Ellen Ingram
Director, Transitional Services
(334) 321-0209

Passages Program

A moderate, congregate-care residential facility meeting the needs of a co-ed population ages 11 - 17. Length of stay is approximately 90 days and referrals are accepted from County DHRs and Juvenile Court Systems. For more information, please call 321-0237, 321-0232 or email Roberta Taylor-Jones at tjydc@aol.com.

Journeys:

An intensive residential treatment facility serving up to 12 male and female adolescents ages 12 through 17. The youth are referred by Juvenile Court probation officers or DHR social workers throughout the State of Alabama. This facility is located on the Lee County Youth Development Center’s Main Campus in Opelika, Alabama. Average length of stay is 9 months. The program provides intensive therapeutic interventions to address behavioral and psychosocial functioning in a minimally secured setting. For more information, please call (334) 321-0213 or email Rudolph Martin at rmartin@lcydc.org.

Open Door I Facility:

An intensive short-term intervention program serving the needs of at-risk females ages 13 - 17. Referrals accepted from the State Department of Youth Services. For more information; please call (334) 321-0255 or email Roberta Taylor-Jones @ tjydc@aol.com.

Open Door II Home:

Serves up to 4 children ages 3 days to 11 years in a private licensed family house located off-campus. Referrals accepted only from Lee County Department of Human Resources. Provides support, nurturance and assessment in a family setting until the child can be safely returned home or placed in long-term care. Length of stay averages six weeks. For more information; please call (334) 321-0255 or email Roberta Taylor-Jones at tjydc@aol.com.

Transitional Living Home:

Serves a co-ed population of up to 10 adolescents ages 16 through 19. Referrals accepted statewide from DHR and Juvenile Court with length of stay ranging from several months to several years. Provides nurturance and support in a homelike environment with a goal of helping youth to live self sufficiently post-care. Strong emphasis on independent living skills including employment, money management and community integration. For further information, please call (334) 749-3314 or email Darryle Powell at dpowell@lcydc.org.

Continuum of Family Care (COFC):

The Lee County COFC program is a home-based program which started in November, 2006, in partnership with the State and Lee County Departments of Human Resources. COFC brings together a continuum or array of service disciplines with a goal of serving at-risk children and their families in the least disruptive, most seamless manner possible.

The COFC program employs a staff of in-home service professionals who focus on meeting the immediate or chronic, ongoing needs of families in crisis in an effort to prevent the placement of children outside of the home. In cases where residential care is advisable, COFC coordinates both placement and reunification efforts.

COFC currently serves up to 10 families referred to the program by Lee County DHR. Utilizing a multi-systemic, family-driven approach, service providers are prepared to coach, model support and intervene in an effort to strengthen family dynamics and assist with keeping children safe and productive. For more information concerning COFC, call (334) 745-7813 or email Illya Lawrence at ilawrence@lcydc.org.

Central Cafeteria:

Centrally located at the heart of main campus, the agency’s Central Cafeteria operations meets standards set forth by the State Department of Public Health, as well as the Federal Child Nutrition program administered through the State of Alabama Department of Education. The cafeteria prepares more than three hundred meals each day year-round. After school and evening snacks as well as special dietary menus for youth with identified health issues are also provided.

The cafeteria staff take pride in their efforts to prepare meals which appeal to a wide-range of discerning adolescent palates. They gladly accept suggestions from the residents and incorporate changes when feasible. For additional information call (334) 321-0238 or email Leighann@lcydc.org.

Relief Staff Services:

Providing qualified staff to physically supervise and support children in residential care 24-7-365 is a continually daunting task. In order to provide basic coverage during regular staff absences or position vacancies and additional coverage during client crisis, the agency utilizes a Relief Specialist system. Relief Specialists receive the same screening and training as the regular Residential Specialists and are expected to work on an as-needed basis.

The Relief Specialists are vital to Transitional and Correctional Service operations and provide an important link to consistent quality client care. The agency strives to maintain a list of reliable and dependable Relief Specialists. For further information call (334) 321-0209.