CAYUGA HOME FOR CHILDREN

THE TFFC PROGRAM PLACES AT-RISK YOUTH INTO HOMES WITH HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED FOSTER FAMILIES. THIS IS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO GROUP OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, INCARCERATION, OR HOSPITALIZATION. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGED BY A GROUP SETTING. CAYUGA CENTERS OPERATES TFFC IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. TFFC PROGRAMMING IS BASED IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ACCEPTS YOUTH PLACED BY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES. ENHANCED FAMILY FOSTER CARE (EFFC) IS IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK AND ACCEPTS YOUTH PLACED BY NEW YORK CITY'S ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES. BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.IN APRIL 2015, CAYUGA CENTERS BEGAN OPERATING A TFFC PROGRAM IN PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS TFFC PROGRAM IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH CHILDNET, ONE OF THE COUNTY'S CHILD WELFARE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. IN JANUARY 2016, CAYUGA CENTERS OPENED A TFFC PROGRAM IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. LOCATED IN PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, IN JULY OF 2021, CAYUGA CENTERS CONTRACTED WITH CCKIDS, ANOTHER ONE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S CHILD PLACING AGENCIES. LASTLY, IN JULY 2021, CAYUGA CENTERS, UNDER LICENSE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES, BEGAN OPERATING A TFFC PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT AND SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS CONSIST OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE NEED FOR COUNTIES TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PLACE THEM IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE. HCBTS CORE PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE FAMILY RESILIENCY PROGRAMS ARE FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS WITH A SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF HELPING FAMILIES REMAIN INTACT. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER A VARIETY OF HOME-BASED AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS IN CAYUGA AND ONTARIO COUNTIES UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. PROGRAMS OFFERED UNDER THE FAMILY RESILIENCY UMBRELLA INCLUDE FAMILY SUPPORT, FAMILY PRESERVATION, SAFECARE, DIVERSION CASE MANAGEMENT, AND RESTORATIVE CASE MANAGEMENT.THE FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT) PROGRAM OFFERS HOME-BASED FAMILY THERAPY SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH AT-RISK CHILDREN 11-18 YEARS OF AGE. IT IS A THREE PHASE, OUTCOME DRIVEN, PREVENTION/INTERVENTION MODEL FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE ENTIRE RANGE OF MALADAPTIVE ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR AND/OR RELATED SYNDROMES. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES IN CAYUGA, ALBANY, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA, AND OSWEGO COUNTY UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN MONROE COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ("OCFS"). AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM. THE MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY (MST) PROGRAM ASSISTS YOUTH AT IMMINENT RISK OF OUT OF HOME PLACEMENT TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. BY CLOSELY EXAMINING THE SITUATION FROM ALL ANGLES, THE THERAPIST THEN HELPS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THOSE WITH THE MOST DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE YOUTH (FAMILY, PEERS, SCHOOL, ETC.) WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE YOUTH TO CHANGE HIS OR HER PROBLEM BEHAVIORS. THIS PROGRAM IS OPERATING IN CAYUGA, ONTARIO, MONROE, ONEIDA, AND ONONDAGA COUNTY UNDER CONTRACTS WITH EACH COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN ONEIDA COUNTY FOR YOUTH DISCHARGED FROM STATE FACILITIES UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE OCFS. AS CITED BY THE UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL AND IN OTHER STUDIES, THIS IS AN EVIDENCEBASED PROGRAM.