CPPA

Opportunity House Transitional Living Program

The Opportunity House Transitional Living Program was opened in 1996 with funds from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Family and Youth Services Bureau. The program receives local support from the SJC Departments of Probation and Mental Health.

Opportunity House provides transitional living services in a family living-style setting. The program accepts up to eight youth ages 16 to 20 at a time and limits the number of youth under the age of 18 to six at a time. The program welcomes youth who are parents of infants and toddlers up to the age of five and several small children are generally in residence along with the youth.

Youth at Opportunity House are offered "live-in" services that include individual assessment, counseling, prevention/education activities and information, referral services, crisis intervention and follow-up support. Staff members are available twenty-four hours a day for guidance, counseling, training or other assistance. The average length of stay is nine months and the maximum stay is 18 months. Youth from all backgrounds who meet the criteria for the TLP program are encouraged to apply for enrollment. Support services include basic life skills, interpersonal skill building, parenting skills, educational advancement, job preparation and attainment, mental health care and physical health care. Youth at Opportunity House are working towards long-term independence.

The TLP residence, Opportunity House, closed briefly at the end of 2002 due to a gap in federal funding. The residence re-opened in January 2003, when CPPA was awarded a five-year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, insuring the security of the program for many years to come.

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