Community Integrated Group Living Homes
Our community integrated group living programs serve foster youth that are severely emotionally disturbed. Through residential living and community based milieu program and support, our youth learn to gain power in their lives by believing in themselves
Each program provides 24-hour staff supervision in a home-like atmosphere that enables development to integrate children into public schools and participate in community activities. Our homes utilize an Evidenced Based Practice called “Positive Parenting Program” (Triple P) that supports and encourages professional parenting from staff, the utilization of natural strengths, natural consequences, and a focus on success and ongoing positive reinforcement. The ultimate goal of our integrated group living programs is to enable these children to eventually return to a lower level of care with less intensive supervision, such as a foster home, natural home setting, or Transitional Housing for youth 16 and older.
Mendocino County Children’s Center (MCCC)
Level 9 community integrated group living program provides temporary shelter and transitional treatment services to Mendocino County youth, 7-17 years old, for whom no other safe and appropriate placement is available.
Mendocino House
Level 12 community integrated group living program for Mendocino County children and youth, 10-17 years old.
RCS provides our residents with on-site Therapeutic Specialty Mental Health Services. Group home staff incorporates the "Why Try" evidence based curriculum to teach important life skills such as:
- Basic Problem Solving
- Anger Management
- Dealing with Peer Pressure
- Living with Societies Laws & Rules
- Building a Support System
- Having Goals and a Vision of Their Future
- Teamwork
- Successful School Participation