ST PETER-ST JOSEPH CHILDRENS HOME
Transforming Lives. Changing Futures.
Mission
To be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.
Ruling year
1946
Executive Director
Ms. Gladys Gonzalez
Main address
919 Mission Road
San Antonio, TX 78210 USA
EIN
74-1143129
NTEE code
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Family Violence Shelters and Services (P43)
Mental Health Treatment (F30)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a religious organization.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Children victims of abuse and/or neglect are especially vulnerable and need access to specialized interventions to address the effects of their histories of trauma. Without necessary interventions, victims are prone to a number of long-term risk factors, such as substance abuse/addiction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses, as well as poor academic achievement and high drop-out rates. This in turn correlates to poor job skills and job histories, criminal involvement, higher rates of suicide, and domestic violence, thus repeating the cycle of abuse. Furthermore, limited capacities at shelters across the city make it difficult to place all of the children, especially those who do not meet the requirements of the shelter and those with extenuating special needs. In 2019, there were 67,313 confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect in the state of Texas. Bexar County ranked as the fourth county with the highest number of confirmed 8,003 cases.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emergency Domestic Shelter
St. PJ's serves children, from infant to 17 years old, who have experienced severe physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect, and have been removed from their homes by Child Protective Services. St. PJ's provides shelter to all children within Bexar County and surrounding counties within the region 8 of Child Protection Services (Atascosa, Calhoun, Comal, De Witt, Frio, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Kendall, Kerr, Lavaca, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wilson and Zavala).
Assessment and Treatment Center
Each child that comes to St. PJ's has a Direct Care staff, Case Manager and a counselor who administer thorough mental assessments to each child measuring developmental, physical, emotional, social, psychological, behavioral, educational, and wellness domains. The results are then used to develop personalized treatment plans and goals to improve each child's sensory integration, emotional regulation, relational awareness, and cognition.
International Unaccompanied Minors Emergency Shelter
Each year, unaccompanied alien children enter the United States from countries all over the world. Some come to escape extreme violence in their home countries; some are victims of trafficking, while others are seeking refuge from organized crime and work opportunities to escape desperate poverty. Consistent with the mission and values of the agency, St. PJ’s has welcomed many of these children with open arms - providing safety, refuge and a path to healing and wholeness.
Program services are provided in a consistent, structured and child-friendly environment which is sensitive to the age, culture, religion, dietary needs, language and sexual orientation/identity of each unique child. Program services include, but are not limited to, assessments, medical care, educational and recreational services, vocational training, individual and group counseling, and access to religious and legal services.
International Unaccompanied Minors Emergency Shelter
Assisting unaccompanied minors
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
St. PJ's provides holistic services to children in an effort to help them heal from their histories of trauma. Unique to our shelter is the ability to keep large sibling groups together, regardless of their age range or gender. Many foster homes require that the children fit into certain age ranges or are a particular gender. These stipulations result in siblings being separated from each other in their placements, causing further distress adding to their victimization.
Our Emergency Children's Shelter has four primary goals:
1. 75% of children will be placed into a less restrictive environment.
2. 85% of the children at St. PJ's will demonstrate an improvement on their school attendance and academic performance.
3. 90% of children served will be successfully discharged.
4. 80% of children receiving counseling services while at St. PJ's will demonstrate improvement in self-regulation, sensory processing, and cognitive functioning.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
St. PJ's Children's Home meets this goal through various activities to include; providing safe shelter in a trauma informed environment, providing educational activities to assist with life skills, social skills, credit recovery and various therapeutic interventions. We also provide mental health services along with medical and dental care. Other support services include community counseling, case management, on-site and in-home clinical services.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
St. Peter St. Joseph's Children's Home has been providing care to children and families for over 125 years. Our experienced clinical staff have extensive training in areas of trauma informed care, play therapy and other therapeutic techniques. St. PJ's Children's Home provides an extensive training program that includes general orientation as well as emergency intervention, behavior management, working with at-risk youth, identifying and assisting children who have been abused along with various training to provide quality care for the children and families.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2019 we accomplished the following:
- 71% of our children were reunited with a trusted family member or friend.
- 252,156 holistically balanced meals were served.
- 43, 216 nights of safe shelter were provided to children on a journey to healing and wholeness.
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ST PETER-ST JOSEPH CHILDRENS HOME
Board of directorsas of 08/29/2022
Mr. Briant Harkiewicz
Marmon Mok Architecture
Term: 2019 - 2022
Gerald Arredondo
Arredondo Interests
J. Antonio Fernandez
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc.
Claude Koontz
M Capital Advisors
Christina Markell-Balleza
South Texas Money Management
Sam Shannon
Ernst & Young
Guy Young
Valero
Whitney Pigg
Jefferson Bank
Denise Beakey
School Psychologist
Dr. Ann Cross
Olmos Park Animal Hospital
Lauren Geraghty
Communities in Schools of San Antonio
Celinda Baez Guerra
Flumelaw Firm
Diane Lewis
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Anthony Turrietta
Our Lady of the Lake University
Lynnanne Eurton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Alicia Hernandez
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Amanda Rico
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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