CHARIS
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Family
Living and Social Relationships
Each Charis home provides a positive relationship-based atmosphere with
a focus on safety and respect.
Ecological
Support
Charis works directly with all members of a youth’s ecology including
the placing agent, family, and community collaboration.
Health
Awareness
Charis is committed to the view that good emotional health is related
to good physical condition and nutrition.
Vocational
Assessment and Training
Charis provides the opportunity for each student to progress through the
five main vocational areas: Career Guidance/Awareness; Exploration/ Assessment;
Job Seeking and Maintenance Skills; Skill Development; and Community Application
using Life Centered Career Education.
Recreation
The Charis program includes experiences in hiking, picnics, swimming,
ropes course, snowshoeing and skiing, camping, fishing, bicycling, roller
skating, spectator sports, children’s theater, movies.
Cultural
Enrichment
Charis provides a wide variety of cultural enrichment experiences including
concerts, arts and crafts exhibits, community events, and peer home visits.
Community
Outreach
The youth participate in community functions with supervision including
Americorp, community clean up days, trail construction days, holiday sings
and food baskets, church youth group activities, and neighborhood barbecues
throughout the year.
Life
Skills
The youth at Charis are expected to learn these skills and practice them
in daily activities such as consumer shopping, meal preparation, following
rules, taking directions, and meeting schedules.
Social
Skills includes Anger Management, problem solving, planning,
self evaluations and goal setting.
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