No one of us is as good as all of us.

We support children, youth, and families with complex needs and work closely with other agencies and providers to develop an integrated plan of assistance with each individual or family.

Examples of Complex Needs:

• Children and youth who are at risk of being removed from home or who have been removed and the goal is reunification.
• Children and youth with serious emotional, neurobiological or behavioral disturbance.
• Families, children and youth having problems that place the children or youth at risk.

Types of Services:

Children and Families In Crisis

• Intensive In-Home Services
• Mentoring/Family Assistance
• Family-Focused Residential
• Case Management

Youth

• Treatment Foster Homes
• Individualized Supported Living for Adolescents

Transitional Age Youth

• Transitional Living Centers for Young Men and for Young Women
• Individual Apartment Supports

How We Work:

• AO will assist with intensive planning done in partnership with the family, informal supports and professionals involved with the family.
• Plans are based in the strengths of the youth, family and support network.
• Plans are individually fitted to meet the most important needs of the youth and family.
• Supports will be coordinated with each team member so active and meaningful sharing of information takes place and results in well-coordinated decisions.
• Plans are changed when they do not work or when the needs change.
• Plans are connected to the community in which the youth and/or family regards as home.

We Believe

• Parents and children are entitled to respect and a crucial voice in their own plans.
• Plans for service are based on the strengths of a youth and family.
• Every child is entitled to a safe, secure and permanent home.
• Whenever possible it is best for children to be raised in their own home or with members of their extended family.
• Services are the most effective when conducted in partnership with families and community resources.
• Services should be directed toward the preservation of the family as a unit and avoidance of out of home placement.
• Only those services needed specifically by each child and family should be “wrapped around” the family while they gain the strength to solve their problems.
• If possible, early home and community-based services support families to protect the safety and well-being of their own children and avoid institutional placement and family disruption.
• The family is the center of the team and are the experts on themselves.
• Families profit from unconditional support, strength-based perspectives and development of a community-based, individualized and culturally sensitive process of intervention and support.

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