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Hibiscus Children Center Crisis Nursery Program Children Services Advisory Committee <br /> PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br /> A. ORGANIZATION CAPABILITY (Entire Section A not to exceed one page) <br /> 1 . Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization. <br /> Hibiscus Children' s Center' s mission is to prevent and/or reduce child abuse and neglect on the <br /> Treasure Coast. Our vision centers on building capacity and developing community centered <br /> programs to ensure that a full continuum of care exists within our community to meet the needs <br /> of families and children. From prevention to intervention, the full range of services available <br /> through Hibiscus Children' s Center target family resiliency and the long-term effects of child <br /> abuse. <br /> 2. Provide a brief summary of your organization including areas of expertise, <br /> accomplishments, and population served. <br /> Hibiscus Children' s Center has six primary service programs that support its mission: <br /> Shelter - a 36-bed residential facility that provides shelter and respite care for children ages 0 - <br /> 12 . The program has provided close to 100,000 safe nights of service to children throughout the <br /> state. <br /> HOPE - a family preservation program, working with children and families in all four counties <br /> of the Treasure Coast. Families are referred by the Department of Children and Families and <br /> United For Families due to child abuse . The main goal of the program is to remove the risk in <br /> the family, not the child from the family. <br /> Crisis Nursery - a child abuse prevention program. Any family experiencing a crisis with <br /> children under the age of 18 can voluntarily seek assistance. Housing, food, budgeting, child- <br /> care, medical care, and mental health treatment are examples of some of the many reasons that <br /> families seek help from this very successful program. Lauded as a model prevention program by <br /> the National Crisis Resource Center, the program keeps nearly 100% of its clients out of the <br /> child welfare system. <br /> Foster Care - focuses on recruiting, training, licensing, re-licensing and supporting suitable <br /> families for children needing foster care . Over 80% of licensed foster families on the Treasure <br /> Coast have been licensed through this program. <br /> Clinical — provides on-site therapeutic services to children in our residential programs and <br /> community-based services to children under the age of 5 through out Infant Mental Health <br /> initiative. <br /> Village — opened in April of 2004 to provide shelter and group care services to children removed <br /> from their homes due to abuse and neglect. One of the primary focuses of this program is to <br /> ensure that siblings can stay together and to create a "home-like" environment for children that <br /> can not be safely returned to their family. <br /> Hibiscus strives to be a valuable resource for the community in the field of child abuse and <br /> neglect. We provide a continuum of family-friendly prevention and intervention services <br /> supported by over 400 volunteers who donate over 25 ,000 hours each year in support of our <br /> mission. Hibiscus actively works to remain at the forefront of best practices in child welfare <br /> through our accreditation by Council On Accreditation for Children and Family Services . <br /> 4 <br />