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Narrative

BYS provides children with a nurturing therapeutic setting designed to help them develop sustainable coping skills and healthy peer relationships. We make an effort to improve their behavior in home, academic, and community settings. BYS youth receive highly individualized clinical treatment drawing on a variety of therapeutic models designed to address their presenting behavioral concerns. Wehelp build their self esteem, develop the skills needed to manage their own behavior, and increase their ability to effectively regulate their emotions and behaviors.

PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES

• Child empowerment activities
• Mentoring
• Individual therapy
• Supportive group therapy
• Art expressive therapy
• Dance and movement therapy
• Trauma-informed yoga
• Gymnastics
• Athletic clinics
• Opportunities to play musical instruments
• Nutritional cooking group
• Young women’s identity group
• Free play on the playground or in the gym
• Homework time in which youth can get help with their homework or read a book with staff
• Closing circle in which youth reflect on their day and come together as a community
• Free transportation from school and to home
• Nutritionally-based meal
• Educational advocacy
• Family support services

Service Types

• Skills Training
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Education

Populations Served

• Depression
• Developmental Disability
• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Illness
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Suicide Loss Survivors

Ages Served

• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18

Languages Spoken

• Spanish

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds