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About Our Services
Shelter Care - Flathead Youth Home
Program Description
In 1997, Youth Homes opened the first and only emergency, short-term
shelter care facility in the Flathead Valley. Located in Kalispell,
the Flathead Youth Home offers an alternative to the streets
or detention for youth, who face a family crisis, have acted out
(for attention) or whose placement has broken down. Lengths of stay
average 21 days, can be as long as 3 months but we always hope to
resolve things and move the youth within 30 days. Youth receive
caring, individualized treatment in a safe and structured environment
while attending school or maintaining employment. Highly trained
staff assess each resident’s needs and provide crisis stabilization,
counseling, case planning and case coordination to facilitate appropriate
longer-term placement or family reunification.
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Youth enjoy the safety
and support
they receive at the Home |
Program Structure
While at the Home, youngsters receive:
- Safe, stable environment with Therapeutic Youth Care Workers,
a Home Manager and a Program Director;
- Individual and group counseling to promote healthy expression
of emotion, insight, positive peer support, behavioral understanding
and improved self-esteem;
- Structured daily program, including school, employment, and
cultural and recreational activities;
- A level-based system of privileges that promotes social skills
and self-management;
- Access to community services including recreation, cultural,
educational, medical, chemical dependency services, mental health
services and opportunities for service learning.
Placement Criteria
Appropriate referrals to the Flathead Youth Home include youngsters,
ages 10 to 18, who need to be out of their home for safety, mental
health, guidance and supervision, case planning, or crisis stabilization.
Referrals are accepted from Family Services, Mental Health, Youth
Court, Chemical Dependency Programs or any concerned individual
who knows of a young person in need.
Contact Information
Lance Isaak, Program Director
14 Panoramic Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 755-4622
Fax: (406) 755-4623
lisaak@youthhomes.com
Hannah Plumb, Program Manager
14 Panoramic Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 755-4622
Fax: (406) 755-4623
hplumb@youthhomes.com
Sally Stansberry, Director of Operations
PO Box 7616
Missoula, MT 59807-7616
Phone: (406) 721-2704 ext. 225
Fax: (406) 721-0034
sstansberry@youthhomes.com
At the request of United Way of Flathead County, other concerned
Flathead citizens and agencies, Youth Homes, Inc. was invited into
the communities of the Flathead and developed this program—our
1st group home development outside of Missoula County in 1997. The
Program is guided by a local assistance Board to insure that the
Home reflects the values of the community it serves and is built
into the fabric of that community.
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