Our Staff

Our Fortress Homes, Inc. provides residential placement and supervision for youth 24 hours per

day, year-round, with a minimal staffing ratio of 1 residential counselor to 3 youth. Our staff are

certified as Residential Youth Care Providers and receive continuous training throughout their

employment with the program. Our staff roster consists of a Residential Supervisor, who

coordinates day-to-day living operations, case management services, and after-care to youth and

their families once the youth reunify with a relative or fictive kin. The Residential Supervisor

ensures that each day, the homelike feel of the program is implemented in practice.

Our Fortress Homes, Inc. provides in-home treatment services that are performed by a licensed

Clinical social worker, who meets with youth for individual therapy, group psychotherapy, and

family therapy. Our Clinical Coordinator facilitates intake assessments, treatment planning,

progress updates and referral services to out-sourced programs, individualized for each client’s needs

needs. The Clinical Coordinator collaborates with the agency psychiatrist and the Clinical Program

Administrator to ensure treatment modalities are current and relevant for the ever-changing

Demographic of youth placed with Our Fortress Homes, Inc. Our Fortress Homes, Inc. provides

psychiatry and medication management as a per-diem service; each resident meets for sessions

with our psychiatrist in person, monthly, or more often when needed.

Our Fortress Homes, Inc.’s Clinical Program Administrator has served in two capacities over the

past two decades and has been integral in developing and expanding the program. The clinical

model under her leadership has flourished in the areas of cultural competency, relevance and

family strengthening. The clinical models implemented look towards the strengths of our

residents and follow the original vision of our founder.