GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES

OUT OF HOME CARE. PROVIDES SAFE, TEMPORARY CARE IN HOMES OF TRAINED FOSTER PARENTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES, AND GSS STAFF, KINSHIP PARENTS, AND BIRTH FAMILIES WORK AS A TEAM TO DEVISE A PERMANANCY PLAN FOR EACH CHILD; RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING GROUP HOME FOSTER CARE AND COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH; AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGING OUT OF CARE.GSS IN ITS EARLY YEARS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CARE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND WERE NOT ABLE TO LIVE SAFELY AT HOME. THIS WORK CONTINUES TODAY, SERVING 1,661 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH GROUP HOMES FOR ADOLESCENTS; SUPPORTIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS; NON-SECURE DETENTION AND PLACEMENT FACILITIES FOR COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH; AND FAMILY FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE AGENCY PROVIDES A TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, SURROUNDING EACH YOUNG PERSON WITH POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ADDRESS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH.

COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. PROVIDES QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL AND IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS; FAMILY COUNSELING PREVENTIVE SERVICES; AND SECOND-CHANCE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. FOR OVER 45 YEARS GSS HAS BEEN DEEPLY ROOTED IN SOME OF NYC'S MOST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL, AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. A HISTORY OF SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN AN APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRINCIPLES IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. GSS SERVES OVER 28,400 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH 79 COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AFTER-SCHOOL, FAMILY COUNSELING, HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, BEACON AND PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.