Women and Children's Program
In 1990, Center Point initiated an innovative, gender-responsive, trauma informed program to provide a comprehensive array of services for pregnant women and women with children facing issues of homelessness, unemployment, trauma, abuse, domestic violence, criminal behavior and addiction. Center Point’s women and children’s programs currently provide services to families in California and Oklahoma.
Program graduates have achieved remarkable success: approximately 70% of the women remained employed and reunited with their families following completion of the program; over 90% remained abstinent and free of criminal or child welfare involvement; over half had regained custody of their minor children; and more than 85% were employed and had secured stable and affordable housing.
Center Point’s Women and Children’s programs serve over 120 mothers, infants and children each year in California and Oklahoma. At the California program, pregnant women and women with children 6 years of age and younger reside together in family-style units for 3 to 6 months in the residential phase of the program and, after completion, may remain in specialized transitional housing for up to 24 months while receiving ongoing supportive services.
Women and Children’s Residential
San Rafael, CA: Life-Link is a national model comprehensive residential program for women and pregnant and parenting women and their children (up to the age of 6).
The six-month program offers rehabilitation services which focus on improving the physical and emotional health and well being of mothers and their children by providing individualized gender specific and culturally appropriate treatment. LifeLink offers a variety of on-site psychological, educational, vocational, medical, parenting, and counseling support for women and women with children.
Children’s Services include developmental assessment, therapeutic day care, links to specialized mental health and developmental services, and an on-site Head Start educational and parent training program.
For information about our Residential Women and Children Program Call 415-456-6655
Tulsa Women’s Program
Tulsa, OK: The Tulsa Women’s Program, operating since 2007, provides residential substance abuse treatment, life and parenting skills training, domestic violence prevention, trauma and abuse recovery, parent-child reunification, vocational preparation, money management, relapse prevention, transition planning and referrals to community based services.
The program is modeled after Center Point’s nationally evaluated and successful Women and Children’s program in California, which was initially developed as a Federal demonstration project. The Tulsa therapeutic community utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach, coupled with an array of evidence based curricula, provided within a gender responsive, culturally sensitive environment. Preparation for reintegration to the community and self-sufficiency includes participation in a modified work release component in the last phase of the program.
For information about our Residential Women and Children Program Call 918-425-7500
What We Offer:
•Primary Health Care
•Health education and parenting skills training
•Linkages to off-site care and referrals for children with special needs and for pre-natal care for pregnant woman
•Individual counseling for parents and significant others
•Vocational/educational assessment, training, and job placement
•Aftercare planning, including participation in the Center Point Alumni support network
•Referrals for ongoing therapy, housing and vocational services
•Vocational training and job placement
•Educational services, including GED preparation and tutoring
Program highlights:
•Parent/child bonding program with 24-hour supervision
•Cultural and recreational activities
•Group and individual therapy
•Trauma and abuse groups
•Family therapy and reunification
•Housing assistance
•Anger management/ Conflict resolution
•Psychological Services
•Parenting skills training |