Child and Family Services staff members collaborate with all the important people in the child’s life to provide individualized care to optimize treatment. Our Options youth program is a multidisciplinary team of therapists, transition specialists and an employment specialist who focus community based services to help prepare and support youth during their transition from youth to independent adulthood. Located at Clark County Youth House.
The variety of outpatient services includes:
Options Youth Program
The Options program supports you through the transition from adolescence to adulthood. You take the lead to create an individualized plan to pursue the goals that are most important to you.
Your Options plan will focus on three life areas:
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- Housing
- Education
- Employment
Your Options
Within the three life areas, you can explore:
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- Completing a high school or a GED program
- Pursuing a college education or vocational program
- Gaining and maintaining employment
- Housing Resources
- Obtaining a driver’s license, Social Security card or other certifications (food-handler’s card, CPR/First Aid)
- Learning new skills from an ally
- Advocating for fellow youth through the Youth Advisory Council
- Meeting a variety of other personal goals
Contact us for an assessment for eligibility for Options or other services (360) 750-7033
Learn More on our Blog:
07Nov
Columbia River’s Options Youth Program
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Lucy is one of those people who always greets you with a beautiful smile, a hug, and a kind word. Everyone knows this mom of three as optimistic and upbeat. Although she has a taxing job as a nurse, she…
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Your gifts support Mobile Health team’s outreach
The highest needs of the unhoused people in our community are often seen as food, shelter, and clothing. But those who work closely with them know that no two unhoused people are the same. That’s why, with the help of…
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Steven and Christina Steven Suarez experienced a childhood of nearly unspeakable trauma. He turned to drugs and alcohol to cope. As an adult, he slowly rebuilt his life, thanks to a network of caring individuals and organizations. Today, the Clark…
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