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POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children and all its programs (Brahma House, Pathways independent living skills program, Passages, My Place and Whitney House transitional living programs and the Street S.M.A.R.T. street outreach program) have adopted to the positive youth development philosophy. Each program’s training curriculum emphasizes the importance of staff understanding that all youth need support, guidance, and opportunities during adolescence, a time of rapid growth and change. With this support, youth can develop self-assurance in four key areas that create a happy, healthy, and successful life:
• A sense of competence: being able to do something well
• A sense of usefulness: having something to contribute
• A sense of belonging: being part of a community and having relationships with caring adults
• A sense of power: having control over one's future
When these factors are being addressed and basic needs are being met (food, clothing, health care, safety, and security), youth can become fully prepared to engage constructively in their communities. It is firmly believed parents are an important part of this process. Youth are encouraged by staff to establish and maintain open lines of communication with their parents.
MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children to provide abused, neglected and homeless youth with housing, a stable environment, and supportive services that equip them to become contributing members of society.
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HISTORY OF THE SOMERSET HOME
SOMERSET HOME REPORTS
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ANNUAL REPORTS
2003 Annual Report | 2004 Annual Report | 2005 Annual Report | 2006 Annual Report
IRS FORM 990
2003 IRS FORM 990 | 2004 IRS FORM 990 | 2005 IRS FORM 990 | 2006 IRS FORM 2006
PAST ISSUES OF NEWSLETTERS
2002 Summer Newsletter | 2002 Winter Newsletter | 2003 Summer Newsletter | 2004 Summer Newsletter | 2006 Summer Newsletter | 2007 Spring Newsletter
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONSSomerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children belongs to several state and national organizations. Click on the logos below to find out more about these organizations.
The National Network for Youth
The National Network for Youth is dedicated to ensuring that young people can be safe and lead healthy and productive lives. In doing so, young people are championed, especially those who because of life circumstance, disadvantage, past abuse or community prejudice have less opportunity to become contributing members of their communities. The National Network website is http://www.nn4youth.org.
New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
The New Jersey Alliance is a membership organization which represents agencies serving "at risk" abused, neglected or otherwise vulnerable children living in group homes, residential treatment centers, shelters or specialized foster care settings. NJACYF provides advocacy on behalf of its members and the children they serve to the state legislature, the Department of Children, Youth and Families. This advocacy includes issues of rate setting, licensing regulations and development of appropriate, quality services for the children and youth of New Jersey who are unable to live at home and require out-of-home settings. The NJACYF website is http://www.njacyf.org.
Council on Accreditation
The Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services promotes best-practice standards; champions quality services for children, youth and families; and advocates for the value of accreditation. The COA website is http://www.coanet.org.
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