SPOFFORD
9700 GRANDVIEW ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64137 www.spoffordhome.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SPOFFORD PROVIDES PREMIER PREVENTATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES BY CONNECTING CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM - SPOFFORD'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, 24 HOURS A DAY, TO MISSOURI CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 12 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT OR EARLY ONSET MENTAL ILLNESS. THROUGH A SAFE, HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT, CHILDREN LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO RETURN TO A FAMILY SETTING SO TREATMENT CAN CONTINUE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2016, 83 CHILDREN WERE SERVED. 92% DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL FUNCTIONING; 94% OF CLIENTS AND 90% OF PARENTS REPORTED PROGRESS ON TREATMENT GOALS.

SCHOOL BASED CASE MANAGEMENT - SPOFFORD'S REACH-TO-TEACH PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND WRAP-AROUND INTERVENTIONS TO AT-RISK STUDENTS WHO DISPLAY BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING. THROUGH BEHAVIOR PLANNING, PSYCHOEDUCATION, TRIAGE, RESOURCE/REFERRAL, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT, STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO STAY SAFE AND MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. IN 2016, 48 STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICES. CHILDREN WHO WERE DISCHARGED DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT ON ALL BEHAVIOR SCALES AS MEASURED BY THE REVISED BEHAVIOR PROBLEM CHECKLIST.

PARENT AID - SPOFFORD TEACHES AND MODELS SAFE, APPROPRIATE PARENTING SKILLS FOR FAMILIES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE PARENT AIDE PROGRAM IS A GOAL-ORIENTED PROGRAM, WHICH QUICKLY ENABLES PARENTS TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN PARENT HOMES AND IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS. IN 2016, 93 FAMILIES RECEIVED SERVICES TO SUPPORT FAMILY REUNIFICATION.

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