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, Greenacres
City: Greenacres
State: FL
Postal Code: 33467
Main Phone: 5614443914
Main Fax: N/A
Organization Website: www.palmbeachmentalhealth.org
Employer ID Number: 45-4708248
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)(3) 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/6/2019
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: Child & Adolescent Trauma Counseling
Project Description:

Our Child & Adolescent Trauma Counseling Program operates in Palm Beach County, Florida and primarily serves children and adolescents 3-18 who have been impacted by trauma and/or abuse and are uninsured, underinsured and in need. 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.

For these children, Center for Trauma Counseling provides targeted mental health counseling including tools and resources for managing and eliminating the negative effects these incident(s) have on each child’s current well-being and future positive outcomes. Our treatment plans utilize a variety of modalities with a major emphasis on Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Peer and Group Counseling.

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.

Our 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.
• Increase the availability of immediate, short and long-term services using a minimum of two regularly scheduled peer and group counseling sessions per week
• Increase the availability of mental health intervention services for youth and families through consistent outreach and coordination with community based programs

Total Project Budget: $58,545

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Mary Alice Fortin $5,000 (C) The Batchelor Foundation – $2,000 (C) CICF – $5,000 (C) Plangere – $6,000 (P) Wycliffe; $3,500 (P)

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 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Geographical Area Served: Southern 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: 561-504-3640
Contact Email: helya@palmbeachmentalhealth.org