At Allendale, our counseling services give kids and their families possibilities – to realign and alter the direction of their lives, to rise above their personal challenges. Our aim is to offer every chance for healing and growth – through an entire myriad of counseling services and programs and a continuum of care. And we’re proud of the positive impact we are able to make on the children and families we support.
Nearly 600 Children, Adolescents & Families Receiving Care Annually:
35 - Foster Care Program
78 - Therapeutic Day School Program
117 - Residential Treatment & Group Home Programs
44 - Community Support Services Program
25 - Emergency Shelter & Transitional Adolescent Resources (STAR) program
291 - Out-Patient Counseling Services
Our goal is to inspire hope in the midst of adversity, by all means possible. We will never stop looking out for those we serve. And we will never stop looking up.
Successes this Fiscal Year included (but weren’t limited to) the following:
- admitted 55 youth to residential treatment and successfully discharged 62 youth to a community setting
- achieved an 83% favorable discharge rating (youth discharged to a less-restrictive community-based placement
- achieved a 78% retention rate for youth discharged (remaining in discharge placement 6 months or longer after discharge from Allendale)
- maintained full services for over 40 Specialized Foster Care youth, providing permanency for 7 youth via adoption or guardianship
- 100% of CSSP clients successfully completed the program without needing re-admission.
- 90% of CSSP clients maintained their progress and did not require a more intensive, higher level of care.
- 90% of CSSP clients experienced a measurable reduction in symptoms by the time of discharge.
The community of students that make up the residential treatment and day school programs are students who have experienced much devastation and loss in their young lives. Youth are overcoming significant learning disabilities, emotional and behavior needs, and much failure in the classroom. Our student profile highlights their unique need, as well as their success under the circumstances:
- approximately 70% of our students come from low income/working poor families.
- more than 60% are legal youth in care of the IL Department of Children & Family Service
- more than 60% of our students test below the State's standardized reading level when they come to Allendale
- graduation rate for our students leaving 12th grade is 100% - our school helps students with credit recovery since so many are behind (sometimes as many as 1-9 grade levels) when they come to Allendale
- 93% of residential youth with a favorable discharge achieved passing ratings on the IM-CANS (IL Medicaid Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths”) assessment of behavioral/emotional needs, life skills functions and risk behaviors at discharge