Southern Spirit November 30, 2015 | Page 7

call home 5 r 30, 2015 • • • • • • • Sallie House Type of placement: Group home/emergency shelter Age range: Infant to 17 years of age Gender: Boys and girls Maximum capacity: 24 children   Maximum stay: Indefinite Building consists of: 3 wings with living rooms, 11 bedrooms, large common area, kitchen, 3 playgrounds, a multipurpose room, a library with books and a computer station Provides 24-hour awake staff care • • • • • • Children’s Village Type of placement: Home with live-in foster parent(s)   Age range: Infant to 17 Gender: Boys and girls (depends on which house and what ages and histories) Maximum capacity: 6 children in each home (4 homes = 24 children total) Maximum stay: Indefinite Each house consists of: 3 bedrooms for children, 2 bedrooms for live-in foster parents, recreation room with computer and TV, living room, large kitchen and dining room, screened in back porch, a yard. 3. 4. 5. Photos: 1. Organizations such as the Tampa Bay Rays partner with Children’s Village and Sallie House to provide needs throughout the year. 2. Children’s Village and Sallie House provide an opportunity for sibling groups to stay together, which can be difficult to do in a more traditional foster care setting. 3. Sallie House sleeps up to 24 children at one time. 4. Youth have the opportunity to go on field trips and gain other privileges through an ongoing levels-based behavioral system. 5. Teens at Children’s Village get to decorate their own rooms.