News at LSS
November 2007
Mi Casa,
a new transitional housing program for formerly homeless youth, will
open in January 2008! Therapeutic services - a comprehensive psycho-social evaluation of each resident’s life-skills level, functioning level, and mental and/or substance abuse health needs, as well as the appropriate level of intervention. LSS will also provide both in-house and community referrals to mental health and Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) services. Case Management services - including individual plan development and implementation, identification of barriers, monitoring of youth progress, roommate mediation, both individual and group education classes, referral services, safety training, 24-hour on-call services, and outreach services. Independent living skills - Health awareness, integrating skills for obtaining and maintaining medical and dental care, good personal hygiene, gender-related health issues, preventive health care and nutrition education; economic literacy, including budgeting skills, banking skills, payment of rent and households bills, and establishment of credit.
Katrina Myths and Misunderstandings by CC Campbell-Rock, Katrina Survivor Greetings from the Katrina Diaspora. I am one of approximately 250,000 New Orleanians who evacuated during the threat of Hurricane Katrina and has yet to return to the Gulf Coast. . .
[read full
article HERE]
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