SHIELDS for Families, Inc. - Tamar Village
UPDATE
1315 N. Bullis Road, Suite #115
Compton CA, 90221
Contact Phone: (310) 668-9091
Website: http://www.shieldsforfamilies.org/
Details: The Tamar Village Program is a collaboration with community partners that provides comprehensive substance abuse, criminal justice, child welfare and mental health services to women involved with criminal justice and child welfare systems. Tamar Village is a unique model in which comprehensive family-centered treatment and related social services are provided on-site to women with criminal justice and DCFS involvement. Participants and their families live in an individual family apartment unit within the complex where office space is dedicated for treatment and other services including intensive case management, individual/family counseling, domestic violence and anger management and are able to remain in their apartments for a transitional period. Through collaboration with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Children and Family Services and the Public Defenders Office, Tamar Village provides intensive and comprehensive services to address the myriad of issues that effect women who have criminal justice and DCFS involvement. These include substance abuse treatment, case management, educational and vocational services, criminal justice and child welfare advocacy, as well as health education classes for all participants focusing on nutrition, family planning and well-being. Additionally, mental health services are available on-site. Therapists provide individual, family and group counseling and linkage to psychiatric services. The Tamar Village Child Development Center provides children ages 0-5 with therapeutic and developmentally appropriate services that enrich the lives of participants and their children including Parent Advocacy, Parenting Class, Mommy, Daddy & Me Classes, Early Literacy Skills and Developmental Assessments. Heros & Sheros youth program provides services such as tutoring, physical Education, computer classes, mental health and individual/group therapy to participants’ school aged children between the ages of 6-17. Tamar Village clients live in SHIELDS Housing at Keith Village, where they can reside with their children and other family members upon reunification. Average length of stay in the program is 18-24 months, however progress is individually based, so program services may vary depending upon identified needs of the family. Referrals to the program are made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office. Tamar Village staff provide on-site assessments to women in the Los Angeles County Women’s Jail in order to determine their eligibility for the program and arrange for transfer from jail to services.