Jessie Levering

CARY HOME FOR CHILDREN
"Helping Shape the Future of Our Youth"

Our Mission
Cary Home for Children uses an individualized approach to prepare youth for successful re-entry to the community through:

• Case Management
• Treatment
• Educational Support
• Family Services
• Behavior Modification
• Community Engagement

• Teaching and training residents how to eliminate violence, harmful choices, and substance abuse from their lives by providing and encouraging appropriate alternatives to coping and problem solving.

• Assisting in the development of healthy living patterns and relationships, based on respect for themselves and others through a level-based behavior modification program that includes individual, group, and family therapy sessions.

• Daily Reporting, Mentoring, CYT, TOUGH, Girls Circle, Boys Council, ART, Pregnancy Prevention, Teen Parenting, MRT, MST, and the Therapeion Horse Program are additional components of Cary Home's continuum of care. For additional information on these programs please contact Cary Home.

• Cary Home also provides a variety of rich resources to parents or guardians upon release of their child back into the community. These resources include print material as well as information on available community programs for children and families.Sample packet information can be found in the "More Information" tap above.

So, What's All the Talk About Cary Home?

"The Cary Home staff care about others and take time out of their day to help us kids." -- CHG Resident, Age 13

"Cary Home helps you think positively about the goals you want to achieve. The staff is always willing to help you meet these goals and reach your full potential."  --RTC Unit Resident, Age 17

"Cary Home helps you decide where you are going later in life by helping you choose the correct path"  -- ISU Resident, Age 15

"Cary Home is full of dedicated staff that cares about each child's success in the future." --Cary Home Staff

"Parenting sessions have increased my discipline, consequence, and parenting strategies. Any parent would profit from the information given at these sessions." -- Parent of Program Participant