September's newsletter, The Owens Interlink, was released today. Included are articles about the economy, the possible return of our reporting center, updates on employees, new hires, and more. You can find it here.

August 2008 Owens Interlink Released

Posted September 5, 2008

The July 2008 Newsletter, The Owens Interlink, was released today. You can read 7 tips for Human Resources, news about our website, changes within the company, and much more. You can find it here.

2008 Diamonds in the Rough Fundraiser Recap

Posted August 29, 2008

The 2008 Diamonds in the Rough Fundraiser was held on August 19th. The attendees met at Miller's Landing and shared stories before the presentation began. Awards were given to the Owens Educational Services's sponsors. The Gene Haynes award was presented to Tommie Wilson for her work with youths of this generation.

The River City Star was boarded shortly thereafter. Dinner was served as the ship made its way down the Missouri River. Toward the end of the event, the raffle and silent auction were held. You can view photos by clicking Photo Gallery below.

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July 2008 Owens Interlink Released

Posted July 31, 2008

The July 2008 Newsletter, The Owens Interlink, was released today. You can read 7 tips for Human Resources, news about our website, changes within the company, and much more. You can find it here.

FAMILIES F.I.R.S.T. Program Started

Posted July 13, 2008

Training has begun in Omaha for the FAMILIES F.I.R.S.T. Program (the acronym stands for “Family’s Individualized Recovery Safety Team). In Omaha, it is a collaborative effort between Visinet, The Owens Companies, Respite Care Center, Caring People of Sudan, and the YES House. This program was one of three that will be servicing all of Eastern Service Area (Douglas and Sarpy Counties) It will provide a continuum of Safety and In-Home services for clients referred by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The program goal is to provide quality and consistency of wrap-around services while utilizing Evidence Based/Promising Practice Models to assure the Child Safety, Well-being of Children, reunification of families and/or maintain the permanency of the child.

The collaboration believes that working with the entire family within their natural environment is essential to their success. Services will be individually designed and tailored to suit each family. Families will help develop their own action plan and be at the center of any action taken. By coming together, our goal is to move families from the most restrictive level to the least restrictive level of the service array.

This program has already been completed for the SouthEast/Lincoln Area.

Embarking on a totally new approach to serving youth and families, the following will highlight the 11 services in the Safety and In-Home Service Array.
In-Home Safety Services: direct supervision of children; crisis response within two hours of call; used to control or manage child or safety concerns; used to promote stability in the home; and utilize strengths of the family.
Home Supported Services: care of child(ren) in a licensed facility or foster home; provide support for child or community safety concern; transportation within 25 mile radius; skill acquisition activities; supportive services for the family.
Residential Safety Services: provided in licensed facility; used when safety cannot be maintained in the home; early childhood education for children 0-7.
Family Engagement Services: genogram & eco-map development with family members; involvement of non-custodial parents; flexible scheduling and technology to assist family involvement.
Intensive Family Preservation within 24 hours of referral: improve family functioning by skill acquisition in parenting, communication, behavior management, life skills and community engagement; effective intervention when imminent risk for out-of-home placement is found; builds on family strengths; accessible 24 X 7, 365 a year; outcome based.
Family Support Services: provides skill development to a child’s parents or caretakers or to youth adjudicated as delinquents or status offenders; provides in home services in the home to parent, child, school or other appropriate locations; used to control or manage safety concerns.
Visitation/Supervision: provides supervision of the interaction between a child and their parent as part of the safety plan or court order; used when children are in-home or out-of-home to control and manage for safety; documents strengths and areas of concern.
Electronic Monitoring – provided through OES.
Tracker Services – provided through OES.
Drug Screening and Testing – provided through OES.
Respite Services: short-term intervention to provide a break from highly emotional situations; provided in or out of the family home; can be either planned or from crisis mode.

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June 2008 Owens Interlink Released

Posted July 8, 2008

The June 2008 Newsletter, The Owens Interlink, was released recently. Inside are articles about current staff, changes to the Drug & Alcohol testing department, O&As recent merger with Visinet, and much, much more. You can find it here.

2008 Diamonds in the Rough Fundraiser

Posted July 7, 2008

The 2007 Diamonds in the Rough Fundraiser is coming August 19, 2008! This fundraiser is essential to Owens Educational Services, Inc., which provides community services for youths. You can find all the details, including a printable registration form, at the Diamonds in the Rough page.

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