Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver Program
The Child & Family team works with children and youth at risk of out-of-home placement, using a family-centered, wraparound approach to create a personalized treatment plan. We work with the family to convene a team, which meets monthly, and may consist of family, friends, neighbors, professionals, and others who are important to the youth and family.
This service model allows Child & Family to maintain our program goals to:
YES Waiver Services Include:
Services are provided in the following counties: Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall. For eligibility for services, a child or adolescent should meet the following criteria:
This service model allows Child & Family to maintain our program goals to:
- Reduce out-of-home placements and decrease inpatient hospitalizations
- Provide a more complete continuum of community-based services and supports
- Ensure families have access to parent partners & support services
- Prevent entry into the foster care system or relinquishment of parental custody
YES Waiver Services Include:
- Respite
- Community Living Supports
- Family Supports
- Transitional Services
- Adaptive Aids & Supports
- Minor Home Modifications
- Non-Medical Transportation
- Paraprofessional Services
- Professional Services
- Supportive Family-Based Alternatives
Services are provided in the following counties: Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall. For eligibility for services, a child or adolescent should meet the following criteria:
Child or adolescent must also have serious functional impairments that include:
Youth must be eligible for Medicaid (parent income does not apply)
- risk of harm to self or others
- disruptive/ aggressive behavior
- poor school behavior
Youth must be eligible for Medicaid (parent income does not apply)
Enrollment
For more information or to request an evaluation please contact Child & Family Guidance Center at the following number:
YES Inquiry Line
(866) 501-6535
(866) 501-6535
