk teens and their family members using a nationally-recognized, evidence-based model curriculum. Families participate in an 8-week program that is designed to build networks of support, strengthen family relationships, and improve communication, while safeguarding against substance abuse, family violence, gang involvement, truancy, and other risk factors. Following completion of the 9-week program, families receive two years of after-care services. - mental health assessments: comprehensive assessments of a child's educationally-related mental health needs designed to inform school and family planning.”

“Independent living program (foster youth services) fcs's independent living program (ilp) services are designed to empower youth to become self-sufficient, achieve their goals, and find their voices as leaders in our community. We have provided ilp services for youth in santa clara county since 1988. Since 2009, fcs has been the sole provider of ilp services for all eligible youth in the county. Since 2011, fcs has collaborated with the county of santa clara to operate the hub, a community center led by and for current and former foster youth. Key areas of focus for our foster youth services include: - education: resources and support to encourage high school graduation, assistance accessing financial support, completing applications, and planning for college or job training programs. - employment: assistance finding and keeping a job, career exploration and planning, workplace tours and panels. - housing: assistance finding and maintaining safe and stable housing. - essential living skills: help with money management, health and wellness, healthy relationships, and goal-setting. Also leadership development opportunities. - connections: linking youth with local resources and guiding youth in building circles of support. Positive solutions through fcs's positive solutions program, we strive to end the cycle of domestic violence and child abuse and neglect, and to help families establish healthy, nurturing relationships. Fcs has more than 15 years of experience supporting parents and partners in learning positive relationship strategies. Our positive solutions program services include: - conflict accountability groups which guide adults in learning to express their anger appropriately, understand their emotions and the effects of their anger on others, and take responsibiilty for their actions; - domestic violence offender program groups designed to help adults improve their communication and conflict resolution skills, understand the effects of violence and the role of power and control, and develop healthy relationship skills and practices; - parenting without violence and child abuse prevention groups designed to end patterns of abuse or neglect and give parents knowledge, skills, and tools to nurture their children, improve their communication, manage stress and anger; and - individual and group cognitive behavior treatment to support probation-referred adults in creating a positive and healthy lifestyle that benefits the individual and his or her family. Clinical counseling program fcs has provided clinical counseling services for children, youth, and adults in silicon valley for 65 years. Our services assist individuals and families with short- and long-term emotional and mental health needs, such as depression, anxiety, stress, parenting, loss, mental illness, divorce, separation, and suicidal feelings. Donations make possible our low- or no-cost services for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. We also offer clinical counseling and case management services for veterans and their family members. Deaf/hard-of-hearing program fcs is the primary provider of mental health and family support services for the deaf & hard-of-hearing community in santa clara county. In addition to mental health care (please see mental health services), fcs provides intensive services for parents of young children, teaching them how to promote their child's healthy development, connecting them with local resources, providing clinical counseling and case management, and teaching parents to advocate for their children's needs.”