AGENCIES SERVED:
The children served by the members of Realities For Children are provided for through recognized ‘Affiliate Agencies’. Providing services through these specific agencies helps to insure that the children receiving assistance are abused and at-risk youth and that all other resources have been exhausted. Realities For Children currently assists the youth served by 18 Larimer County agencies and programs. |
Which local children's agencies do we serve?
Realities For Children provides support in the form of our Four Core Services including Emergency Funding to children in need through approved Affiliate Agencies in Larimer County. To be an RFC Affiliate Youth Agency they must:
· Be a nonprofit, 501c3 tax-exempt human services organization · The child in need is abused, neglected or at risk of being abused. · The child must reside or receive assistance in Larimer County · All other funding resources such as Medicaid, Victims Compensation, etc. must be exhausted and there are no other funds available. · Requests must be approved and submitted by the Executive Director or other appointed agency representative for priority of need. · Demonstrate the principle of Realities For Children toward collaborative and cooperative efforts with Realities for Children and other area agencies that serve abused and at-risk children locally for best continuum of services
Adoption Dreams Come True
Adoption Dreams Come True works to make happy, healthy and lifelong families through the process of adoption from ages 0-2.
Alternatives to Violence
Alternatives to Violence is an agency committed to the intervention, education and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes.
CASA
CASA is court appointed advocates for children. CASA recruits and trains volunteers to represent the best interests for abused and neglected children within the court system.
The Center for Community Justice Partnerships
The Center is a non-profit agency, which offers education, intervention and support for families who are challenged by the adolescent years. One of our core beliefs is to create programs and support systems to help youth and families sustain long term, positive changes within the family unit.
ChildSafe Counseling Centers
ChildSafe repairs the damage done to victims and their families and prevents the cycle of abuse.
Harmony House
Harmony House allows children to have visits or exchanges with their family in a safe, non-threatening home like setting under the supervision of a trained community volunteer.
Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Changing Leads Program
Hearts & Horses promotes the physical, cognitive emotional and social well-being of people with special needs through equine assisted therapy.
Larimer County Child Advocacy Center
The family support program provides services to non-offending caregivers of children interviewed at the Center. A Family Support Worker will sit with the non-offending caregiver while their child is being interviewed. This agencies provides a supportive, welcoming and child-friendly environment, emotional support, crisis intervention, referrals for counseling or any other services needed (i.e. domestic violence shelters, parenting classes, restraining orders, housing, etc.) information about victim compensation, information about child protection and the criminal system, education about age appropriate sexual behavior and follow-up support and help as needed.
Larimer County Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services provides services, which assist individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency and social well being.
Foster & Adoptive Families of Larimer County
The Foster Care Program provides recruitment, training, certification and retention services for family foster care providers.
Lutheran Family Services
Inspired by the compassionate love of Christ, Lutheran Family Services walks with the vulnerable, through services that heal, strengthen, and provide hope. The individuals served and assisted include: a child who is protected from abuse, an infant placed in a loving family, an elderly person who receives support, a distraught family that is healed and an individual who is offered a new beginning.
The Family Center/La Familia
The Family Center/La Familia provides education, information and support to families to improve their lives.
Jacob Center
The Foster Care Program provides recruitment, training, certification and retention services for family foster care providers.
The Matthews House
To support and encourage young adults seeking renewed purpose in life as they transition into adulthood from ages 16-21.
The Namaqua Center
The Namaqua Center provides round-the-clock treatment and care for young children who have been abused and neglected ages 3-12.
Partners Mentoring Youth of Larimer County
Creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships between positive adult role models and youth facing challenges in their personal, social and academic lives up to the age of 17.
Reflections for Youth
Reflections for Youth is a non-profit, community-based treatment center for teens and families in crisis with the goals of family reunification whenever possible, emotional balance, effective relationships, academic success, and civic responsibility. We have two residential facilities in Northern Colorado, two state-certified schools, and a growing home-based family intervention program all supplemented by clinical therapy.
Turning Point Youth Homes
Turning Point’s extensive continuum of services includes Community Centered Services, substance abuse treatment and education, residential and transitional services, state approved education programs and aftercare to youth and their families in Northern Colorado, Southern Wyoming and communities along the Front Range.
Realities For Children's Affiliate Agency Testimonials
“On behalf of the Larimer County Department of Human Services, I would like to extend my greatest appreciation to the members of Realities For Children. Every day, in our community, children are identified as being in harm’s way due to the neglect and abuse they are subjected to. It takes a community, not a single agency, to develop solutions to help kids. Thank you for supporting our efforts to protect our most vulnerable citizens." ~ Angela Mead, Larimer County Department of Human Services - Deputy Division Manager“Realities For Children, thank you for helping us provide a child-friendly environment designed to meet abused children’s needs for warmth, support and protection during investigations and treatment. Realities For Children’s faithful support has meant a great deal to the 4,694 children and their families seen at the Center since our beginning in January 1997.” ~ Laura Hunt, Larimer County Child Advocacy Center – Executive Director
“If you want to change a life, the Realities For Children Triumph Awards is the place to invest. These kids need all of our help.” ~Stu VanMeveren, Former Larimer County District Attorney
“Realities For Children plays a valuable role in our mission to assist young victims of domestic violence. We call on them frequently to assist children who need food, clothing or transportation. Realities For Children is an integral part of our services, and we greatly appreciate their support!”
~Rosemarie S. Fritz, Alternatives to Violence - Former Executive Director
“It is a challenging time for non-profits. The downturn in the economy has resulted in reductions in funding while at the same time, client needs have escalated. Realities For Children is an integral part of our vital services to help abused women and children. We are grateful for the business members and their partnership!” ~Rosemarie S. Fritz, Alternatives to Violence - Former Executive Director
Without the help of the business community, through Realities For Children, many young lives would not experience the help they need to start on a new pathway for positive change. In working with youth over time, it is very apparent to me that youth in conflict do not change because of programs, they change because of people. Neglect and abuse entered into the lives of these youth by people. People who most likley experienced neglect and abuse in their lives. So then, how does this cycle stop? Through people—people willing to touch another person’s life with love, mercy and grace. Frederick Buechner is quoted as saying, “The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Thanks to all the businesses in our community for starting the trembling.” ~Jim Barclay, President, Lutheran Family Services
"Lutheran Family Services of Colorado greatly appreciates our longstanding service partnership with Realities For Children. Countless children and families served through our foster care programs, adoption services, family education programs and disaster response services have been strengthened their generosity and concern for the vulnerable. Businesses Members of Realities For Children are truly a blessing to this community!
~Jim Barclay, President, Lutheran Family Services
“Realities For Children and their participating business members take pride in our community and value children and families. Larimer County Child, Youth and Family Services is excited to partner with Realities For Children to broaden public awareness regarding child abuse, neglect and the need for foster and kinship families, who open their hearts and homes to children whose families are in need.”
~Ruben Guerrero, Department of Human Services, Children, Youth & Family Division
“Realities For Children has provided a unique opportunity for our pre-teen adolscent clients to participate in the CSU Ropes Course each year. The Ropes Course is invaluable to victims, as it helps to boost self-esteem, empowerment, self-confidence, and it’s just plain fun! Our girls leaves the Ropes Course viewing themselves more as survivors and less as victims.”~Val Macri-Lind, Childsafe – Therapist
“CASA of Larimer County and its Harmony House Visitation Centers found 2007 to be a year of great growth, and thanks in-part to the support of Realities For Children Business Members, who are so generous to the youth of our community, we were able to reach 167 children, and the Harmony Houses were able to expand their hours to better serve 494 children. We could not do it without you all!”
~Lynn Oesterle-Zollner, CASA of Larimer County – Executive Director
“The strong support, given to The Family Center/La Familia by Realities For Children and its business member partnerships, enables us to support local at-risk youth with programs – based on the specific needs in our community. Realities For Children’s financial backing allows us not to worry as to how we will fund these valuable services.” ~Alan Cohen, The Family Center/La Familia – Executive Director
“When you have nowhere else to turn, Realities For Children is there.”
~Barbara Baldovin, The Jacob Center – Foster Care Coordinator
“Realities For Children offers Larimer County children and families a wonderful, flexible network of practical support. It is a unique and incredibly successful organization. The Triumph Awards recognize the success of youth who have overcome great obstacles, and helps them to build a future. The emergency funds provide children and families with specific, one-time support to help them stay on their own two feet. Most importantly, Realities For Children is a catalyst for sharing and cooperating among the social service community and the business community. Realities For Children is awesome!”
~James Becker - Executive Director, Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development
“Realities For Children has been one of the greatest resources for Alternatives to Violence clients. This funding has assisted a great number of our clients and it is easily accessible in a crisis or emergency situation. No emergency fund has made itself more available and reliable for this purpose than has the Realities For Children Emergency Fund.”
~Allison Hade - Executive Director, Alternatives to Violence
