Basic Center
available from George Gervin Community Center
Program Overview
The George Gervin Youth Center, Inc (GGYC) Basic Center Program received licensure as a Foster Family Home by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to provide therapeutic and supportive services for homeless and/or runaway pregnant females, ages 13-17. As a child welfare agency, the GGYC Basic Center Program provides short and long term residential care to pregnant youth of Texas, whose needs cannot be adequately met in their current family structure or other shelters. The youth's development must be such that she can benefit from group experiences. No one agency can meet the variety of needs of all youth requiring shelter. When accepting youth for services, careful consideration must be given to the individual needs of each youth and how best these needs can be met. Youth adjudicated as in need of supervision or as delinquent are accepted for admission under certain circumstances. The GGYC Basic Center Program will not accept youth who have been charged with violent crimes such as murder, rape, manslaughter, sexual assault, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, etc. Adjudicated youth who have engaged in delinquent behavior primarily due to lack of supervision are most appropriate for care. Schools, social service, agencies, Child Protective Services, churches, courts, juvenile probation departments, parents/ guardians, and other child placing agencies makes referrals to the GGYC Basic Center Program.
Eligibility
The following guidelines will be used in considering and/or admitting youth for placement at the Center:
- Pregnant females between the ages of 13-17, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, or need.
- Youth who are designated as runaway or homeless caused by physical, substance and/or mental abuse in the family home, or economic deprivation (neglect, inconsistent provision of basic survival needs) or economic instability in the family.
- Youth in the custody of Child Protective Services must be assigned a Basic, Moderate or Specialized Level of Care as defined by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (TDPRS).
- I.Q. test results greater than 70, unless there is reason to believe the scores are invalid due to emotional distress.
- Youth must be free from physical or psychological disabilities that prohibit participation in daily activities at the Center.
- Youth must be eligible to attend public school.
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