Placement One: Center on Family Living
8207 Melrose Suite 200
Lenexa,KS 66214-1625
(913) 233-8709
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Nelson
% of Total Hours: 80%
Description: The mission of the Friends University Center on Family Living (CFL) is to provide compassionate and affordable therapeutic services to individuals, couples and families. We believe that clients are best understood and supported in the context of their relationships.
Placement Two: Salvation Army Harbor Light Homeless Shelter
7527 State Avenue
Kansas City,KS 66112
(913) 788-8108
www.usc.salvationarmy.org
Supervisor: Carolyn Martin
% of Total Hours: 17%
Description: The Salvation Army Harbor Light Homeless Shelter Center ministries provides an temporary and transitional housing and rehabilitation services with a focus on basic necessities to families with children. Each program participant is provided with a clean and healthy living environment, good food, work therapy, leisure time activities, group and individual counseling, spiritual direction, and resources to assist each person to develop life skills and a personal relationship with God as provided by Jesus Christ.
Placement Three: The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
503 East 23rd Street
Independence,MO 64055
816-252-8388
www.childabuseprevention.org
Supervisor: Karen Costas
% of Total Hours: 3%
Description: The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) is a 501(3) c not-for-profit organization, relying on donations and grants to provide essential services to children and families. CAPA helps children and their families overcome the traumatic effects of child abuse, especially in child molestation. CAPA also provides educational programs designed to increase awareness of abuse and how to prevent it as well as providing case management and other support services to help create strong families and decrease the chances of abuse/neglect.
