Celebrating 1 year of the Day Services Program
The Children's Attention Home is celebrating the first anniversary of its Day Services Program, which has served over 130 children without stable placements. This award-winning program provides essential care and support, bridging the gap for foster youth awaiting long-term placements.
The Children’s Attention Home celebrated the Day Services Program's first anniversary on July 31st. The program has provided support, stability and care to more than 130 children without a stable placement in the South Carolina foster care in the first year of operation.
Due to a shortage of foster homes and suitable placements, a growing number of young people are without long-term placement. During the day, they sit in offices while caseworkers continue searching for a placement that meets their needs. The Day Services Program was created to bridge the gap for these youth and fulfill their basic needs during the day, providing support for them and freeing caseworkers to focus on the task at hand.
While at the Day Services Program, children have access to meals and snacks, showers, laundry, comfortable spaces, educational support, and activities. The program’s team works hard to ensure that all needs are being met and that they are having an enriching, fulfilling, and fun day. Relationships are a key part of the program's effectiveness.
“When the kids join in on our games or activities it makes them want to come more. Their engagement with us is so positive, and they love coming back” shared a Day Services Program teammate.
The Children’s Attention Home is the first organization to offer such a program in the state, with four others now open. Based on outcomes and care received, the Home's program is reconized as the leader across the state. As a pioneer in this effort, the program was also recently the Grand Prize Award winner and the Community Vote winner at the 2024 SEED20 event is organized by Social Venture Partners Charlotte (SVP Charlotte). SVP Charlotte works to identify, highlight, and connect the community to the region's most promising social entrepreneurs tackling pressing challenges.
On August 23rd, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M, the Children’s Attention Home will be hosting its second open house for the Day Services Program. During the event, visitors will be able to see the space and learn about this unique program. If you are interested in attending the Day Services Open House, click here to RSVP.
