EPWORTH CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES INC

Programs

1. Epworth's residential services provides a highly trained, dedicated 24-hour team of youth specialists, licensed therapists, recreational coordinators, case managers, and nursing professionals offering a stable, structured environment in which youth ages 11 through 18 can grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Situated on a beautiful 7acre campus in webster groves, mo, youth enrolled in this live-in program can take part in weekly individual, group, and family therapy to address core mental health issuesreceive case management services and vital life skills education participate in both therapeutic recreational and teambuilding activities and maintain enrollment in their current schools or are enrolled in the webster groves school district, with school staff and officials providing extra support and guidance as needed.referrals to epworth residential services come primarily from the state of missouri. However, epworth residential services accepts youth from other state foster care systems as well as selfpay and private insurance for at-risk youth who could benefit from the wide range of services provided.

   $3,405,938 spent$2,187,447 earned by the program
   32% of program spending

2. Epworth's foster care case management program is a part of a three-agency collaboration called children's permanency partnership (cpp). With epworth and cpp's combined dedication, expertise and resources, foster youth ages birth through 20 are matched with families best able to provide a safe, stable home and meet their unique needs as they seek to develop trust, a sense of belonging, and lifelong skills leading to independence and personal strength.referrals to epworth foster care case management program come directly from the state of missouri for youth who have been the subject of abuse(see schedule o)and/or neglect. The ultimate goal of the program is to provide foster youth with permanent homes, either through reunification with their families, when possible and appropriate, or adoption by individuals or couples who have made the life-giving decision to open their homes and hearts to a foster youth. Epworth therapeutic foster care program focuses on placing foster youth ages birth through 20 with special needs and complex trauma into safe, loving homes with specially trained foster parents. With aroundthe-clock support from epworth case managers and therapists, foster parents…

   $2,420,752 spent$2,679,783 earned by the program
   23% of program spending

3. Epworth's supportive housing is a transitional living program - independent provides assistance to young adults ages 18 through 23 in locating and obtaining individual apartments throughout st. Louis communities. With case management support from specially trained epworth colleagues, youth admitted into the program are placed into safe, stable living situations in which they are empowered to make wise emotional, physical, and financial decisions of their own accord. Young adults in the transitional and independent living program receive individualized training in order to hone daily living skills such as practical budgeting, nutritional cooking, grocery shopping, stress management, and more. Young adults who are otherwise unable to find an appropriate family or community placement are eligible for the program. Youth must exhibit the ability to make responsible personal decisions with limited adult supervision and be willing to maintain employment and/or pursue vocational training or educational advancement throughout the duration they receive assistance through the program.referrals to epworth transitional living program - independent are welcome and encouraged for young adults…

   $1,691,351 spent$1,259,407 earned by the program
   16% of program spending

4. Epworth chafee successful transitions to adulthood. Epworth chafee program works with former and current foster youth ages 14 through 22 who reside in st. Louis city or county. As youth prepare for independence and adulthood, service coordinators provide the support, motivation, and knowledge youth need to succeed for years to come. Through the epworth chafee program, foster youth attend classes related to essential life skills, resume building, financial competency, and receive aid in obtaining documents such as birth certificates, social security cards, work permits, and state-issued ids to be fully equipped for an independent adult life. Epworth street outreach services mobilizes a team of trauma-aware team members who reach out with compassion to homeless youth throughout the st. Louis community, engaging them where they are both physically and emotionally. A regular part of their daily outreach, the mobile team provides valuable goods and critical resources to those they encounter, including, hygiene kits, readyto-eat food items, safer sex products, educational materials, and information on support services throughout the community. With an understanding that not all youth…

   $2,976,705 spent$1,351,128 earned by the program
   28% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,494,746.