Residential Group Home:

Florence Crittenton's primary program is its Residential Group Home for girls age 12 to 18. The Home acts as a safe haven, while providing a full range of individualized services and structured learning. The focus is on helping girls develop a sense of self-worth and an opportunity to grow into independent, successful young women. Residential girls are provided with shelter, clothing, meals, treatment, psychiatric counseling, structured recreation, personalized educational programs and social development skills.

Independent Living (IL):

Florence Crittenton case managers provide home-based training and support to youth aging out of the State's foster care system, offering them the opportunity to develop and practice their self-sufficiency skills. Case management services include: goals and decision making, money management, education and career planning, job seeking and job maintenance, and identifying safe and affordable housing.

Successful Teen Parent (STP):

Young girls in crisis often need specialized training and educational support to learn how to become responsible and effective parents. Florence Crittenton's Successful Teen Parent program provides this invaluable service, while also offering participants individualized case management, community referral and life skills training.

Crittenton Youth Academy (CYA):

Crittenton Youth Academy is an NCA-accredited charter school serving junior high and high school students. It offers alternative education to students who require instruction on an individual basis. The overriding principle is that all students, regardless of emotional or learning disabilities, past school failures or poor motivation, can succeed in school given the right setting and the right educational approach.

Women Involved in Nurturing Girls Self-Esteem (WINGS):

WINGS is a highly structured mentoring program that pairs Florence Crittenton girls with women from the local community. Healthy adult mentoring relationships give girls a new outlook on the value of education, career goals and their own sense of self-worth.

Successful Teens Achieving Readiness for Independence (Star-I):

An additional mentoring pilot program was launched to begin meeting the needs of boys served through Florence Crittenton's programs. Male mentors are recruited to help boys develop healthy adult relationships and start constructing a vision of their future potential.

Living and Learning Home:

This new and innovative transitional housing program was created to provide girls age 17 to 21 the experience of living independently while practicing financial management and other self-sufficiency skills. Program participants receive ongoing coaching and support to achieve self-reliance while progressing with their education and maintaining gainful employment.

Nuestra Familia:

Nuestra Familia provides family support, preservation and service coordination to at-risk families living in Western Maricopa County. Services include child welfare, behavioral and mental health services, parenting skills, personal and independent living skills, health education, substance abuse and referral services.

Family Builders:

Family Builders, provides home-based support services to families residing in South/Central Phoenix and Southwestern Maricopa County with the goal of ensuring safe and nurturing homes for children and all family members.

New Beginnings:

On May 3, 2003, Florence Crittenton celebrated the grand opening of its new campus. The capacity of the Residential Group Home doubled, the number of students at the Crittenton Youth Academy has tripled, and the community service programs such as IL, STP, and WINGS have expanded tremendously. Overall, this new facility has allowed Florence Crittenton to better meet the needs of the youth it serves.