CPLC REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES INC

OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR):IN 2022 CPLC WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR). WITHIN OUR ORR PROGRAMMING, CPLC UTILIZES A COTTAGE STYLE SETTING IN 2 SEPARATE SITES IN TEXAS WITH MOST SERVICES LOCATED ON CAMPUS. OUR EL PASO SHELTER IS FUNDED TO SERVE 24 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN AND OUR LOS FRESNOS SHELTER IS FUNDED TO SERVE 12 CHILDREN, HOWEVER BOTH LOCATIONS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXPAND AND SERVE MORE CHILDREN IF NEEDED. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING WHOLE-CHILD WELLNESS THROUGH EXEMPLARY, TRAUMA INFORMED, BEST-PRACTICES, WITH AN OVERALL GOAL OF REUNIFICATION WITH GUARDIAN OR SPONSOR.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DAILY OUTDOOR PLAY, AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LARGE MUSCLE ACTIVITY AND ONE HOUR OF STRUCTURED LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS A DAY WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. CASE MANAGERS MEET WITH CHILDREN AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK AND COMPLETE ALL STEPS REQUIRED TO SAFELY RELEASE EACH CHILD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REFERRAL. SAFETY AND WELL BEING CALLS ARE CONDUCTED 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE AND OUTCOMES DOCUMENTED IN THE CHILD'S CASE FILE. EDUCATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED EACH WEEKDAY, YEAR-ROUND, FOR AT LEAST SIX HOURS. GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS TAKE PLACE TWICE A WEEK AT A MINIMUM. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TAKES PLACE AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK FACILITATED BY THE CLINICAL DEPARTMENT AND CPLC TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE, COMPREHENSIVE, ACCURATE, AND UP-TO-DATE CASE FILES AND ELECTRONIC RECORDS FOR ALL CHILDREN. CARE PROVIDER ENSURES THE CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WORK WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT OPTIONS ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN AND GATHER ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ORR IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE BEST VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE UC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORR POLICY SAFE AND TIMELY RELEASE FROM ORR CARE AS WELL AS ANY STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THE OVERALL GOAL IS FOR THE SAFE AND TIMELY RELEASE OF ALL CHILDREN WHETHER IT BE THROUGH REUNIFICATION, REPATRIATION, OR OTHER LONG-TERM PLACEMENT OPTIONS. IN 2023, CPLC WAS AWARDED ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH ORR TO PROVIDE HOME STUDY AND POST RELEASE SERVICES (HSPRS). WE ARE CONTRACTED TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 1,570 MINORS ACROSS SEVERAL STATES: 262 IN NEW YORK, 476 IN CHICAGO, 474 IN TEXAS, AND 358 IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNDER ORR CUSTODY IN SHELTER PLACEMENTS, THE CARE PROVIDER SCREENS EACH CASE TO DETERMINE IF A HOME STUDY IS REQUIRED UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008 (TVPRA) OR ORR POLICY. THESE CASES ARE CLASSIFIED AS TVPRA, MANDATED, OR DISCRETIONARY. THE HSPRS DIVISION ASSISTS CARE PROVIDERS IN CONDUCTING THE REQUESTED HOME STUDY. THE GATHERED INFORMATION IS USED TO SUBMIT THE CASE FOR ORR APPROVAL AND TO COMPLETE THE UNIFICATION OF THE CHILD IN CARE. ONCE AN UNACCOMPANIED CHILD IS RELEASED FROM ORR CUSTODY TO A SPONSOR, ORR PROVIDES POST-RELEASE SERVICES (PRS) TO SUPPORT THE CHILD'S TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY. ALL RELEASED CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRS, WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND PSYCHOEDUCATION FOR BOTH THE CHILD AND THE SPONSOR. PRS PROVIDERS ADDRESS KEY ISSUES SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF PROLONGED SEPARATION, CHANGES TO FAMILY DYNAMICS, AND TRAUMA FROM VIOLENCE TO ENSURE A STABLE AND SECURE HOME ENVIRONMENT. ORR PROVIDES THREE LEVELS OF PRS: LEVEL ONE INCLUDES VIRTUAL CHECK-INS, LEVEL TWO OFFERS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDE REFERRALS AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND LEVEL THREE DELIVERS INTENSIVE IN-HOME ENGAGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED MORE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO OVERCOME SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY A NETWORK OF ORR-FUNDED NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ORR REQUIRES THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED CHILD WELFARE BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD, GROUNDED IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH. PRS PROVIDERS MAY ALSO ASSIST RELEASED CHILDREN IN FINDING AND ACCESSING LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, POSITIVE YOUTH PROGRAMMING, AND MORE.