Other Services

Mentoring Services:

South Coast Children's Society provides Mentoring Services to children and youth (aged 2 to 18) currently receiving services through a Wraparound providing agency or as designated by the county since 2006.  These services are provided seven days a week from 6 AM to 8 PM.  The Mentor program currently (as of 11/06) has one full-time female mentor, full-time male mentor and one full-time bi-lingual (Spanish) male mentor.  We have served 30 youth throughout Orange County in our Mentor program.

 The Mission/Objectives:

Ø    To provide culturally competent services to families and youth requiring a positive role model or instruction in life skills.

Ø    Provide one to one services that is individualized for each child and family

Ø    Through individual coaching, the Mentor will work with each child to prompt, encourage and teach more socially acceptable ways of interacting with peers and adults as well as learn skills such as daily grooming and personal hygiene.

Ø    Mentoring extends to the parents in the form of coaching and guidance in developing more effective ways to handle their child’s difficult behavior as well as improving general parenting skills.

South Coast Children's Society has several services that may be provided to the family at the termination of Mentoring.  Individual and Family therapy as well as TBS services, Wraparound and Medication Support Services are available for those clients eligible for Medi-Cal.  SCCS also provides therapy in specialty areas including Recreation and Emancipation therapy.  Every effort will be made to provide bilingual staff as needed for each family. 

 South Coast Children's Society currently provides services to the Developmentally Delayed population as well as other Regional Center clients.  SCCS staff have worked with autistic children and those with medical disorders including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and organic brain disorders.