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Agency Mission Statement and Profile
MISSION STATEMENT
Provide quality support to individuals and families
by respecting their values and sharing their hopes.
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AGENCY PROFILE
FOCUS is a community-based non-profit agency serving the needs of Chugiak
and Eagle River families with early intervention/infant learning
and developmental disabilities services since 1978. The agency incorporated
in 1987 and is
governed by a Board of Directors of community volunteers. The majority
of the board members have been or are consumers of FOCUS services.
In Eagle River/Chugiak and Cordova FOCUS provides family-centered early intervention/infant learning services for children from birth to three years of age who experience a delay or a disability. FOCUS provides a range of supports for individuals who experience developmental disabilities and their families including: care coordination, intensive active treatment, family residential habilitation (foster care), day habilitation, and hourly and daily respite care. The agency offers Short Term Assistance and Referral (STAR) or family support and assists in accessing core and individualized services and our annual summer program. FOCUS became a child placement agency in FY05.
The agency operates a $2,600,000 budget from a combination of grants through
the Office of Children's Services and the Division of Senior and
Disability Services (both within the Department of Health and Social
Services), fee for
services through Medicaid, private grants
and third party revenue.
AGENCY STATISTICS
During FY06 FOCUS, Inc. served 301 individuals
and families
- Children enrolled in infant learning services
100
- Families receiving family support (STAR) services
91
- Families receiving mini grants through
FOCUS 29
- Families receiving base grant services 20
- Children receiving core services/Individual Service
Dollars 39
- Children and adults receiving waiver
services 44
- Children attending summer program 33
- FOCUS staff 84
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