Angels Of Grace Safe Haven
What is the Angels of Grace Safe Haven Transition Home?
The need for Independent Living Skills (ILS) Services has spread nationwide. Angels of Grace Foster Family Agency has spread its wings in a new area, taking a step of faith to help others in need.
Under the direction of God, Angels of Grace Foster Family Agency has taken the lead to not only recognize, but take the necessary steps in identifying the need in order to stop homelessness among our youth. The Angels of Grace Safe Haven Transition Home (AOGSH/TH) was founded by Lisa Casarez, MSW on October, 2008. After years of vision and planned developed, Angels of Grace opened its doors to this new transition home on October 15, 2008. Lisa and the Angels of Grace family would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in help making this process possible. The purpose of the AOGSH/TH is to provide a safe environment for all females between the ages of 18-24 (without a child or one child minimum) who has emancipated out of the foster care system; who is either at risk of being homeless or is homeless (i.e. living on the streets, living in vehicles, or living with friends and/or relatives (not having a place to call their own.) This is a two-year (24-month) voluntary program. The best method in achieving this goal is to offer ILS and to identify specific skills of each resident participating in our program. The next step is to determine how and when these skills should be taught. With our dedicated ILS Social Workers and determination of our founder, Lisa Casarez, we will ensure that each resident participating has a safe environment and has the capability by the end of the program to have their own apartment, employment, vehicle and much more to ensure that they will be able to survive on their own.
We Offer the Following Services
Concrete skills such as:
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Banking (i.e. obtaining a checking and/or savings account, ATM Card, etc.),
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Case Management Services,
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Counseling Services (if necessary),
- Develop Independent Living Skills for Survival,
- Educational/Vocational Resources,
- Financial Management,
- Individual or Group Counseling/Therapy Sessions,
- Intensive Independent Living Training,
- Job Readiness Skills: Getting and Keeping a Job Along with Mock Interviews,
- Legal Rights/Responsibilities,
- Outreach Services,
- Recreational Services,
- Securing and Maintaining Housing,
- Various Workshops, and much more!
Intangible skills such as:
- Building self-concept, self-esteem, self-awareness, self-image enhancement, etc.
- Conflict resolution
- Communication
- Anger Management/Parenting classes
- Problem Solving
- Goal Setting/Planning and accomplishments
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Social Skills
- Behavioral Assessment
- Separation and Loss
- Time Management
- Dealing with Discrimination
- Coping with everyday life situations and much, much more.
The targert population is to serve emancipated females between the ages of 18-24 with or without children. This is a 24-Month (voluntary) program. Please call AOGSH/TH for further information at (559) 268-0000 or email us at aogshinformation@gmail.com.
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