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ABG Fulfillment |
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Music Therapy
Music therapy is a nationally recognized treatment used to ease people into learning
body movement, different sounds and communication with one another. Alcon Laboratories
underwrote a dynamic, new music therapy class for people with significant developmental
disabilities. The class has become the highlight of the week for 20 lucky people
in the ABG habilitative program. |
Eileen Hummel, Certified Music Therapist |
Career Connections |
School to Work Partnership
The most significant barrier to community integration for people with intellectual
disabilities is the inability to find employment. The Amon G. Carter Foundation
granted seed money to establish a pilot program that helps young people to enter
the workforce after high school. The project began in the summer of 2007. It has
had wonderful success in helping graduating students from Birdville ISD, Fort Worth
ISD, and Azle ISD to secure and maintain jobs that appeal to them. |
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Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus |
Residential Treatment
There is a great need for residential substance abuse treatment for adolescents.
During the past year, there has consistently been a waiting list of from 18 to 22
boys for the intensive 45 program. Many thanks to the following donors for sponsoring
youth in the forty-five day program:
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- J. E. S. Edwards Foundation and Jareen E. Schmidt
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2 boys |
- JP Morgan, Leo Potishman Foundation
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1 boy |
- Speedway Children's Charities
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1 boy |
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| Two –Year Bilingual Counseling and Medical Care |
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The Sid W. Richardson Foundation continued its support for residential substance
abuse treatment. This grant provides much needed intensive bilingual family counseling
including office appointments and in-home visits. It also strengthens the classroom
learning environment by providing bilingual behavioral supports in the on-site school.
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STARS Girls Intensive Outpatient Unit - Transportation
Though adolescent girls abuse substances at the same rates as young males, there
have been no treatment services in Tarrant County that address the unique needs
of girls and the reasons they become involved with drugs and alcohol. Curriculum
for the STARS program focuses not only on the substance abuse/addiction, but also
on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which affects many of the teenaged girls.
Thanks to the following sponsors for underwriting transportation for girls who did
not have access to private or public transportation to attend this program:
- Colleyville Women’s Club
- J. E. S. Edwards Foundation
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TYRC Adolescent Mental Health Services
At least 20% of residential youth at TYRC have some sort of mental health disorder. |
- Colonial Country Club Charities underwrote the services of a staff psychiatrist
to assess and monitored the progress of adolescents with mental health needs.
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TYRC Residential Services
- Colonial Country Club Charities underwrote the services of a staff psychiatrist
to assess and monitored the progress of adolescents with mental health needs.
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ECI - Early Childhood Intervention |
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation provided promotions and services to raise community awareness of ECI services.
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Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus |
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In a survey of community leaders for the United Way of Tarrant County’s, 2005 Assessment
of Health and Human Services Needs, youth substance abuse ranked sixth out of a
list of 33 serious problems facing the county. |
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Two –Year Bilingual Counseling and Medical Care
The Sid W. Richardson Foundation awarded a two-year grant for intensive counseling
and medical care for adolescents in the 16-bed residential unit. It underwrote bilingual
family counseling to strengthen family relationships and support recovery for the
youth.
The Sid W. Richardson Foundation also provided initial seed money when the campus
opened its doors in 1999.
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16th Bed Extended Residential Treatment
The J.E.S. Edwards Foundation, once again, assured inpatient care for boys who needed
intense and extended treatment for chemical dependency.
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TYRC Medical Care
Colonial Country Club Charities sponsored essential physical examinations and mental
health assessments for boys in the Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus residential unit. |
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Women of 1st Presbyterian Church Welcome Project
The project helps speed recovery for teens at TYRC by providing welcome bags for
every boy who enrolls for in-patient treatment. The bags are filled with personal
hygiene items, a journal, and drawing materials to lift the boys’ spirits and foster
a positive attitude toward recovery. A holiday dinner is also planned for teens
and their families.
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Girls’ Outpatient Services
Pier 1 Imports underwrote transportation costs for teenaged girls so that they could
participate in a new Girls Intensive Outpatient treatment group. The program addresses
the unique reasons for girls to become involved with drugs and alcohol. |
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Starbucks Coffee Company, Montgomery Plaza
provides weekly donations of coffee
and goodies for Family Group Meetings at Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus. |
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| New Furniture for Residential Unit and Reception Area |
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Thanks to many friends of TYRC for the newly furnished Boys’ Residential Unit |
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Arlington Community Services |
ACS Jam Sessions
Volunteers from First Rate Investments delighted clients and enriched their experiences
through participation in monthly sing-a-long sessions. |
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Lunchtime Jam Sessions - Volunteers from First Rate Investment Systems perform
for clients at Arlington Community Services - Cami Gilbert, Kate Baird, Jon O’Farrell,
Lee Harbaugh, Paul Golangco |
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Paradise Center |
| Starbucks at Bellaire and Hulen supported peer-led support groups at Paradise
Center through weekly donations of coffee and goodies. |
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