Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Center for Trauma Counseling, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different): N/A
Also Known As: CTC
Mailing Address: 6801 Lake Worth Road, Suite 307
City: Greenacres
State: FL
Postal Code: 33467
Main Phone: 561-444-3914
Main Fax: N/A
Organization Website: www.palmbeachmentalhealth.org
Employer ID Number: 45-4708248
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/6/2018
Requested Amount: $5,000

Project Title: Child and Adolescent Trauma Counseling
Project Description:

The Center for Trauma Counseling provides targeted mental health counseling to children and adolescents that have experienced varying forms of trauma and abuse. Our services provide tools and resources to manage and eliminate the negative effects these incident(s) have on each child’s well-being and future outcomes. Our treatment plan approach utilizes a variety of modalities with a major emphasis on Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Peer and Group Counseling.

Our program operates in Palm Beach County, Florida and is targeted to children and adolescents 3-18 who are uninsured or under-insured and who have been impacted by a traumatic event or abuse. Traumatic events include; bullying, car accidents resulting in major injury or death, mass shootings and fear of mass shootings, unexpected death of a parent or sibling, etc. Forms of abuse include; physical, sexual, mental, and emotional as well as abandonment and neglect.

Each client’s course of treatment typically spans 6-8 weeks, based on one to two sessions per week, and is predicated on severity of presenting symptoms. However, it is clinically appropriate for clients to receive longer-term therapy in some cases. Thus, the extent of services naturally varies based on individual client needs.

The Center for Trauma Counseling’s objectives includes:

• Provide mental health intervention services within a 48-hour period from time of referral.
• Provide critical intervention with immediate service to self-referral and walk-in clients.
• Increasing the availability of immediate, short and long-term services using a minimum of two regularly scheduled peer and group counseling sessions per week
• Increasing the availability of mental health intervention services for youth and families through consistent outreach and coordination with community based programs

Total Project Budget: $47,848.00

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The Batchelor Foundation – $5,000 – Received; Mary Alice Fortin – $5,000 – Received; The Sandy Hill Foundation – $5,000 – Pending; Mirasol – $6,000 – Pending; Junior League of Boca Raton – $2,500 – Pending

Project Duration: Our Child and Adolescent Program is on-going. However, for the purposes of this proposal, any funding awarded will be expended during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach County
Age Group To Be Served: 3-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Helya
Contact Last Name: Ortiz
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 561-444-3914
Contact Email: helya@palmbeachmentalhealth.org