Intervention/prevention services to students at-risk of dropping out of school. Services include assessment, referrals to outside agencies, mentoring, and case management.

E-Learning Program: An on-line based program for high school dropouts. A career development module and job search assistance module is built into the program.

Truancy Court: Judge reviews attendance and grades for juveniles on a weekly basis to defer them from Court.

E-Learning Program: An on-line based program for high school dropouts. A career development module and job search assistance module is built into the program.

The organization sponsors 14 North Springfield elementary schools each school year by providing incentive awards and parties for students, classrooms, and schools that have improved their attendance records.

Works with youth to comply with parental or probation guidelines as required including school attendance, curfew and other compliance.

Youth Academic Navigators are education-focused case managers who check in with students frequently and help with issues as they emerge to ensure students are making progress and earning credits in school.

Tutoring and elective classes offered for students who need academic assistance or alternative ways to earn high school credit. Certified teachers specialize in creating a small, caring classroom environment with a focus on individual students and their success.

Career Navigators assist students with postsecondary planning and connections for both career and educational opportunities. Services are also available to graduates.

Reengagement Partnership with Omaha Public Schools staff members to reengage students who have withdrawn from school but are eligible to enroll. The Career Navigator also partners with OPS Multiple Pathways programs to provide services in postsecondary planning and connections to students in these programs.

Addresses truancy and excessive absences within the public school system.

A collaborative, comprehensive, and preventative effort with a variety of stakeholders in the community to improve the growth of students educationally, emotionally, and socially.

Provides a comprehensive array of services to reduce barriers to school attendance and increase student engagement. Year-round services include the Community Coach Program an alternative to court involvement, detention, and out of school suspensions. The Youth Attendance Navigators address chronic absenteeism; the Whitney M. Young Jr. Academy provides college and career prep activities.

Provides assessment, referral services, and short-term counseling for students and family members in school districts that contract with EFR for these services. Types of problem areas covered include school related problems, family relationships, alcoholism, drug abuse, emotional and behavioral issues.

Offers a drop-out prevention program serving DMPS students and their families (kindergarten-graduation). A case manager connects student and family to support services in the areas of education, health and human services. Students are referred to the program based on the DMPS Early Indicator System, which identifies students who are at risk of dropping out of school due to poor attendance, low achievement, poor or failing grades, and lack of identification to school/behavior.

Works with youth to comply with parental or probation guidelines as required including school attendance, curfew and other compliance.

Collaborative effort by the six Rock Island County public secondary school systems, Black Hawk College, the Regional Superintendent of Schools, and Youth Service Bureau to provide educational alternatives for truant and dropout youth. Students may earn high school credits leading to a diploma or prepare for GED testing. Classes are offered at the Outreach Center and the Black Hawk College Adult Learning Center. Supportive services include personal and vocational counseling, teen parent programs, and bus tickets.

Provides assessment, referral services, and short-term counseling for students and family members in school districts that contract with EFR for these services. Types of problem areas covered include school related problems, family relationships, alcoholism, drug abuse, emotional and behavioral issues.

Works with youth to comply with parental or probation guidelines as required including school attendance, curfew and other compliance.

Provides outpatient counseling services for youth and families. Offers both in home and more traditional outpatient approach. Services include: - SPARCS (Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress) - psycho-educational group for teens (12-18) who have scary or upsetting things happen and find it difficult to feel or act the same as before. Program runs an hour per session for 16 weeks. - It helps teens understand how scary or upsetting things can affect feelings, thinking, and behavior. - Teaches ways to reduce negative behaviors, improve focus, decrease high-risk behaviors and improve relationships with others. - It helps teens cope better during times of stress, improve self-esteem, build more supportive relationships, improve awareness, and create meaning in their lives. - It allows teens to meet other peers who have had similar experiences. - DCFS (Department of Children & Family Service) Counseling Services - provide a strengths-based approach to improve the symptoms for which the client was referred. No cost to DCFS-referred families - Individual counseling/therapeutic services for parents, children and adolescents. - Counseling/therapeutic services for foster parents to provide support and guidance. - Family counseling/therapeutic services. - Group counseling/therapeutic services. - Trauma Focused Services. - IPS (Intensive Placement Stabilization) - provides intensive support to high-risk children in foster care to stabilize placements and prevent entry into higher levels of care - Brief individual and family counseling for foster and natural families - Placement stabilization services - Crisis intervention - Community linkage - Foster parent support - School intervention and tutoring - Court advocacy - Mentoring services - Enrichment activities - DCFS Intact Counseling Services - family-based, in-home treatment program working with intact families - Individual and family counseling - Parent effectiveness training - Behavior modification - Community service linkage - Trauma Focused Services - Outpatient Counseling - focuses on issues of acute stress reactions and reactions to trauma, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, school problems, behavioral problems, parenting, and family conflict. Services are offered both in home and through the more traditional outpatient approach

Their Continuum of Care program allows youth, young adults, and adult men and women to earn a High School Diploma and certification in Culinary Arts and Welding faster so they can enter the workforce sooner.

BUILD provides young people struggling in school with the tools and support they need to succeed, graduate, and advance to college and careers. Tutoring, test prep, college campus tours, career exposure and consistent mentoring offer low-income, often-overlooked students the opportunity to be the first in their families to go to college, graduate and develop careers.

Short term therapeutic approach to reducing suspension time in schools. Can be used for alcohol/drug, aggression, and/or sexting violations. Typically 6 sessions with a licensed therapist and includes the following topics: - Comprehensive assessment - Psychology education - Counseling on decision making - Coping skills Sessions are conducted on an individual basis but also offers groups from time to time on specific issues, such as: - Alcohol/Drug Use - Coping Skills - Decision Making - Anger Management Tools - Respect for Self & Others Sessions are conducted at participating schools that the student attends.

BUILD provides young people struggling in school with the tools and support they need to succeed, graduate, and advance to college and careers. Tutoring, test prep, college campus tours, career exposure and consistent mentoring offer low-income, often-overlooked students the opportunity to be the first in their families to go to college, graduate and develop careers.

Identifies, helps, and retains low-income students who demonstrate the ability to succeed, yet are at risk of dropping out of high school. Upon completion of the "Stay 4" criteria, high school graduation, and enrollment in the U.S. military, a trade school, community college, or four-year university, students will be awarded a monetary grant to support their continuing educational efforts.

Provides a comprehensive array of services to reduce barriers to school attendance and increase student engagement. Year-round services include the Community Coach Program an alternative to court involvement, detention, and out of school suspensions. The Youth Attendance Navigators address chronic absenteeism; the Whitney M. Young Jr. Academy provides college and career prep activities.

Provides one-on-one assistance to job seekers for job searches, resume assistance, interview preparation, and employer connections. Multiple Career Fairs during the year connect job seekers with employers. Walk-ins and also pre-arranged appointments with a Career Coach are available.

Provides one-on-one assistance to job seekers for job searches, resume assistance, interview preparation, and employer connections. Multiple Career Fairs during the year connect job seekers with employers. Walk-ins and also pre-arranged appointments with a Career Coach are available.

Alternative schooling for students, including the following programs: - Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP): For students with behavioral issues. - Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP): Alternative learning setting for students who need more intensive academic/social/emotional intervention.