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Dear good
friends,
During the past
few months the TLC campus has changed quite a bit. Construction on
our Mabee Family Center and New Residential Treatment facility has
begun. These are exciting times in TLC history.
With the
addition of the New Residential Treatment facility TLC will serve
youth in need of residential mental health treatment who find it
difficult to obtain this service and participate in family therapy
within Johnson County due to an inadequate number of beds and
service providers. The new facility will also help bridge the
transitional housing gap that exists for Johnson County and Jackson
County youth who are living on the streets and considered homeless
as well as those youth who age out of the systems.
I am grateful
for the vision, determination, and sacrifice of those community
volunteers who founded TLC 35 years ago. Now, it's our turn to make
a difference for the next generation of children and youth who are
depending on us. With your support, we can bring our children home
and offer a bright future for their tomorrows.
Warmest
Personal Regards,
Bob Drummond,
Ed.D
President and
CEO
Changing Lives...
TLC's Residential Program
TLC's
Residential Treatment program provides personal development and
intensive therapeutic treatment. Our structured homes deliver
effective individualized care for youth. TLC's residential
staff have been busy preparing for the implementation of it's
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) which will take
place sometime over the next several months.
PRTF
will provide comprehensive mental health treatment to children and
adolescents who, due to mental illness or severe emotional
disturbance, are in need of quality active treatment that can only
be provided in a psychiatric residential treatment facility.
Clinical and
residential staff at TLC will work closely with medical
professionals to design a short term, intense, focused treatment
program to promote a successful return by the child or adolescent in
the community.
Our medical,
clinical and residential staff will work actively with the family,
other agencies, and the community to offer strengths-based,
culturally competent, medically appropriate treatment designed to
meet the individual needs of our clients. This change will be
positive for both TLC and the youth that we serve.
The hard work
and dedication of the residential staff pays off each time they are
able to see positive changes in a resident. Take for example
"Sara" who is nine months sober and attending her NA classes along
with school and working. She has graduated from TLC's program and in
a few weeks will be going to stay with a relative.
Sara was placed
in custody due to noncompliance with the rules of her Intensive
Supervision Probation. She had a history of using illegal substances
and was putting herself and her family at risk because she refused
to obey rules. Sara had failed to learn from past mistakes and
consequences. She talked to TLC staff about her mother being
addicted to pain medication due to an accident. Sara chose to
use drugs and make poor decisions and has struggled greatly with her
addiction.
While at TLC
Sara was able to stay clean and sober, attain a job and maintain her
grades in high school. Not only has she recieved hope for a
brighter future, but she has been given the tools to achieve the
things she wants out of life. It is the goal of TLC's
residential program to give every child this same chance.
Shaping the Future through Estate Planning...
Do you have
questions about estate planning? Planned giving? Your will? Each
month, TLC features new articles and interactive features on our
Gift
Planning website that cover such topics. We hope it
will be a useful resource for you.
New This
Month...
Outright
Gifts: An Easy Path to Immediate Support - Making a
charitable donation to TLC can be quite easy. And, depending on what
you give, you may not even have to part with your gift immediately.
More…
Planning
Your Estate: A Question and Answer Forum - Get the
much-needed answers to some common estate planning questions.
More…
Turn
Treasures Into Tax Breaks - Tangible personal property that
has appreciated over the years will face a high capital gains tax.
You can, however, give the property for charitable gift purposes to
support TLC, and you will receive a tax deduction.
More…
TLC's gift
planning staff stands ready to help meet your unique gift planning
needs that can benefit you and your family.
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