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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBEAUCAIRE TREATMENT CENTER - PDP - 4-03 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - APPLICANT COMMUNICATIONBoard of Directors: William R. Combs, LLC Board President and an attorney Prabha Unnithan, PhD Professor of Criminal Justice at Colorado State University. Timelines August 14, 2002 Neighborhood meeting and public meeting Sept 1— October 30 Neighborhood mediation meetings with City of Fort Collins September 26, 2002 Presentation to CDBG Commission October 3, 2002 CDBG Award Announcements January 15, 2003 Public Hearing February 6, 2003 City Council Meeting March 1, 2003 Finalize arrangements with contractor, set date for closing on property acquisition, arrange for additional financing needs with bank March 15, 2003 Property is purchased, Make arrangements to have stormwater inlet moved from center of driveway area. April 1, 2003 Phase One - Break ground for front addition. July 30, 2003 Front addition is completed, landscape front area. March 30, 2004 Phase Two - Break ground for basement and northern addition June 1, 2004 Northern addition is completed, Pour cement for porches and sidewalks June 15, 2004 Remodeling of living room area in old kitchen is completed. July 1, 2004 Paving of parking lot is completed, project completed The major barrier to our success has consistently been the absence of supportive and. structured living environments for our clients. Numerous clients have been returned to detention centers because they did not have stable living situations and were unable to live independently. For several years now, various remedies have been attempted but each time it was obvious that a residential setting was the most appropriate option. To test this program proposal, a pilot program was implemented as a transitional halfway house for eight months in 1998 with successful results. A rental house was staffed with a supervisor and three parolee residents. The residents were supervised as they learned to work full time, share housekeeping chores, do their laundry, shop for groceries, cook their own meals, care for the lawn and home and budget their own expenses. The residents were required to pay for all of their own expenses as well as cover the expenses of supervising the halfway house. After eight months, it was determined that there was a need for increased structure and supervision that was too costly for the clients to purchase for themselves. The clients needed 24-hour staff secure supervision as they learned to manage their affairs and to become successful workers and participants in their community. They demonstrated that while there was an urgent need for residential services, they were unable to support themselves fully and they needed more structured assistance as they acquired the necessary skills to become independent. Since the pilot project, Beaucaire has been solicited by parole officers and Department of Corrections officials with requests for assistance with parolees and committed youth who need the support of a staff -secure halfway house program. Clients reside in a staff -secure transition center a minimum of 4 to 8 months prior to emancipation into the community and will work through higher to lower levels of supervision as they experience success in the program. Program Objectives 1. The Beaucaire program provides weekly issue specific support services to clients and family members. Each client and their family will have a case manager and one or more case manager aids and mentors who will assist clients to build skills and competencies to become responsible citizens in the community. 2. The Beaucaire program provides coordination and direction in educational and employment planning and development. All primary clients will be enrolled in a full-time educational/vocational program and will be required to participate in a minimum of 40 hours per week in a combination of work, education, and therapeutic activities. 4. The Beaucaire program provides weekly therapeutic services to clients and family members through a combination of individual, family, and group meetings for the purpose of promoting offender accountability to their victims and to their community, offense specific follow-up treatment, substance abuse treatment, and emancipation skills. 5. The Beaucaire program provides supervision and support services a minimum of 10 hours per week and a maximum of 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Beaucaire History In September 1994, Beaucaire Educational Consulting Company was formed in Fort Collins, Colorado to provide educational and support services to disadvantaged youth and their families. The mission of Beaucaire Educational Consulting Company was to provide professional services to youth and their families in order that they may successfully complete their educational requirements and transition smoothly into career training and/or higher education. Beaucaire served youth between the ages of 12 to 21 who were referred by parents, probation, schools, and social services. On January 1, 1995, Beaucaire began providing services to committed youth returning from secure residential placements to parole status through a contract with the State of Colorado, Division of Human Services, and Department of Youth Corrections. Over the past eight years, Beaucaire Youth Services has been successful in providing intensive therapeutic services to adolescents and their families through contracts with the Department of Youth Corrections and the Larimer County Department of Human Services. These services have resulted in reducing criminal recidivism rates and decreasing the costly burden that this population places on social systems such as health care, correctional and welfare systems. Beaucaire has served over 150 youth, with 85 youth being parolees averaging 17 years of age. On January 1, 1999, Beaucaire became a corporation and changed its name to Beaucaire Consulting Incorporated, and began doing business as Beaucaire Youth Services. Beaucaire applied for state licensing as a day treatment center in August of 1999. In January of 2000, Beaucaire formed a Board of Directors and began operating as a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation named, DIRECTIONS UNLIMITED: youth vocational center, DBA Beaucaire Youth Services. On May 1, 2001, Beaucaire Youth Services also opened a Residential Child Care Facility, the Beaucaire Halfway House and began providing housing and treatment services to an additional 6 male youth. On August 30, 2001, Beaucaire Youth Services was approved as a Residential Treatment Center and the Beaucaire Halfway House changed their name to the Beaucaire RTC. Beaucaire continues to contract with both the Division of Youth Corrections and the Larimer County Department of Human Services for residential services and day treatment services for delinquent and homeless youth. Beaucaire provides a variety of program services including adolescent day -treatment services, therapeutic offense -specific counseling groups, drug/alcohol treatment services, intensive parole supervision, mentoring services and educational services. The majority of clients are referred for intensive treatment and supervision while they reintegrate back into their home communities after residing in a secure treatment facility an average of one year. They are typically in the Beaucaire program for a period of six to eighteen months and an average of nine months. Beaucaire coordinates services with other human services agencies in the community for specialized treatment and/or rehabilitation. The staff currently includes 3 part-time licensed clinical social workers, a drug alcohol treatment counselor, a psychotherapist, two case managers, two full-time overnight counselors, two full-time day treatment supervisors, two teachers' aids, several part-time mentors and family aids, two volunteers and one CSU intern. Current Program Description This project is needed to reduce criminal recidivism of local youth who are lacking the family support and structure to successfully emancipate and desist from continued criminality and self- destruction. After long-term incarceration and residential treatment, these youth need residential transitional programming and after -care treatment services as they transition out of the legal system and back into their community. The complications of multiple behavioral, medical, family and mental health difficulties of this population of youth make the transition process to parole difficult. They require specialized residential support, treatment and supervision services. In addition, the majority of youth are unable to qualify for housing because of their age, their lack of employment, and/or their lack of ability to secure the finances for deposits and rental start-up expenses. Many of these youth have been homeless and will be homeless again without this necessary support. Once they are homeless, their desperation makes our community less safe as they turn back to a life of crime to support themselves. Back in jail once again, they (and their families) become more of a drain on our limited community resources. Beaucaire currently offers a 6-bed community residential transition services for committed and paroling males in Fort Collins. Beaucaire provides a variety of program services that include but are not limited to: daily tracking of residents in the community, assistance with education and community vocational placement, therapeutic groups, emancipation and life skill training, individual and family counseling services, mental health services, medication management, substance abuse treatment, educational services, recreational activities, transition and emancipation planning, mentoring and case management services. Beaucaire also collaborates with other agency and youth service providers to coordinate services and utilize existing community programs appropriately. Beaucaire assists youth in accessing community services that provide assistance related to: employment, education, emancipation, medical care and mental health treatment. The purpose of developing community linkages is to garner community support in order to provide a wide array of successful community experiences for youth. Some examples of the types of community linkages include arranging regular community employment and recreational activities throughout the community that broaden client involvement in the community and provide a positive link to their future potential for community participation. The range of program services provided to each youth and their family is unique to each client and is tailored to his or her specific needs and modified as their needs change throughout their placement. The Beaucaire program has been quite effective with youth who have been diagnosed with multiple disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, addictions, learning disabilities, mental illnesses and behavioral disorders. Clients range in age from 15 to 21 years of age. They are expected to emancipate to live independently in Fort Collins after their discharge. The expanded residential program will employ two full-time awake staff 24 hours per day, however residents are expected to participate in Beaucaire's day treatment program at 406 N. College between 9 and 5 Monday through Friday, so there will seldom be any residents or clients at the facility during this time. The length of stay for residential clients is an average range of 6 to 18 months and a median of 9 months. Beaucaire Youth Services 406 N. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970)224-2083 Program Proposal Beaucaire Youth Services proposes to expand the current Residential Treatment Center (RTC) facility at 302 Cherry Street, to add 3300 square feet on to the facility and to pave 3820 square feet of the surrounding area for parking in three phases. Beaucaire proposes to build an addition for the purpose of providing space for the existing residential treatment program and expanding the living and kitchen areas to accommodate the increase in resident numbers. Phase One: In Phase One, the front addition of 26' by 30 feet or a total of 805 square feet will add two more beds (for a total of 8 beds), a reception area, an intake office and a 5 X 5 square foot front porch and awning. The east side addition of phase one will add a laundry area, a 5 X 5 square foot back porch and entry way and a total of 10' X 40' or 435 square feet. Total square feet for Phase one construction will be 1240 square feet. The parking and driveway area will also be paved with asphalt in Phase One and will provide three off street parking spaces and one off-street loading zone. A total of 3820 square feet will be paved. Total finished dimensions after completion of Phase One will be 2280 square feet. The 35' x 15 feet or a total of 525 square feet front yard will be landscaped to include sidewalk, bushes, shrubs and trees. A 35 x "10 square foot patio on the east side will be fenced in for privacy. Phase Two: In Phase Two, on the East side of the house, an enclosed porch entry, storage closets and laundry room will add 875 square feet and the existing kitchen will be removed to expand the living room area. The northern addition of 875 square feet (25' X 35') on the back of the house will add a kitchen, a dining room and will include an 875 square foot basement. Basement will include furnace and equipment room, storage area and multipurpose area. Total square feet after completion of phase two will be 5 square feet. Finished dimensions will be 3155 square feet not including the basement and 4030 square feet including the basement.. Phase Three: In phase three, 25 x 35 square feet of space or a total of 875 square feet will include 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a storage closet, a living room area, a 5 x 5 square foot porch, a 10 X 15 foot patio and an office will be added in addition to adding a basement area of 875 square feet. The basement area will add 2 offices, a multi -purpose area and a large storage area. Total addition will be 900 square feet without the basement or 1775 square feet including the basement. Total square feet completed will be 4930 square feet not including the basement area or 5805 square feet including all basement area. The existing 1040 square foot residence will be expanded total of 4765 square feet. A total of 2005 square feet will be landscaped by the end of Phase Three. .i;:- .r+�e•yy 1 ri„E , cr "M.� ,,pe+::'.y,.•4yo ,�, -'_ r7 P E R t Vu BEAUCAIRE YOUTH SERVICES 302 Cherry Street Residential Treatment Center Expansion Project