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Phase IV. C. Program Description (Include for each program listed in DJJDP County Funding Plan) Program #: 1 [] Prevention Program [] Intermediate/Comnmnity (Dispositional Options) Program Title/Provider: Home Based Services & Guided Growth program. Sponsoring anency, Department of Social Services. Priorities Addressed. List the priority (and other) risk factors or d~spos~tional option(s) addressed by this program: Home Based Services: 1) Family Management problems: One of the primary objectives of Home Based Services is to help families build structure and consistency within famihes. Home Based services work with families to create appropriate and meaningful consequences, set boundaries, improve disciphne methods and enhancing communication and anger management skills. In turn, these actions help to create stucture in the home and may also help in the prevention of 2) substance abuse. If a parent has a substance abuse problem, appropriate referrals are made to community resources. Guided Growth program: 1) Fan~ly Management Problems: the group participants develop an understanding of their role ~n the fmxuly and thmr abd~ty to ~nfluence the success of the family. They learn skills that enable them to function more successfully ~n the home environment; such as, how to problem solve and compromise. 2) Drug and alcohol abuse: they learn how this can underrmne achievement and success in life. They also learn how to get help with substance abuse . problems Program Description. Provide a brief description of the program to be implemented in the county: Home Based Services: seeks to empower families to cope with stressors, establish appropriate limits on behavior, provide necessary support and superwsion, and identify values that will help promote success. Children involved in the program are between the ages of 10-17 and must be referred by the Depatment of Juvenile Justice.The workers meet with the farmlies weekly and can be reached 24-hours a day by pager. Graded Growth' The group provides a a stuctured curriculum ~ncluding top~cs such as anger management, communication, problem-solving, goal development, and ~ndependenet hving skills. The group meets between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. so that the chddren are served at a t~me of day when they would otherwise be at risk to engage in negative behawors due to lack of adult supervision. Estimated Cost of the Program: $ 175,043.00 Anticipated Sources of Fundiug: Agency/Organization Cash In-Kind Total DJJDP Fundxnl~ 107,237.00 107,237.00 Local Cash 67,806.00 67,806.00 Total 175,043.00 175,043.00 5/15/03 21