Welcome to Girlstown Foundation
Girlstown Foundation is a private, non-profit organization founded by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, Michigan (GFWC-MI), that provides child caring
and child placement services for abused and neglected children. Our services
include: Foster Care, Supervised Independent Living and a Residential Program.
Girlstown Foundation is licensed by the Department of Human Services (DHS).
Girlstown Foundation provides children, young men and women and their families
with a safe and nurturing environment and specialized services. All services are
individually designed to be responsive and unique to our consumers needs. Each
of Girlstown Foundation’s programs provides services with dignity, respect and
professionalism to assist our consumers to reach their full potential
Currently we service Permanent or Temporary Court Wards from birth through 21 years
of age, who have been adjudicated as Court Wards in the
State of Michigan. The children that are placed with our agency, are primarily from
Southeastern Michigan communities, however, Girlstown Foundation does accept
children from other out-county placements.
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CARF accreditation demonstrates a program’s quality, transparency, and commitment to the satisfaction of the persons served. CARF International is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of human service providers in the areas of Aging Services, Behavioral Health, Child and Youth Services, Durable Medical Equipment, Employment and Community Services, Medical Rehabilitation, and Opioid Treatment
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Quarterly Progress:
April 1, 2011- June 30, 2011
Effectiveness- Success rate for discharges throughout the agency: 87.5%
Foster Care: 100%; SIL: 80%; LR 100%LOCH RIO:
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•No client is to be a victim of abuse / neglect while in residential care- 100%, objective in compliance.
No client is to be a victim of abuse / neglect while in residential care- 100%, objective in compliance.•Clients will have routine family visitation when appropriate- 100%, objective in compliance.
Clients will have routine family visitation when appropriate- 100%, objective in compliance.•Clients will receive routine health care services in accordance with DHS policies- 100%, objective in compliance.
Clients will receive routine health care services in accordance with DHS policies- 100%, objective in compliance.•Clients discharged to less restrictive settings shall not re-enter a more restrictive placement within 6 mos. of discharge - 0%, objective in compliance.
Clients discharged to less restrictive settings shall not re-enter a more restrictive placement within 6 mos. of discharge - 0%, objective in compliance.•Decrease hospitalizations- 100% of discharged clients will not be hospitalized, objective in compliance.
Decrease hospitalizations- 100% of discharged clients will not be hospitalized, objective in compliance.SIL PROGRAM:
•Length of Stay (LOS) @ Discharge is 12-24 months- 17.71 months, objective has been met.
Length of Stay (LOS) @ Discharge is 12-24 months- 17.71 months, objective has been met.•Increase Level of Independence 100%, objective has been met.
Increase Level of Independence 100%, objective has been met.•Enrolled in Vocational/Educational Program or Employed- 100%, this objective has been met.
Enrolled in Vocational/Educational Program or Employed- 100%, this objective has been met.•Recruit Home Providers-100%, in compliance with objective;
Recruit Home Providers-100%, in compliance with objective;FOSTER CARE:
•No children shall be a victim of abuse or neglect following reunification with parents or in an adoptive placement where preponderance of evidence is found– 0%, objective met.
No children shall be a victim of abuse or neglect following reunification with parents or in an adoptive placement where preponderance of evidence is found– 0%, objective met.•Children shall have less than 2 placements while in care at GTF- 100%, objective has been met.
Children shall have less than 2 placements while in care at GTF- 100%, objective has been met.•Children shall be placed with their siblings unless it is contraindicated- 100% in compliance with objective.
Children shall be placed with their siblings unless it is contraindicated- 100% in compliance with objective.•TCW’s shall be reunified with parents, adopted, placed in guardianship or permanently placed with relatives within 12 months of entering FC-83% objective met.
TCW’s shall be reunified with parents, adopted, placed in guardianship or permanently placed with relatives within 12 months of entering FC-83% objective met.•Children leaving foster care will not re-enter out of home placement within 12 months- 0% objective met.
Children leaving foster care will not re-enter out of home placement within 12 months- 0% objective met.•Children age 3 yrs. & younger shall be referred to Early On for an assessment- 100%, in compliance with objective.
Children age 3 yrs. & younger shall be referred to Early On for an assessment- 100%, in compliance with objective.•Clients must be screened for special education services (when appropriate) - 100%, in compliance with objective.
Clients must be screened for special education services (when appropriate) - 100%, in compliance with objective.•Clients 14 yrs. & older shall have an independent living needs assessment completed- 100%, in compliance with objective.
Clients 14 yrs. & older shall have an independent living needs assessment completed- 100%, in compliance with objective.•Court ordered services are referred in a timely manner within 30 days- Yes
Court ordered services are referred in a timely manner within 30 days- YesCERTIFICATION / LICENSING:
•Maintain Active Foster Homes -93%, objective in compliance.
Maintain Active Foster Homes -93%, objective in compliance.•Foster Parent Development/Training - objective has been met
Foster Parent Development/Training - objective has been met•Increase Recruitment Efforts-objective has been met
Increase Recruitment Efforts-objective has been met
