JUDSON CENTER INC

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES: GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES A SAFE, PERMANENT AND LOVING FAMILY WHERE THEY CAN GROW UP TO BE HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, JUDSON PROVIDES FAMILY PRESERVATION, FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. JUDSON CENTER PROVIDES THE RESOURCES, TOOLS AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO HELP FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER. OUR COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS GO DIRECTLY INTO THE HOMES OF AT-RISK FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IF FOSTER CARE BECOMES NECESSARY. WE WORK WITH THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY TO STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY UNIT AND TO REDUCE BARRIERS WHICH ARE PREVENTING THE YOUTH FROM LIVING AT HOME. IN ADDITION, WE RECRUIT AND TRAIN FAMILIES TO PROVIDE LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE FOSTER HOMES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS. IF A CHILD CANNOT SAFELY RETURN HOME, WE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE PERMANENT PLACEMENTS THAT WILL ENSURE THE CHILD GROWS UP IN A PERMANENT, SAFE, AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A WEBSITE THAT IS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING CHILDREN WITH "SPECIAL NEEDS AND FOR ADOPTION WORKERS LOOKING FOR HOMES FOR THESE CHILDREN. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD GROWS UP WITH A SAFE, PERMANENT LOVING FAMILY, AND ARE FREE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. INHERENT IN THIS PHILOSOPHY IS THE NEED TO MAKE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO KEEP FAMILIES INTACT. 477 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO WERE SAFELY TUCKED INTO BED. 546 FAMILIES AT RISK OF SEPARATION WHO REMAINED SAFELY TOGETHER THROUGH OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM. 3,774 CHILDREN FOUND THEIR WAY HOME THROUGH MARE ADOPTIONS STATEWIDE. 176 CHILDREN FOUND FOREVER FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION. 2,566 FAMILIES WERE GIVEN RESOURCES NEEDED TO THRIVE. 3,171 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SUPPORT & TRAINING TO BECOME FOSTER PARENTS. 444 CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND MENTORS EITHER MATCHED OR ENGAGED THROUGH OUTREACH AND TRAINING.

AUTISM SERVICES: JUDSON CENTER AUTISM CONNECTIONS HELPS SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD). JUDSON CENTER OFFERS DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS TO HELP DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. WE ENCOURAGE EARLY INTERVENTION AND PROVIDE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, THERAPY, COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL SKILL TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SPECIALIZED CARE AND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE FAMILY BY OFFERING FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY IMPACTED BY ASD CHILDREN WITH AUTISM THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 239 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM DEVELOPED NEW SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS.