Values are an integral component to any organization in supporting healthy, positive and goal-oriented interactions and relationships.
Our leadership and management teams worked together and gathered feedback from staff to come up with the five core values below, which are consistent with our Guiding Principles and speak to who we are and who we strive to be with each other win our work at ARCC: * Integrity * Helping Others * Respect * Diversity * Quality Work
These values reflect over four decades of service by ARCC. They are fundamental to how we continue to grow and attract competent, dedicated and amazing employees.
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Services Offered
ARCC offers nearly a dozen separate programs for high-risk youth and their families. Programs, offered individually or in various combinations focus on: early childhood development and parent coaching, middle school student mentoring, life skills development, truancy reduction, gang-related services, mobile crisis response and counseling, case management, child abuse and neglect prevention and community outreach.
Competency Development Services (Formerly known as RJP) Competency Development Services (CDS) is a prevention entity that provides services to first-time juvenile offenders, ages 12-18 by helping them to make the right choices and commit to a constructive, fulfilling and productive lifestyle.
FIRST 5: Children's Services for Ages 0-5 (Home Visitation) This Program, for pre-K children (ages 0-5), supports parents with young children exhibiting behavioral issues and/or those who have experienced trauma, loss or abuse.
Mobile Crisis Response & Counseling (MCRC) CRC is a unique program with a three-tier service delivery design that provides several service types: * A 24/7 mobile community response support line: (408) 294-0579 * Short-term individual counseling * School-based Services * Educational workshops * Long-term individual counseling with case management and resource linkage
Crisis Intervention for Youth (CIPY) The CIPY program provides case management, counseling, and group structured activities for at-risk, low-income youth ages 13 to 17.
Truancy Abatement Services The TABS Program focuses on removing or mitigating barriers to attending school. The goal of this culturally sensitive program is to change poor school attendance by creating a positive learning environment. TABS counselors strive to identify underlying reasons precluding a youth from going to school on a regular basis.
Prevention & Early Intervention Services This Program is focused on identifying schools and targeting high-risk youth and their families.
School Linked Services The School Linked Services (SLS) program uses practices that are proven to make a positive impact on students and their families, behavioral support services for students, parent support services, student and family therapy, and connection to resources.
Outpatient Services Clinic-based program which serves youth with serious emotional disorders, including mood, severe anxiety, history of depression, and trauma-based disorders.
Therapeutic Behavioral Services Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) are available for youth who need behavioral support in addition to other mental health services they are receiving. TBS's goal is to help youth avoid being placed in a higher level of care.
Fees and Payment
This is a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale
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