RISING GROUND INC

CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - OUR CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE TO YOUTH REQUIRING MORE SIGNIFICANT THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH IN APARTMENTS WITH STAFF SUPPORT, TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND CRISIS RESIDENCES WHICH HOUSES AND ASSISTS RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH WHILE THEY TRANSITION INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING, JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE AND AFTERCARE PROVIDES HOME-BASED ALTERNATIVE-TO-PLACEMENT AND AFTERCARE SERVICES FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN NYCAC'S JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE, YOUTH RECEPTION CENTER WHICH HOUSE YOUTH AND CHILDREN DURING THE CRITICAL TIME BETWEEN THEIR REMOVAL FROM THEIR PARENTS CARE AND THEIR PLACEMENT INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, CENTER-BASED RESPITE A SHORT TERM PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING CRISIS, LIMITED SECURE PLACEMENT, A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVING ADJUDICATED YOUTH, NON-SECURE PLACEMENT, FOR ADJUDICATED JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, NON-SECURED DETENTION OFFER A LESS RESTRICTIVE SETTING FOR LOWER-RISK YOUTH WHO HAVE COURT CASES PENDING IN FAMILY COURT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN COLLABORATION WITH NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ORGANIZE RESOURCES SO THAT ACADEMICS, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND OTHER SUPPORTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE FABRIC OF THE SCHOOL. DROP-IN CENTERS SERVING AT RISK, RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH, PATHS TO SUCCESS WHICH TEACHES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CHANGE DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD, ATLAS SUPPORTS COURT INVOLVED OR AT-RISK YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. RAPID REHOUSING IS A HOUSING FIRST, RENT SUBSIDY PROGRAM THAT PLACES YOUTH IN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE PROGRAM.

IMMIGRATION SERVICES - OUR PASSAGE OF HOPE PROGRAM SERVES UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM AN ARRAY OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WHO HAVE COME INTO THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT AN ADULT GUARDIAN, HOME STUDY/POST RELIEF SERVICES PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF OVERSITE TO CHILDREN RELEASED FROM ORR'S CARE.