What is CHRIS Kids?
CHRIS Kids is a community based non-profit organization. All of our services are provided in homes, in schools and in neighborhoods. In our Keeping Families Together Program, we go out to meet with parents, grandparents, other relatives and kids on their turf and partner with them to develop the skills and resources they need to be effective parents, responsible children and ultimately become self sufficient and strong. In our residential programs, CHRIS Kids provides children, ages 6 – 17, with a real home in a neighborhood setting. Older youth, ages 17 – 21, live in supervised apartments. Our kids attend school, learn life skills and receive the therapy they need to help them begin the process of healing. Old patterns of anger and distrust are slowly replaced through positive interactions with caring adults. The children of CHRIS Kids are helped to get their lives on track and learn all the things that responsible parents teach their children so they can have a real chance to become
