Counseling Agency Critique

Each of these programs aids and assets adults, families, children, and disabled clients in addressing discrimination, oppression, vulnerabilities, and conditions of inequality, as well as empowers the clients in making positive change in their lives.

Our Mission Statement: “To promote, protect and assure the health and wellness of the youth of Metro Atlanta through health promotion.”

The population the agency services is homeless families in the community. There services extend to everyone in the family beginning with kids, parents, grandparents, and so on. Although homeless families are what most of their programs are centered on they do serve individuals. Their services are offered to people of all ages, race, and religion if they are in need of them.

. The daycare and child development business is booming and profits are soaring. With more people looking at the child care field from different angles, these type of programs have more opportunities for more allies and partners, for funding and positive public relations, for improving, and “professionalizing” the programs that we offer to our children in our communities. Non-profit groups and higher education have increasingly partnered with schools, often including after-school hours.

Our commitment is to educate, enhance, and better the lives of our clients and families.

Purpose/Mission – The mission is to actively represent the community to focus support for every child’s success.

Services include providing a nutritious meal approved by the state operated food program through early learning coalition. Additional services provided will consist of pre-kindergarten for ages 3-5 years of age, tutoring services for our school age children.

program that offers housing and guidance to at risk youth from age 18 to 24.

St Vincent De Paul runs a local food pantry within Jackson County. Their target population is anyone who is in need of grocery assistance. The organization advertises on the website and on a billboard sign outside the facility. This facility is not located along a bus route. Barrier to services may be transportation and people not wanting to ask for assistance. There is a low income requirement but no one is turned away. There are no printed brochures or pamphlets, but they do have an internet site. The appearance of the facility is well kept on the exterior and interior. There is a separate building that houses the food pantry that is manned by volunteers. The volunteer staff are clean and knowledgeable of all services available at St. Vincent

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance gives back to the community that is struggling on a daily basis. This is done year round with the help of volunteers. Whether the volunteers are doing for a person benefit or just to have something to do. It’s a way for people to build a relationship with a program that could end up used by someone that once was a

There is a social dilemma that our youth, individual with disabilities and the elderly communities are facing. With the focus geared toward our youth and foster care programs; community based care is a vastly growing program designed to decrease the amount of displaced youth and reconnect them with their families. Equipping families with the necessary resources and support services to provide adequate care for their children is a great benefit to society as a whole.

The mission statement is: to serve to anyone who needs a nutritious meal in a safe caring environment. And this is exactly what this organization does. They are ran by over 250 volunteers who help cook, serve, and clean. In April alone, 5,540 meals were served. This number has gone up from 2,500 to over 5, 000 meals served each month over the past three years. Meal

As mentioned earlier, my field agency does not provide family counseling services to the fox valley area. I believe that this organization is in need of more programs on behalf of families/caregivers. Offering respite services to these individuals may give them only temporary relief. Caring for an individual with a developmental disability may cause a family member or caretaker psychological and emotional distress. Family counseling services could enhance the self-advocacy skills of family members or caregivers. It could enhance their self-advocacy skills in relation to how they take care of their selves and others in their families. Social workers use research evidence to inform practice. Greif et. al state, “In a strengths perspective, one

The overarching mission of the Parenting Resource Center is to support healthy families by providing parents

This organization provides toys and Christmas stockings for the community’s annual Christmas Bureau program for families in need. They also run a number of other programs, such as the Boys and Girls Clubs for school-aged children, a shelter for homeless persons which also provides breakfast and evening meals, help with food and myriad other services. Call them at (828) 496-2372 to inquire about specific programs and eligibility requirements.